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My Very Own Library Treasure Hunt [and] A Treasure Hunt in My Library.

Jackson, Candace – 1997

There are three library "treasure hunts" in "My Very Own Treasure Hunt," written to follow "A Treasure Hunt in My Library," a story book and videotape. In this 12-page booklet of activities, students will learn how to use the typical library computer, the Dewey Decimal Classification System and the ins and outs of…

Descriptors: Children, Classification, Creative Activities, Dewey Decimal Classification

Children's Searching Behavior on Browsing and Keyword Online Catalogs: The Science Library Catalog Project.

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Borgman, Christine L.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1995

Presents results of experiments conducted on four versions of the Science Library Catalog (SLC), a Dewey decimal-based hierarchical browsing system implemented in HyperCard without a keyboard. The SLC approach helps children overcome problems with typing, spelling, vocabulary, and Boolean logic. (70 references) (AEF)

Descriptors: Children, Dewey Decimal Classification, Elementary Education, Information Seeking

Extending the Dewey Decimal Classification via Keyword Clustering: The Science Library Catalog Project.

Rosenberg, Jason B.; Borgman, Christine L. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1992

Discusses the Science Library Catalog, an online catalog intended for use by children at the Los Angeles Public Library, and describes the process of reorganizing the MARC-based database by using clustering algorithms to extend the Dewey Decimal Classification. Examples of screen displays are included. (18 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Bibliographic Databases, Children, Childrens Libraries