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Peer reviewedBarreau, Deborah K. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1988
Availability analysis was used to evaluate an online catalog in a small university library. Problems found likely to interfere with patron success with the catalog included: (1) incomplete location information; (2) incomplete holdings information; (3) misinterpretation by the search program of special characters; and (4) inadequate access points…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
