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Attitudes toward Technology as Predictors of Online Catalog Usage.

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Noble, Grant; O'Connor, Steve – College and Research Libraries, 1986

A 15-item questionnaire was administered on the online catalog terminals at the University of New England (Australia) to assess student attitudes toward computer technology and the new online catalog, and identify predictors of future online catalog use. Data analyses defined two groups of respondents: "reluctant users" and "naive enthusiasts."…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Attitude Measures, Computers, Discriminant Analysis

Improving OPAC Subject Access: The ADFA Experiment.

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Byrne, Alex; Micco, Mary – College and Research Libraries, 1988

Describes a project intended to improve subject access in an online catalog by adding multiword terms from the table of contents and index to MARC records for each book. The discussion covers a preliminary evaluation of the impact on workload, resources, and subject access to information. (seven references) (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education