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Van Ullen, Mary; Kessler, Jane – Public Services Quarterly, 2012
In 2005, the authors reviewed citation help in databases and found an error rate of 4.4 errors per citation. This article describes a follow-up study that revealed a modest improvement in the error rate to 3.4 errors per citation, still unacceptably high. The most problematic area was retrieval statements. The authors conclude that librarians…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Databases, Followup Studies, Citation Analysis
Schwarz, Philip J. – 1977
A library survey to examine and analyze locally generated title derivative keyword indexing in academic and public libraries and its findings are presented. The project was organized in two phases. The first attempted to identify successful title derivative indexing programs through a literature review, correspondence with individuals known to be…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Automatic Indexing, Costs, Information Retrieval
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Hunt, Leta (Li); Ethington, Philip J. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1997
Discusses the concept of a digital library and the utility of space/time referencing. Describes the unified space/time/keyword/format search and retrieval and indexing system of the ISLA (Information System for Los Angeles) at the University of Southern California. Focuses on the practical application of space/time referencing and methods of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Higher Education, Indexes
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Reese, Carol – RQ, 1988
The relative effectiveness of the CD-ROM information retrieval system, InfoTrac II, and the manual "Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature," was studied. Seventeen community college students were divided into two groups which researched the same questions either on CD-ROM or in the printed index. Results showed the "Readers'…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Indexes, Information Retrieval
Beltran, Ann Bristow – Database, 1987
Briefly evaluates the use of the InfoTrac system by students at the Indiana University library for computer-assisted searching. The evaluation covers the reliability of the equipment and software; improvements in the system; user needs and satisfaction; and emerging competitive systems. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Equipment Evaluation, Higher Education
Pritchard, Eileen E.; Rockman, Ilene F. – 1986
The purpose of this study was to improve upon previous research investigations by analyzing the elements of cost effectiveness, precision, recall, citation overlap, and hours searching in a comparison between computerized database searching and manual searching, using the setting of an academic library environment with a diverse group of students…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
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Borah, Eloisa Gomez – Research Strategies, 1992
Argues that librarians should and can develop new electronic information products to meet their users' needs and describes the development of three such products at the Graduate School of Management Library at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)--the RATIOS file, the REF-LITE Project, and the expert system Who?Biz. (EA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Business, Computer Software, Databases
Carey, Kevin – 1982
Patron use of periodical indexes at an urban academic research library was studied over a 7-week period in the summer of 1982. A total of 98 patrons were interviewed on a random basis as they used various periodical and newspaper indexes. The questionnaire was designed to gather information on citation elements, the methods patrons use to locate…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Libraries, Citations (References), Higher Education
Kelly, Sarah A; And Others – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1988
A survey of 123 users at the National Agricultural Library and Purdue University showed that, for most measures of acceptability, users preferred online or digital videodisc versions of the Pork Industry Handbook to the printed version. User characteristics were examined as factors that might influence responses. (Author/MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Agriculture, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
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Hancock, Micheline – Journal of Documentation, 1987
Describes a study of library users' search strategies which focused on the extent of subject searching activity when using bibliographic tools and shelf browsing. The use of the results to evaluate the impact of a future online catalog on search behaviors is discussed. (23 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Card Catalogs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Wesley, Threasa L.; Werrell, Emily – Research Strategies, 1985
This article suggests three ways to enhance undergraduate periodical use assignments to foster conceptual skills students need when they undertake complex research projects. Discussion covers scholarly or professional literature versus popular literature, differentiation among points of view and differing interpretations of facts, and use of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Indexes, Information Retrieval
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Reeb, Brenda; Gibbons, Susan – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2004
Librarians use subject guides to introduce students to library materials. Surveys, usability tests, and usage statistics demonstrate that students do not relate well to subject guides. We suggest that library resources organized or delivered at a course level are more in line with how undergraduate students approach library research. (Contains 26…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Library Materials, Library Research, User Needs (Information)
Evans, John E. – 1991
Developed as a preliminary, literature-based study for a larger work in progress, this report summarizes the financial condition of academic libraries during the critical period from 1970 through the mid-1980's. The paper examines and addresses the issues which arose as libraries emerged from the 1960's, a time of unprecedented growth in library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Indexes, Fees, Financial Support
Hall, Cynthia; And Others – Database, 1987
Critiques the InfoTrac system and its use in academic libraries in terms of journals covered by the index; indexing accuracy; ease of use and need for instruction; and effects on the research skills of students relying on the system. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Content Analysis, Databases, Higher Education
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Rosenthal, MaryLu C. – Research in Higher Education, 1985
The library's role in helping the social or behavioral scientist find bibliographic material is explained, and methods for the retrieval of bibliographic information are given. A table giving titles of relevant abstracts and indexes also provides time spans covered, frequencies of publication, disciplines for which each is useful. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Libraries, Behavioral Sciences, Bibliographies
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