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Peer reviewedMcDonald, David R.; Searing, Susan E. – College and Research Libraries, 1983
Discusses the definition of an online library catalog; five factors to be considered by the online catalog designer; user-computer communication (error messages, help screens, prompts, unnatural language); online tutorials and offline instruction offered by bibliographic instruction librarians; and the current situation. Nine references are…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Librarians, Library Automation, Library Catalogs
