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Peer reviewedSewell, Winifred; Teitelbaum, Sandra – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1986
Investigation of end-user searching at National Library of Medicine reveals that volume of searching is related to convenient placement of terminal; slightly fewer than half of potential searchers search for themselves; practices of pharmacists and pathologists do not differ in important ways; end-user searchers perform simple searches. (86…
Descriptors: Databases, Interviews, Library Surveys, Man Machine Systems
Peer reviewedMarkey, Karen – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
This paper describes an experiment in the use of Dewey Decimal Classification in online catalogs to introduce classed approach to subject searching of library collections, enhance subject terminology indexed in online catalog, and provide possibilities for search strategies not possible through alphabetical approach of subject headings and/or…
Descriptors: Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Display Systems, Information Needs
Peer reviewedNielsen, Brian – Information Technology and Libraries, 1986
This review of the overall findings of the "Educating the Online Catalog User" project at Northwestern University Library focuses on methods of data collection used in evaluating online catalog performance and user performance. The rationale and methodology of transaction log monitoring and new directions for technical development are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
Peer reviewedCochrane, Pauline A.; Markey, Karen – Library and Information Science Research, 1983
This review of the transition from library card catalogs to online public access catalogs (OPAC) (1981-1982) discusses methods employed by online catalog use studies (self-administered questionnaires, OPAC transaction logs, focused-group interviews, feature analysis, online search and retrieval experiments) and new directions for OPAC research…
Descriptors: Human Factors Engineering, Information Retrieval, Library Automation, Library Catalogs
Bader, Shelley A.; Piemme, Thomas E. – 1991
This report presents the objectives, methodology, and results of a study which assessed the selection and utilization of four MEDLINE search systems by faculty and medical residents at the George Washington University Medical Center. The four systems, which were provided or sponsored by the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, offer a wide range of…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Faculty, Higher Education
