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Peer reviewedBates, Marcia J. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1989
Argues that online search capabilities are a form of indexing and that access is determined by the total mix of preexisting and added "search capability" indexing. The design of a "superthesaurus," geared to the needs of users and to online rather than manual searching, is proposed as part of a user friendly interface. (19…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Indexing, Online Catalogs
Peer reviewedBates, Marcia J. – Information Processing & Management, 2002
Presents a model of some of the typical important layers in the design of information systems, and shows how those layers interact in operation. Suggests that these layers are in the way of a cascade of each layer affecting the next. Presents a model of this cascade of interactions in information systems. Provides examples from networked…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Databases, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedBates, Marcia J. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1986
Presents a model for the design of online catalog subject access based on three principles: the uncertainty of subject indexing, the need for greater variety in searcher's queries, and the complexity of the search process. The proposed system is based on existing Library of Congress subject cataloging. (EM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Indexing, Models, Online Catalogs
