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Peer reviewedMarkey, Karen; Miksa, Francis – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
This review of the 1986 literature on subject access covers: (1) general works; (2) organization and history; (3) classification systems; (4) classification theory and method; (5) Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH); (6) authority control through LCSH; (7) subject searching through LC-based, assigned subject headings; and (8) other subject…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Indexing, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedMarkey, Karen; Vizine-Goetz, Diane – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1989
Describes a study that examined the occurrence of untraced references in general explanatory see references, see also references, and scope notes in the machine readable Library of Congress Subject Headings. The discussion covers the effort required to review these fields, delete unposted references and tracings, and substitute posted ones in…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Machine Readable Cataloging, Needs Assessment, Online Catalogs
Peer reviewedMarkey, Karen – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1989
An online retrieval test was conducted using an experimental online catalog that provided several different subject searching strategies. Analyses of test data suggest that users expected alphabetical searches to provide lists of assigned subject headings conceptually related to their topics. System designers can now respond to their expectations.…
Descriptors: Machine Readable Cataloging, Online Catalogs, Online Searching, Relevance (Information Retrieval)
Markey, Karen; Demeyer, Anh N. – 1985
This research project focuses on the implementation and testing of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system as an online searcher's tool for subject access, browsing, and display in an online catalog. The research project comprises 12 activities. The three interim reports in this document cover the first seven of these activities: (1) obtain…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification
Peer reviewedCochrane, Pauline A.; Markey, Karen – Information Technology and Libraries, 1985
Presents overview of library classification and automation (1940-84), including use of Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress classification in online cataloging systems. Highlights include classification number access in existing online catalogs, functions of classification records, specifications for authority file records, and the nature of…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases
Markey, Karen; Demeyer, Anh N. – 1986
In this research project, subject terms from the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) Schedules and Relative Index were incorporated into an online catalog as searcher's tools for subject access, browsing, and display. Four features of the DDC were employed to help searchers browse for and match their own subject terms with the online catalog's…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classification, Databases, Dewey Decimal Classification
