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Peer reviewedXu, Hong; Lancaster, F. W. – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1998
An analysis of 205 records in the OCLC Online Union Catalog (OLUC) found considerable duplication among subject access points provided by title, subject heading, and classification number fields. On average, only 4.12 unique access points were found per record. The results suggest that online catalogs might outperform card catalogs more in…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Indexing, Online Catalogs
