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Evaluating Public Access On-Line Catalogs. Phase I: Development and Testing of Data Collection and Analysis Tools. Final Report.

Larson, Ray R. – 1981

This report outlines specifications for the online transaction monitoring and questionnaire administration features of the University of California's (UC) Prototype On-Line Catalog, known as MELVYL. The development and testing of these features by the UC Division of Library Automation (DLA) is also described. This document is the final report…

Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Programs, Data Collection, Data Processing

Defining Information Needs of Computer Users: A Human Communication Problem.

Kimbrough, Kenneth L. – 1982

This exploratory investigation of the process of defining the information needs of computer users and the impact of that process on information retrieval focuses on communication problems. Six sites were visited that used computers to process data or to provide information, including the California Department of Transportation, the California…

Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Data Processing, Databases