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Manually Classifying User Search Queries on an Academic Library Web Site
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Chapman, Suzanne; Desai, Shevon; Hagedorn, Kat; Varnum, Ken; Mishra, Sonali; Piacentine, Julie – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2013
The University of Michigan Library wanted to learn more about the kinds of searches its users were conducting through the "one search" search box on the Library Web site. Library staff conducted two investigations. A preliminary investigation in 2011 involved the manual review of the 100 most frequently occurring queries conducted…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Web Sites, Online Searching, Classification
Dewey Decimal Classification Online Project: Interim Reports to the Council on Library Resources, April 1984, September 1984, and February 1985.
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
Interdisciplinarity in Education Research: The Graduate Student Perspective
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Haycock, Laurel – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 2007
Citation analysis of dissertations was used to explore the interdisciplinary nature of education graduate students' research. A sample of curriculum and instruction dissertations, and their bibliographies we studied using citation analysis methods and analysis of "Digital Dissertation" records. Research methodologies were also explored.…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Citation Analysis, Graduate Students, Scholarship
Learning About the Information Seeking of Interdisciplinary Scholars and Students.
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Bates, Marcia J. – Library Trends, 1996
Discussion of the information needs and information-seeking behavior of interdisciplinary scholars and students focuses on kinds of research needed at both basic and applied levels. Topics include prior research; the organization, description, and indexing of information in libraries for successful information retrieval; and research techniques in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classification, Higher Education, Indexing
National Shelflist Count: A Historical Introduction and the National Shelflist Count Project: Its History, Limitations, and Usefulness.
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Ortopan, LeRoy D.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
Two articles describe National Shelflist Count project organized 13 years ago under auspices of American Library Association's Resources and Technical Services Division to collect and publish comparative data about strengths and growth of major North American research collections. History, limitations, usefulness, and recommendations of 1983 task…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classification, Data Collection, Higher Education
Comparing Characteristics of Highly Circulated Titles for Demand-Driven Collection Development.
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Britten, William A; Webster, Judith D. – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Describes methodology for analyzing MARC (machine-readable cataloging) records of highly circulating titles to document common characteristics for collection development purposes. Application of the methodology in a university library is discussed, and data are presented on commonality of subject heading, author, language, and imprint date for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Classification, Comparative Analysis