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Peer reviewedBates, Marcia J. – Online Review, 1989
Presents a new model of searching in online and other information systems, and reviews the literature of manual information seeking behavior for suggestions of capabilities users might like in online systems. Based on the model--called "berrypicking"--and research, suggestions are made for how new search capabilities could be implemented…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Seeking, Man Machine Systems, Models
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. – Online & CD-ROM Review, 1994
Based on the results of a two-year study conducted by the Getty Art History Information Program of online searching by humanities scholars, implications are drawn for the design of information products. Topics include characteristics of humanities scholars; design and content of databases; indexing vocabulary; and interfaces and command languages.…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Databases, Design Requirements, Humanities
Peer reviewedBates, 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
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
Peer reviewedBates, Marcia J. – College & Research Libraries, 1996
The Getty Information Institute conducted a two-year study of online searching by 27 humanities scholars using DIALOG. Discusses results and recommends that library services: provide interdisciplinary information for humanities scholars; recognize that online searching in humanities may be harder than in sciences; expect wide preferences for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Faculty, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBates, Marcia J.; And Others – Library Quarterly, 1993
Reports a study that analyzed natural language search statements constructed by 22 Getty Visiting Scholars as they researched humanities topics on DIALOG. Results show a greater use of names, geographical areas, chronological periods, and discipline terms than scientists use, with implications for the design of humanities online systems and…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Geographic Regions
