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Peer reviewedAshoor, Mohammed Saleh; Khurshid, Zahiruddin – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1987
Reports results of a survey of online catalog users in an academic library in Saudi Arabia that examined search patterns, levels of satisfaction, and user attitudes toward the online catalog. The special problems encountered when searching in a foreign language are discussed, and systems improvements are suggested. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKhurshid, Zahiruddin – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Discusses the processing of Arabic materials at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia) library and describes the creation of an Arabic online catalog that supplements the catalog for non-Arabic materials. User needs are reviewed, library automation is discussed, and search strategies in the Arabic catalog are described.…
Descriptors: Arabic, Cataloging, College Libraries, Foreign Countries
