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A Technique for Evaluating Automatic Term Clustering.
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Dillon, Martin; Caplan, P. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1980
Reexamines the feasibility of automatic thesaurus generation by establishing a framework for analyzing the degree of correspondence between automatically generated thesauri and a thesaurus of the same terms constructed by subject specialists. (Author/FM)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Cluster Analysis, Evaluation, Feasibility Studies
Planning for Retrospective Conversion: A Simulation of the OCLC TAPECON Service.
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Hanson, Heidi; Pronevitz, Gregory – Information Technology and Libraries, 1989
Describes a simulation of OCLC's TAPECON retrospective conversion service and its impact on an online catalog in a large university research library. The analysis includes results of Library of Congress Card Numbers, author/title, and title searches, and hit rates based on an analysis of OCLC and locally generated reports. (three references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Feasibility Studies, Higher Education
At Home on the Gift Range.
Anderson, Gene M. – Currents, 1986
The effectiveness of gift range tables for capital campaign planning is discussed. The gift range table provides a rule of thumb concerning how many gifts are needed at each range of giving to ensure a campaign's success. Feasibility studies are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Planning, Comparative Analysis, Donors, Educational Finance
Online-Ready-Reference Searching in an Academic Library.
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Brownmiller, Sara; And Others – RQ, 1985
Use of online bibliographic databases as ready-reference sources was evaluated in five-month study at three reference areas in University of Arizona Library. Equipment and training requirements were analyzed, and statistics were collected on databases searched, costs per search, question type, and patron and staff reactions. Ready-reference…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Databases, Feasibility Studies
Government Publications in an Online Catalog: A Feasibility Study.
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Bowerman, Roseann; Cady, Susan A. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1984
This investigation of utilization of machine-readable bibliographic records for government publications in online public access catalogs consists of a literature search, identification of applications of Government Printing Office (GPO) MARC tapes by bibliographic services and libraries, sampling GPO MARC test tape and profiling depository…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
Free Online Searchers for Undergraduates: A Research Project on Use, Costs, and Projections.
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Dodd, Jane; Anders, Vicki – Library Hi Tech, 1984
In order to determine the feasibility of offering free online searches to undergraduates at Texas A&M University's Evans Library, free searches were offered to selected technical writing classes. Student evaluation of the searches are provided and ways to make the service available to undergraduates are suggested. Ten references are cited.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Feasibility Studies, Higher Education
The Planning, Implementation, and Movement of an Academic Library Collection.
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Kurkul, Donna Lee – College and Research Libraries, 1983
Discusses methodology, logistics, and time/cost study of planning, implementation, and relocation of 682,810 volume Smith College Library collection into its newly constructed and renovated facility. Call number sequence location, collection movement phasing and formulas for sequence distribution, and personnel requirements are noted. Elementary…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Facility Expansion, Facility Improvement, Feasibility Studies