On-line Catalogues: Responding to the Challenge.

Horny, Karen L.

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Publication Date: 1983

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On-line Catalogues: Responding to the Challenge.

Horny, Karen L.

Canadian Library Journal, v40 n5 p277-82 Oct 1983

This discussion of the major issues concerning online public access library catalogs highlights types of systems, user behavior, structure of systems and user-friendly information retrieval methods (menus, fuzzy matches, prompters), and additional search strategy features (limits, browsing, truncation). Three references are listed. (EJS)

Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Automation, Library Catalogs, Online Systems, Search Strategies, Use Studies

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Language: English

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