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Bibliographic Searching: Main Entry Vs. Title Access, A Comparative Time Study.
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Ortiz, Richard J.; Connole, Thomas P. – 1973
A timed comparison was made of two methods of searching. Five bibliographic searchers timed themselves while searching by possible main entries in the National Union Catalog. The authors then timed themselves searching the same items by title in the English Language Books by Title and in Library of Congress National Program for Acquisitions and…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
Document Retrieval Systems; Factors Affecting Search Time.
Montgomery, K. Leon, Ed. – 1975
An experiment was conducted to identify some of the important parameters affecting search time, a critical cost factor in retrieval systems. Using actual computer searches of Chemical Abstracts Condensate, a comparison was made between the effectiveness of linear and inverted filing systems. Since the results indicated that it was the type and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Filing, Information Retrieval, Information Storage