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The Process of Subject Searching in the Library Catalog: Subject Access Research Project. Final Report.
Markey, Karen – 1983
The Subject Access Research Project was initiated by OCLC in August 1979 to study the process of subject searching in the library catalog, with the objective of identifying features for an automated subject retrieval system which would support the present search tactics employed by library users performing manual subject searches at the library…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Information Retrieval, Interviews, Library Automation
Online Catalog Use: Results of Surveys and Focus Group Interviews in Several Libraries. Volume II of Three Volumes. Final Report.
Markey, Karen – 1983
As part of a project which evaluated online public access catalogs (OPAC's) through analyses of library patrons' needs and perceptions, self-administered questionnaires were completed by library patrons who were OPAC users and non-users at nine academic and public libraries. Focus group interviews were conducted with OPAC users and non-users, as…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Focus Groups, Information Needs, Information Retrieval
Catalog Use Studies--Since the Introduction of Online Interactive Catalogs: Impact on Design for Subject Access.
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Cochrane, Pauline A.; Markey, Karen – Library and Information Science Research, 1983
This review of the transition from library card catalogs to online public access catalogs (OPAC) (1981-1982) discusses methods employed by online catalog use studies (self-administered questionnaires, OPAC transaction logs, focused-group interviews, feature analysis, online search and retrieval experiments) and new directions for OPAC research…
Descriptors: Human Factors Engineering, Information Retrieval, Library Automation, Library Catalogs