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Main Authors: Ortiz, Richard J., Connole, Thomas P.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1973
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED112950
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author Ortiz, Richard J.
Connole, Thomas P.
author_facet Ortiz, Richard J.
Connole, Thomas P.
Ortiz, Richard J.
Connole, Thomas P.
collection Education Resources Information Center
contents Bibliographic Searching: Main Entry Vs. Title Access, A Comparative Time Study. Ortiz, Richard J. Connole, Thomas P. Citations (References) Comparative Analysis Information Retrieval Information Seeking Libraries Library Skills Search Strategies 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 Cataloging (LC NPAC) depository card file arranged by title. Comparisons revealed that, for a sample size of 771 items, searching by main entries in the National Union Catalog is 89.3 percent slower than searching by title in the LC NPAC file, and it is 84.8 percent slower than searching by title in the English Language Books by Title. (Author/EH)
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spellingShingle Bibliographic Searching: Main Entry Vs. Title Access, A Comparative Time Study.
Ortiz, Richard J.
Connole, Thomas P.
Citations (References)
Comparative Analysis
Information Retrieval
Information Seeking
Libraries
Library Skills
Search Strategies
Bibliographic Searching: Main Entry Vs. Title Access, A Comparative Time Study. Ortiz, Richard J. Connole, Thomas P. Citations (References) Comparative Analysis Information Retrieval Information Seeking Libraries Library Skills Search Strategies 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 Cataloging (LC NPAC) depository card file arranged by title. Comparisons revealed that, for a sample size of 771 items, searching by main entries in the National Union Catalog is 89.3 percent slower than searching by title in the LC NPAC file, and it is 84.8 percent slower than searching by title in the English Language Books by Title. (Author/EH)
title Bibliographic Searching: Main Entry Vs. Title Access, A Comparative Time Study.
topic Citations (References)
Comparative Analysis
Information Retrieval
Information Seeking
Libraries
Library Skills
Search Strategies
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED112950