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Main Author: Atherton, Pauline
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1976
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED144527
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  • Subject Access Project. Second Quarterly Progress Report. Atherton, Pauline Cataloging Content Analysis Databases Experimental Programs Indexing Information Retrieval Library Research Online Systems Subject Index Terms The Subject Access Project second quarterly report for September to December 1976 summarized in-progress work to improve subject access to monographs. Activities include: (1) analysis of book indexes and tables of contents for terms to augment MARC subject description; (2) analysis of additional book sections--e.g., maps, illustrations, charts, and tables for headings coverage in indexes and contents pages; (3) examination of significant characteristics of book indexes; (4) preparation of a manual of rules and guidelines for selection of entries from table of contents or subject index to assure usability of terms in on-line searching; (5) calculation of a quota for maximum entries from each monograph; (6) preliminary cost analysis for data input; and (7) interview with prospective users to determine user requirments of the on-line catalog. The interview form is attached. (KP)