Library of Congress Online Public Catalog Users Survey.
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1982
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| author | Anderson, Rosemary And Others |
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| contents | Library of Congress Online Public Catalog Users Survey. Anderson, Rosemary And Others Attitudes Information Needs Interviews Library Automation Library Catalogs Man Machine Systems Online Systems Questionnaires Search Strategies Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information) The current attitudes of users and non-users towards public online computer catalogs (OPAC's) were studied at the Library of Congress (LC) and responses were compared with those from an aggregate survey. Attitudes of both users and non-users toward the LC OPAC system were favorable. Problems experienced by patrons related to difficulty in remembering what the catalog includes, infrequent use requiring relearning of the system, and difficulty finding effective subject terms. Study-based recommendations include continued HELP facility development; loading of revised error messages into the system; unifying the command structure of the systems; adaptation of the Congressional Research Service's PLATO-based tutorial system for public use, development of online prompts, incorporation of records for older materials and periodicals into the catalog, and inclusion of location information in the records. To alleviate subject-searching difficulties, recommendations include placing subject authorities online with extensive scope notes; loading Dewey and LC Classification Tables online and connecting the table with the bibliographic records; and enriching the subject record by including the table of contents, index, and abstract. (Author/LMM) |
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| language | en |
| publishDate | 1982 |
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| spellingShingle | Library of Congress Online Public Catalog Users Survey. Anderson, Rosemary And Others Attitudes Information Needs Interviews Library Automation Library Catalogs Man Machine Systems Online Systems Questionnaires Search Strategies Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information) Library of Congress Online Public Catalog Users Survey. Anderson, Rosemary And Others Attitudes Information Needs Interviews Library Automation Library Catalogs Man Machine Systems Online Systems Questionnaires Search Strategies Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information) The current attitudes of users and non-users towards public online computer catalogs (OPAC's) were studied at the Library of Congress (LC) and responses were compared with those from an aggregate survey. Attitudes of both users and non-users toward the LC OPAC system were favorable. Problems experienced by patrons related to difficulty in remembering what the catalog includes, infrequent use requiring relearning of the system, and difficulty finding effective subject terms. Study-based recommendations include continued HELP facility development; loading of revised error messages into the system; unifying the command structure of the systems; adaptation of the Congressional Research Service's PLATO-based tutorial system for public use, development of online prompts, incorporation of records for older materials and periodicals into the catalog, and inclusion of location information in the records. To alleviate subject-searching difficulties, recommendations include placing subject authorities online with extensive scope notes; loading Dewey and LC Classification Tables online and connecting the table with the bibliographic records; and enriching the subject record by including the table of contents, index, and abstract. (Author/LMM) |
| title | Library of Congress Online Public Catalog Users Survey. |
| topic | Attitudes Information Needs Interviews Library Automation Library Catalogs Man Machine Systems Online Systems Questionnaires Search Strategies Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information) |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED231384 |