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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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1985
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| author | Frost, Carolyn O. |
| author_facet | Frost, Carolyn O. Frost, Carolyn O. |
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| contents | Student and Faculty Subject Searching in a University Online Public Catalog. Frost, Carolyn O. Academic Libraries College Students Faculty Higher Education Information Seeking Library Catalogs Library Instruction Library Research Online Systems Questionnaires Search Strategies Subject Index Terms Use Studies This research study addressed four issues relating to subject searching in online catalogs: faculty and student use of subject searching in library catalogs; users' knowledge of and use of the Library of Congress Subject Headings List (LCSH) in a controlled subject heading search; strategies for teaching effective subject searching; and users' preferences for improvements to achieve more effective subject searching. The researchers surveyed student and faculty subject searching patterns in card and online catalogs in a university setting; analyzed requirements for improving subject access in library catalogs; and designed, implemented, and measured the effectiveness of two models (slide-tape and library research workbook) for instruction in principles of subject searching and the use of LCSH. The report includes a discussion of the research methodology (including objectives, populations, and samples for the study; data collection; questionnaires for both the student and faculty populations; pre- and posttests and slide-tape evaluations for the student population; and development of research instruments); reports of the findings for both the student and faculty surveys; and a summary and conclusions. Appendices include the questionnaires and overall results, questionnaire cross-tabulations (including selected tables), and copies of the pretest, posttest, and slide-tape evaluation form. (THC) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1985 |
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| spellingShingle | Student and Faculty Subject Searching in a University Online Public Catalog. Frost, Carolyn O. Academic Libraries College Students Faculty Higher Education Information Seeking Library Catalogs Library Instruction Library Research Online Systems Questionnaires Search Strategies Subject Index Terms Use Studies Student and Faculty Subject Searching in a University Online Public Catalog. Frost, Carolyn O. Academic Libraries College Students Faculty Higher Education Information Seeking Library Catalogs Library Instruction Library Research Online Systems Questionnaires Search Strategies Subject Index Terms Use Studies This research study addressed four issues relating to subject searching in online catalogs: faculty and student use of subject searching in library catalogs; users' knowledge of and use of the Library of Congress Subject Headings List (LCSH) in a controlled subject heading search; strategies for teaching effective subject searching; and users' preferences for improvements to achieve more effective subject searching. The researchers surveyed student and faculty subject searching patterns in card and online catalogs in a university setting; analyzed requirements for improving subject access in library catalogs; and designed, implemented, and measured the effectiveness of two models (slide-tape and library research workbook) for instruction in principles of subject searching and the use of LCSH. The report includes a discussion of the research methodology (including objectives, populations, and samples for the study; data collection; questionnaires for both the student and faculty populations; pre- and posttests and slide-tape evaluations for the student population; and development of research instruments); reports of the findings for both the student and faculty surveys; and a summary and conclusions. Appendices include the questionnaires and overall results, questionnaire cross-tabulations (including selected tables), and copies of the pretest, posttest, and slide-tape evaluation form. (THC) |
| title | Student and Faculty Subject Searching in a University Online Public Catalog. |
| topic | Academic Libraries College Students Faculty Higher Education Information Seeking Library Catalogs Library Instruction Library Research Online Systems Questionnaires Search Strategies Subject Index Terms Use Studies |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED264872 |