Title Searches in an Online Catalog and a Card Catalog: A Comparative Study of Patron Success in Two Libraries.

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Main Authors:	Gouke, Mary Noel, Pease, Sue
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1982
Subjects:	Branch Libraries College Libraries Comparative Analysis Departments Information Retrieval Information Seeking Library Catalogs Library Research Online Systems Use Studies
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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Some Benefits of the Online Catalog.
by: Getz, Malcolm
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Successes and Failures of Patrons Searching the Online Catalog at a Large Academic Library: A Transaction Log Analysis.
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Published: (1991)

Keyword/Boolean Searching on an Online Public Access Catalog: Patrons and Their Perceptions.
by: Ensor, Pat
Published: (1990)

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Published: (1980)

Evaluating Patron Use of an Online Catalog.
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Published: (1995)

Student and Faculty Subject Searching in a University Online Public Catalog.
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Published: (1985)

Task Force on the Future of the Cornell University Libraries Card Catalogs. Report #1: Recommendations and Future Agenda, Appendices.
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Published: (1977)

Faculty Use of Subject Searching in Card and Online Catalogs.
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Published: (1987)

User Study of an Online Library Catalog: Tarrant County Junior College District.
by: Wayland, Sharon
Published: (1982)

Catalog Use at the University of Wisconsin-Stout: A Comparative Study.
by: Richards, Mary
Published: (1987)

Analyzing Search Styles of Patrons and Staff: A Replicative Study of Two University Libraries.
by: Ray, Kathlin L., et al.
Published: (1997)

User Reactions to Online Catalogs: An Exploratory Study.
by: Moore, Carole Weiss
Published: (1981)

Patron Use of an Online Circulation System in Known-Item Searching.
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Published: (1980)

User Persistence in Displaying Online Catalog Postings: LUIS.
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Published: (1995)

Patterns of Searching and Success Rates in an Online Public Access Catalog.
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Published: (1984)

The Effect of Closed Catalogs on Public Access.
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Published: (1979)

User Response to and Knowledge about an Online Catalog.
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Relationships between Access and Use in Information Systems: Remote Access to and Browsing of Online Catalogs.
by: Snelson, Pamela
Published: (1993)

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by: Thorne, Rosemary, et al.
Published: (1994)

Improving Access to Library Resources: The Influence of Organization of Library Collections, and of User Attitudes Toward Innovative Services.
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Published: (1974)

Online Access Will Reduce Author/Title Catalog Search Failure.
by: Kilgour, Frederick G.
Published: (1991)

The Human Dimension of the Catalog: Concepts and Constraints in Information Seeking.
by: Estabrook, Leigh
Published: (1983)

Knowledge Level of Users and Nonusers of Keyword/Boolean Searching on an Online Public Access Catalog.
by: Ensor, Pat
Published: (1992)

Comparative Searching Styles of Patrons and Staff.
by: Ballard, Terry
Published: (1994)

Intactness and Accuracy of Online and Card Catalogs: ALIS II vs. Card Catalog at Texas A&M University.
by: Cook, Colleen, et al.
Published: (1991)

Children's Searching Behavior on Browsing and Keyword Online Catalogs: The Science Library Catalog Project.
by: Borgman, Christine L., et al.
Published: (1995)

Multiple Search Sessions by End-Users of Online Catalogs and CD-ROM Databases.
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Online Catalogs and Their Users.
by: Broadus, Robert N.
Published: (1983)

The Library Has Infinite Streaming Content, but Are Users Infinitely Content? The Library Catalog vs. Vendor Platform Discovery
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Published: (1988)

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Published: (1985)

The Effect of Spatial Arrangement, Upper-Lower Case Letter Combinations, and Reverse Video on Patron Response to CRT Displayed Catalog Records.
by: Fryser, Benjamin S., et al.
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