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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1983
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ307083 |
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- OPAC User Logs: Implications for Bibliographic Instruction. Kern-Simirenko, Cheryl Information Retrieval Library Catalogs Library Instruction Online Systems Relevance (Information Retrieval) Search Strategies Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information) Discusses characteristics of typical online public access catalogs (OPACs) and examines patron use via printouts of transaction logs for three separate systems. Desirable features of OPACs (mnemonic search commands, boolean operators, forgiveness or automatic truncation, browsing a subject heading index, suggestive prompts) and need for bibliographic instruction are noted. (EJS)