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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1985
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ314177 |
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| author | Arret, Linda |
| author_facet | Arret, Linda Arret, Linda |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | Can Online Catalogs Be Too Easy? Arret, Linda Information Retrieval Library Catalogs Library Instruction Man Machine Systems Online Systems Search Strategies This essay suggests that until online public access catalogs can be truly user-friendly by encouraging searchers to learn and control and relearn, making systems too easy is not in the users' or systems' best interests. Experiences at Library of Congress and examples of search strategies and menu systems are noted. (EJS) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_EJ314177 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1985 |
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| spellingShingle | Can Online Catalogs Be Too Easy? Arret, Linda Information Retrieval Library Catalogs Library Instruction Man Machine Systems Online Systems Search Strategies Can Online Catalogs Be Too Easy? Arret, Linda Information Retrieval Library Catalogs Library Instruction Man Machine Systems Online Systems Search Strategies This essay suggests that until online public access catalogs can be truly user-friendly by encouraging searchers to learn and control and relearn, making systems too easy is not in the users' or systems' best interests. Experiences at Library of Congress and examples of search strategies and menu systems are noted. (EJS) |
| title | Can Online Catalogs Be Too Easy? |
| topic | Information Retrieval Library Catalogs Library Instruction Man Machine Systems Online Systems Search Strategies |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ314177 |