Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
| Published: |
1986
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ336206 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867181224166948864 |
|---|---|
| author | Atkinson, Steve |
| author_facet | Atkinson, Steve Atkinson, Steve |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | Zero Result Searches. . . How to Minimize Them. Atkinson, Steve College Libraries Databases Higher Education Information Systems Library Services Online Searching Online Systems Problems Reference Services Relevance (Information Retrieval) Search Strategies User Satisfaction (Information) Based on manual observation of 187 zero result online searches at a university library, this article addresses three types of problems that can produce such search results: multiple database searching, topic negotiation, and database availability. A summary of conceptual and practical recommendations for searchers are provided. (6 references) (EJS) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_EJ336206 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1986 |
| record_format | eric |
| spellingShingle | Zero Result Searches. . . How to Minimize Them. Atkinson, Steve College Libraries Databases Higher Education Information Systems Library Services Online Searching Online Systems Problems Reference Services Relevance (Information Retrieval) Search Strategies User Satisfaction (Information) Zero Result Searches. . . How to Minimize Them. Atkinson, Steve College Libraries Databases Higher Education Information Systems Library Services Online Searching Online Systems Problems Reference Services Relevance (Information Retrieval) Search Strategies User Satisfaction (Information) Based on manual observation of 187 zero result online searches at a university library, this article addresses three types of problems that can produce such search results: multiple database searching, topic negotiation, and database availability. A summary of conceptual and practical recommendations for searchers are provided. (6 references) (EJS) |
| title | Zero Result Searches. . . How to Minimize Them. |
| topic | College Libraries Databases Higher Education Information Systems Library Services Online Searching Online Systems Problems Reference Services Relevance (Information Retrieval) Search Strategies User Satisfaction (Information) |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ336206 |