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Main Author: Atkinson, Steve
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1986
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ336206
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author Atkinson, Steve
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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)
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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