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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1986
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ336206 |
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- 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)