What Is User-Friendly?

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Lancaster, F. W., And Others
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1986
Subjects:	Artificial Intelligence Computer Software Data Processing Information Retrieval Library Catalogs Library Services Man Machine Systems Microcomputers Online Catalogs Online Systems Programing Search Strategies User Satisfaction (Information) Users (Information)
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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Encounters with the OPAC: On-Line Searching in Public Libraries.
by: Slone, Deborah J.
Published: (2000)

TOMUS: The System's Design and Features.
by: Salmon, Stephen R.
Published: (1986)

Catalog Use at the University of Wisconsin-Stout: A Comparative Study.
by: Richards, Mary
Published: (1987)

Search Helper: Sancho Panza or Mephistopheles?
by: Pisciotta, Henry, et al.
Published: (1984)

Kid's Catalog: An Information Retrieval System for Children.
by: Busey, Paula, et al.
Published: (1993)

What Is User Friendly? Papers presented at the Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (23rd, Urbana, Illinois, April 20-22, 1986).
by: Lancaster, F. W., Ed.
Published: (1987)

Making a Library Catalog Adaptive.
by: Buckland, Michael K., et al.
Published: (1992)

Library of Congress Online Public Catalog Users Survey.
by: Anderson, Rosemary, et al.
Published: (1982)

OPAC User Logs: Implications for Bibliographic Instruction.
by: Kern-Simirenko, Cheryl
Published: (1983)

User-Based Information Retrieval System Interface Evaluation: An Examination of an On-Line Public Access Catalog.
by: Hert, Carol A., et al.
Published: (1991)

A Comprehensive Study of Online Public Access Catalogs: An Overview and Application of Findings. Volume III of Three Volumes. Final Report.
by: Kaske, Neal K., et al.
Published: (1983)

Public Terminal Use in an Online Catalog: Some Preliminary Results.
by: Norden, David J., et al.
Published: (1981)

University of California Users Look at MELVYL: Results of a Survey of Users of the University of California Prototype Online Union Catalog. Part 1. Final Report.
Published: (1983)

MacNOTIS-NOTIS User Interface Development and Test.
by: Hall, Hal W.
Published: (1994)

Terminal Ailments Need Not Be Fatal: A Speculative Assessment of the Impact of Online Public Access Catalogs in Academic Settings.
by: Sandler, Mark
Published: (1985)

When Smart People Fail: An Analysis of the Transaction Log of an Online Public Access Catalog.
by: Peters, Thomas A.
Published: (1989)

The Searching Behavior of Remote Users: A Study of One Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC).
by: Kalin, Sally W.
Published: (1991)

Human Help at OPAC Terminals Is User Friendly: A Preliminary Study.
by: Mendelsohn, Jennifer
Published: (1994)

A User Survey of the Online Public Access Catalog at California State University, Fresno.
by: Carter, Trina, et al.
Published: (1993)

System Features for Subject Access in the Online Catalog.
by: Lawrence, Gary S.
Published: (1985)

User Reactions to Online Catalogs: An Exploratory Study.
by: Moore, Carole Weiss
Published: (1981)

Microcomputers and Online Catalogs.
by: Gorman, Michael
Published: (1984)

Electronic Information Services, Louisiana State University Libraries.
by: Bolner, Smittie, et al.
Published: (1986)

The Influence of Mental Models and Goals on Search Patterns during Web Interaction.
by: Slone, Debra J.
Published: (2002)

Enhancing Subject Access in Online Systems: The Year's Work in Subject Analysis, 1991.
by: Taylor, Arlene G.
Published: (1992)

The Science Library Catalog Project: Comparison of Children's Searching Behavior in Hypertext and a Keyword Search System.
by: Borgman, Christine L., et al.
Published: (1991)

Patron Use of an Online Circulation System in Known-Item Searching.
by: Specht, Jerry
Published: (1980)

An Evaluation of Automatic Query Expansion in an Online Library Catalogue.
by: Hancock-Beaulieu, Micheline, et al.
Published: (1992)

SLIMMER--A UNIX System-Based Information Retrieval System.
by: Waldstein, Robert K.
Published: (1988)

Improving the Quality of Information Retrieval-Online to a Library Catalog or Other Access Service...Or...Where Do We Go from Here?
by: Cochrane, Pauline
Published: (1981)

In Pursuit of Artificial Intelligence.
by: Watstein, Sarah, et al.
Published: (1986)

Overview of Graphical User Interfaces.
by: Hulser, Richard P.
Published: (1993)

Navigating the MLA Bibliography: Performance across Vendor Platforms
by: Soules, Aline, et al.
Published: (2009)

The Invisible Users of Online Catalogs: A Public Services Perspective.
by: Kalin, Sally Wayman
Published: (1987)

The Computer as Mask: A Problem of Inadequate Human Interaction Examined with Particular Regard to Online Public Access Catalogues.
by: Azubuike, Abraham A.
Published: (1988)

Users' Experience of Information Retrieval Systems: An Exploration of the Relationship between Search Experience and Affective Measures.
by: Dalrymple, Prudence Ward, et al.
Published: (1992)

Searching the Online Public Access Catalog. Final Report.
by: Marchionini, Gary, et al.
Published: (1985)

Support Services for Remote Users of Online Public Access Catalogs.
by: Kalin, Sally W.
Published: (1991)

User Persistence in Scanning Postings of a Computer-Driven Information System: LCS.
by: Wiberley, Stephen E., Jr., et al.
Published: (1990)

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