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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1987
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ359657 |
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Table of Contents:
- The Road to Access and the Road to Entropy. Dwyer, James R. Access to Information Classification Library Catalogs Library Standards Online Catalogs Quality Control Reliability Subject Index Terms User Needs (Information) User Satisfaction (Information) Discusses the flaws in online catalogs that lead to ineffective library use, including confusing subject access, outmoded classification systems, lack of authority control, split files and closed catalogs, lack of both menu and command modes, and lack of circulation information. Recommendations are made for improving library catalogs. (EM)