The Decline of Subject Searching: Long-Term Trends and Patterns of Index Use in an Online Catalog.

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Main Author:	Larson, Ray R.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1991
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Data Analysis Higher Education Library Catalogs Mathematical Models Online Catalogs Problems Search Strategies Subject Index Terms Use Studies User Needs (Information) User Satisfaction (Information)
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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