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Main Authors: Dwyer, Catherine M., And Others
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1991
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ439863
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  • Known-Item Search Failure in an OPAC. Dwyer, Catherine M. And Others College Libraries Higher Education Interlibrary Loans Library Catalogs Library Instruction Library Personnel Literature Reviews Online Catalogs Search Strategies Staff Utilization Tables (Data) Users (Information) Describes a study conducted at the University at Albany, State University of New York, to identify reasons for library users failing to locate items in the online catalog. An analysis of interlibrary loan requests for items owned by the library is described, and implications for library instruction and staffing are suggested. (eight references) (LRW)