Search Patterns of Remote Users: An Analysis of OPAC Transaction Logs.

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Main Authors:	Millsap, Larry, Ferl, Terry Ellen
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1993
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Databases Higher Education Information Retrieval Library Catalogs Library Surveys Online Catalogs Problems Search Strategies Subject Index Terms Tables (Data) Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information)
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author	Millsap, Larry Ferl, Terry Ellen
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contents	Search Patterns of Remote Users: An Analysis of OPAC Transaction Logs. Millsap, Larry Ferl, Terry Ellen Academic Libraries Databases Higher Education Information Retrieval Library Catalogs Library Surveys Online Catalogs Problems Search Strategies Subject Index Terms Tables (Data) Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information) Describes a study that examined the search behavior of remote users of the University of California MELVYL online public access catalog by analyzing the transaction logs. Highlights include the number of searches, databases searched, number of retrievals, constructing search commands, problems with search terms, and effectiveness of searches. (Contains 17 references.) (LRW)
format	Recurso educativo Open Access
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publishDate	1993
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spellingShingle	Search Patterns of Remote Users: An Analysis of OPAC Transaction Logs. Millsap, Larry Ferl, Terry Ellen Academic Libraries Databases Higher Education Information Retrieval Library Catalogs Library Surveys Online Catalogs Problems Search Strategies Subject Index Terms Tables (Data) Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information) Search Patterns of Remote Users: An Analysis of OPAC Transaction Logs. Millsap, Larry Ferl, Terry Ellen Academic Libraries Databases Higher Education Information Retrieval Library Catalogs Library Surveys Online Catalogs Problems Search Strategies Subject Index Terms Tables (Data) Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information) Describes a study that examined the search behavior of remote users of the University of California MELVYL online public access catalog by analyzing the transaction logs. Highlights include the number of searches, databases searched, number of retrievals, constructing search commands, problems with search terms, and effectiveness of searches. (Contains 17 references.) (LRW)
title	Search Patterns of Remote Users: An Analysis of OPAC Transaction Logs.
topic	Academic Libraries Databases Higher Education Information Retrieval Library Catalogs Library Surveys Online Catalogs Problems Search Strategies Subject Index Terms Tables (Data) Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information)
url	https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ471113