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Main Authors: Ciliberti, Anne, Radford, Marie L., Radford, Gary P., Ballard, Terry
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1998
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ577839
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  • Empty Handed? A Material Availability Study and Transaction Log Analysis Verification. Ciliberti, Anne Radford, Marie L. Radford, Gary P. Ballard, Terry Access to Information Information Retrieval Information Seeking Information Sources Library Catalogs Library Materials Online Catalogs Online Searching Optical Data Disks Search Strategies User Needs (Information) Reports results of a material-availability study in which library users were surveyed to determine their success in obtaining materials. Both OPAC users and CD-ROM journal-index users were studied and transaction logs verified their self reports. Recommendations for reducing search failures are discussed. (Author)