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Main Author: Waller, Vivienne
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ868593
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author Waller, Vivienne
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contents What Do the Public Search for on the Catalogue of the State Library of Victoria? Waller, Vivienne Library Materials Government Libraries Content Analysis Library Services Online Catalogs Search Strategies User Needs (Information) Users (Information) Foreign Countries Library Research Research Libraries Use Studies This study examines what the public search for in the catalogue of the State Library of Victoria (SLV). As well as indicating the type of content being accessed, this gives an indication of what catalogue users expect of the State Library collection. A content analysis was undertaken of a random, stratified sample of 4,000 search queries typed in to the SLV catalogue by the public between 2005 and 2008. This study goes some way to providing empirical evidence that the library catalogue is used to research a different range of topics to those searched via the internet. (Contains 3 tables, 15 figures and 17 notes.)
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spellingShingle What Do the Public Search for on the Catalogue of the State Library of Victoria?
Waller, Vivienne
Library Materials
Government Libraries
Content Analysis
Library Services
Online Catalogs
Search Strategies
User Needs (Information)
Users (Information)
Foreign Countries
Library Research
Research Libraries
Use Studies
What Do the Public Search for on the Catalogue of the State Library of Victoria? Waller, Vivienne Library Materials Government Libraries Content Analysis Library Services Online Catalogs Search Strategies User Needs (Information) Users (Information) Foreign Countries Library Research Research Libraries Use Studies This study examines what the public search for in the catalogue of the State Library of Victoria (SLV). As well as indicating the type of content being accessed, this gives an indication of what catalogue users expect of the State Library collection. A content analysis was undertaken of a random, stratified sample of 4,000 search queries typed in to the SLV catalogue by the public between 2005 and 2008. This study goes some way to providing empirical evidence that the library catalogue is used to research a different range of topics to those searched via the internet. (Contains 3 tables, 15 figures and 17 notes.)
title What Do the Public Search for on the Catalogue of the State Library of Victoria?
topic Library Materials
Government Libraries
Content Analysis
Library Services
Online Catalogs
Search Strategies
User Needs (Information)
Users (Information)
Foreign Countries
Library Research
Research Libraries
Use Studies
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ868593