The Decline of Subject Searching: Long-Term Trends and Patterns of Index Use in an Online Catalog.
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| Title: | The Decline of Subject Searching: Long-Term Trends and Patterns of Index Use in an Online Catalog. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Larson, Ray R. |
| Source: | Journal of the American Society for Information Science. Apr 1991 42(3):197-215. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 1991 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Opinion Papers Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | 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) |
| ISSN: | 0002-8231 |
| Abstract: | Describes a study that used transaction log analysis to investigate the use of subject searching in the University of California's Online Union Catalog, MELVYL. Mathematical models of trends and patterns in the data are presented, problems with subject searching are explained, and remedies to subject searching problems are suggested. (62 references) (LRW) |
| Entry Date: | 1991 |
| Accession Number: | EJ426099 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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