Bibliographic Searching: Main Entry Vs. Title Access, A Comparative Time Study

A timed comparison was made of two methods of searching. Five bibliographic searchers timed themselves while searching by possible main entries in the National Union Catalog. The authors then timed themselves searching the same items by title in the English Language Books by Title and in Library of...

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