Online access will reduce author title catalog search failure

Online access will reduce author title catalog search failure

An analysis of library use studies previously published by this author (Kilgour 1989) revealed that of every hundred user requests for a book, seven are not satisfied because the library has not acquired the book, eleven because there is a defect in the catalog or error in its use (3.45 to deficienc...

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Veröffentlicht in:On-line review 1991-10, Vol.15 (5), p.307-314
1. Verfasser: Kilgour, Frederick G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Boolean Search Strategy
Computerized catalogues
Correlation
Failure Analysis
Form of catalogue
Information Retrieval
Library Catalogs
Library Research
Literature Reviews
Online Catalogs
Online catalogues
Problems
Search Strategies
Searching
Tables (Data)
Technical services
Use Studies
Users (Information)
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Zusammenfassung:An analysis of library use studies previously published by this author (Kilgour 1989) revealed that of every hundred user requests for a book, seven are not satisfied because the library has not acquired the book, eleven because there is a defect in the catalog or error in its use (3.45 to deficiency and 7.55 to user error), and twenty-three because the book is not on the shelf. This paper demonstrates types of online catalog access that can reduce the failures caused by card catalog flaws or by user search errors by half.
ISSN:0309-314X
DOI:10.1108/eb024379