Knowledge Level of Users and Nonusers of Keyword/Boolean Searching on an Online Public Access Catalog

As more sophisticated searching capabilities become available on library online public access catalogs, librarians must wonder whether providing them is worthwhile. What do users and nonusers of capabilities such as keyword and Boolean searching actually know about how to use them? Do they know any...

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Veröffentlicht in:RQ 1992-10, Vol.32 (1), p.60-74
1. Verfasser: Ensor, Pat
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:As more sophisticated searching capabilities become available on library online public access catalogs, librarians must wonder whether providing them is worthwhile. What do users and nonusers of capabilities such as keyword and Boolean searching actually know about how to use them? Do they know any of their intricacies? Have they absorbed incorrect information? This study attempts to begin providing answers to these questions in the context of an academic library that uses the NOTIS (Northwestern Online Total Integrated System) online catalog.
ISSN:0033-7072