A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of OPAC Screen Changes on Searching Behavior and Searcher Success

A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of OPAC Screen Changes on Searching Behavior and Searcher Success

Describes a longitudinal study of four sets of OPAC (online public access catalog) transaction logs that examined the effects of screen changes in helping searchers improve their search behavior. Results show that while screen changes initially had a positive impact on search behavior, they were not...

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Veröffentlicht in:College & research libraries 1999-11, Vol.60 (6), p.515-530
Hauptverfasser: Blecic, Deborah D, Dorsch, Josephine L, Koenig, Melissa H, Bangalore, Nimala S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Academic Libraries
Behavior
Bibliographic Databases
Data Collection
Ergonomic aspects
Exact sciences and technology
Higher Education
Indexing
Information and communication sciences
Information processing and retrieval
Information retrieval
Information retrieval. Man machine relationship
Information science. Documentation
Library Catalogs
Library Instruction
Library Research
Library science
Library Services
Literature Reviews
Longitudinal Studies
Online Catalogs
Online catalogues
Online Searching
Online Systems
Sciences and techniques of general use
Screen Design (Computers)
Search Behavior
Search Strategies
Searching
Success
Syntax
Tables (Data)
Time Oriented Data
Transaction Log Analysis
User behaviour
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Zusammenfassung:Describes a longitudinal study of four sets of OPAC (online public access catalog) transaction logs that examined the effects of screen changes in helping searchers improve their search behavior. Results show that while screen changes initially had a positive impact on search behavior, they were not always sustained over time. (Author/LRW)
ISSN:0010-0870
2150-6701
DOI:10.5860/crl.60.6.515