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Peer reviewedMarkey, Karen; Miksa, Francis – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
This review of the 1986 literature on subject access covers: (1) general works; (2) organization and history; (3) classification systems; (4) classification theory and method; (5) Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH); (6) authority control through LCSH; (7) subject searching through LC-based, assigned subject headings; and (8) other subject…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Indexing, Literature Reviews
PDF pending restorationHoman, J. Michael; Yokote, Gail – 1985
This course syllabus for a continuing education course for health science librarians introduces the MEDLARS system, the MEDLINE database, and the Index Medicus. Designed to enable health science librarians to discriminate between the capabilities of manual searching and online retrieval, an overview is given of the nature and scope of MEDLINE and…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Databases, Indexing, Medical Libraries
Peer reviewedHildenbrand, Suzanne – RQ, 1986
Three problems in online searching in women's studies are type of indexing, database quality, and adequacy of coverage. Results of a recent study show there is significant end-user satisfaction and the searches done are described in order to promote greater and more effective use of online retrieval in women's studies. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Feminism, Higher Education
Rawnsley, L. Scott – Database, 1986
Evaluates usefulness of LegalTrac Database at University of Florida College of Law for information coverage; indexing; ease in locating information compared to online and manual searching; and user reactions. Problems encountered with the system's software and equipment and practical suggestions for its use are included. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Costs, Databases
Peer reviewedFrost, Carolyn O. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
A survey at the University of Houston examined factors related to subject searching success in online catalogs, including: extent of subject searching; response to unsuccessful searches; reasons subject search is not used; users' awareness of sources of subject terms; and suggestions from users for improving subject searching capabilities. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Indexing, Library Surveys
Download full textMandel, Carol A. – 1986
This paper presents a synthesis of the ideas and issues developed at a conference convened to review the results of the Dewey Decimal Classification Online Project and explore the potential for future use of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and Library of Congress Classification (LCC) schedules in online library catalogs. Conference…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Indexing
Leavy, Marvin D. – 1986
Expected Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSHs) and assigned LCSHs for 161 books requested by faculty in sociology, anthropology, and social work were compared to gauge the likely success of an online subject catalog search for those works. For 80% of the titles checked, inspection of the ninth edition of "Library of Congress Subject…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Anthropology, Comparative Analysis
