Using Indexes as "Memory Assists.".

Clever, Elaine C.

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Using Indexes as "Memory Assists."

Clever, Elaine C.

College and Research Libraries, v40 n5 p444-49 Sep 1979

Reports findings of two research projects conducted at Temple University that investigated the usefulness of indexes as "memory assists" in locating specific items: title searching in the Social Science Index and the Humanities Index and author searches in those indexes and the Social Science Citation Index. Comparative performances are tabulated. (JD)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Indexes, Research Methodology, Tables (Data)

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