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| Comparative Analysis | 1 |
| Databases | 1 |
| Decision Making | 1 |
| Indexing | 1 |
| Information Scientists | 1 |
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| Online Searching | 1 |
| Search Strategies | 1 |
| Subject Index Terms | 1 |
| Thesauri | 1 |
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| Fidel, Raya | 1 |
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Peer reviewedFidel, Raya – Special Libraries, 1992
Describes a study of professional searchers that investigated their decisions about using search terms. The use of descriptors from a controlled vocabulary versus the use of textwords for free-text searching is examined, searching styles and differences in subject areas are discussed, and the quality of thesauri and indexing is considered. (six…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Decision Making, Indexing
