Subject Access in the Online Catalog: Is the Medium Projecting the Correct Message?.

Lawry, Martha

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Publication Date: 1986

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Subject Access in the Online Catalog: Is the Medium Projecting the Correct Message?

Lawry, Martha

Research Strategies, v4 n3 p125-31 Sum 1986

Examines the reasons why "more" subject access in online catalogs is not necessarily "better" and recommends that librarians prepare a statement informing users of what they need to know before using the catalog and how best to make use of its listing. (EM)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Indexing, Instructional Materials, Library Instruction, Opinion Papers, Search Strategies, User Satisfaction (Information)

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Audience: Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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