Rethinking Subject Cataloging in the Online Environment.

Bates, Marcia J.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Rethinking Subject Cataloging in the Online Environment.

Bates, Marcia J.

Library Resources and Technical Services, v33 n4 p400-12 Oct 1989

Argues that online search capabilities are a form of indexing and that access is determined by the total mix of preexisting and added "search capability" indexing. The design of a "superthesaurus," geared to the needs of users and to online rather than manual searching, is proposed as part of a user friendly interface. (19 references) (CLB)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Indexing, Online Catalogs, Online Searching, Subject Index Terms, Systems Development, Thesauri, User Needs (Information)

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