Controlled and Uncontrolled Vocabulary Subject Searching in an Academic Library Online Catalog.

Peters, Thomas A.; Kurth, Martin

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Publication Date: 1991

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Controlled and Uncontrolled Vocabulary Subject Searching in an Academic Library Online Catalog.

Peters, Thomas A.; Kurth, Martin

Information Technology and Libraries, v10 n3 p201-11 Sep 1991

Describes an analysis of transaction logs of the online catalog at the University of Missouri-Kansas City that examined patron use of both controlled and uncontrolled vocabulary subject access during the same search session. Hypotheses tested are discussed, and recommendations are made for library instruction and online catalog design. (six references) (LRW)

Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Library Instruction, Library Research, Online Catalogs, Search Strategies, Subject Index Terms, Tables (Data), Thesauri, Use Studies

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Language: English

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