Prediction of OPAC Spelling Errors through a Keyword Inventory.

Ballard, Terry; Lifshin, Arthur

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Publication Date: 1992

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Prediction of OPAC Spelling Errors through a Keyword Inventory.

Ballard, Terry; Lifshin, Arthur

Information Technology and Libraries, v11 n2 p139-45 Jun 1992

Reports on a study that examined spelling errors of keywords in a university library online catalog. Data are presented on distribution of errors by machine-readable catalog (MARC) field location, part of speech, origin of the bibliographic record, and error type. Commonly misspelled word roots and specific mistakes are listed. (12 references) (MES)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, College Libraries, Error Patterns, Higher Education, Machine Readable Cataloging, Online Catalogs, Problems, Spelling, Statistical Distributions, Tables (Data)

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