User Practices in Keyword and Boolean Searching on an Online Public Access Catalog.

Ensor, Pat

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ERIC Number: EJ451784

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Publication Date: 1992

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User Practices in Keyword and Boolean Searching on an Online Public Access Catalog.

Ensor, Pat

Information Technology and Libraries, v11 n3 p210-19 Sep 1992

Discussion of keyword and Boolean searching techniques in online public access catalogs (OPACs) focuses on a study conducted at Indiana State University that examined users' attitudes toward searching on NOTIS (Northwestern Online Total Integrated System). Relevant literature is reviewed, and implications for library instruction are suggested. (17 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Catalogs, Library Instruction, Literature Reviews, Online Catalogs, Questionnaires, Search Strategies, Users (Information)

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Language: English

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