Beginning with MARC: Providing a Foundation for Electronic Searching.

Geffert, Bryn

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Publication Date: 1995

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Beginning with MARC: Providing a Foundation for Electronic Searching.

Geffert, Bryn

Research Strategies, v13 n1 p26-33 Win 1995

Many problems encountered by students when using online catalogs arise from an unfamiliarity with record structure and its impact on electronic searching. A MARC-based presentation delivered during freshman orientation at Saint Olaf College is described, and a sample MARC record and script are provided. (Author/AEF)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, College Freshmen, Electronic Text, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Librarians, Library Instruction, Online Catalogs, Online Searching, Search Strategies, Student Problems, Student Research

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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