A Comparative Approach to System Evaluation: Delegating Control of Retrieval Tests to an Experimental Online System.

Drabenstott, Karen M.; Weller, Marjorie S.

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ERIC Number: EJ557157

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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A Comparative Approach to System Evaluation: Delegating Control of Retrieval Tests to an Experimental Online System.

Drabenstott, Karen M.; Weller, Marjorie S.

Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v33 p34-40 1996

Describes the comparative approach to system evaluation used in a project which administered an online retrieval test to an experimental online catalog to produce data for evaluating effectiveness of a new subject access design. Discusses efforts used to ensure data reliability, and strategies the researchers can use to improve on the data reliability in future tests. (Author/AEF)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer System Design, Data Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval, Online Catalogs, Online Systems, Program Effectiveness, Reliability, Systems Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Paper presented at the ASIS Annual Meeting (Baltimore, MD, October 21-24, 1996).