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• An empirical analysis of Web catalog user experiences

  Authors:Dennis Halcoussis, Aniko L. Halverson, Anton D. Lowenberg, and Susan LowenbergFrom:Information Technology and Libraries (Vol. 21, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20026,325 words Article Data from an observation study of a Web catalog in a small private arts college library are used to analyze the determinants of user success and satisfaction. Multiple regression models are estimated to identify the...

• Searching mindfully: are libraries up to the challenge of competing with Google Books?

  Author:Amrita DhawanFrom:Library Philosophy and PracticePeer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20137,403 words Report 1200LTraditional research tools used by libraries, such as encyclopedias and catalogs (OPACs) were created in an age of print and information scarcity. They have not kept up with changes in the information world, including...

• Subject searching success: transaction logs, patron perceptions, and implications for library instruction

  Authors:Karen Antell and Jie HuangFrom:Reference & User Services Quarterly (Vol. 48, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Fall 20086,155 words Report 1600LSubject searching in the OPAC is the most problematic of all search types, causing far greater difficulty for patrons than keyword searching and known-item searching. This study combines two methodologies--transaction...

• Searching titles with initial articles in library catalogs: a case study and search behavior analysis.

  Authors:Clement Arsenault and Elaine MenardFrom:Library Resources & Technical Services (Vol. 51, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20077,844 words Report 1530LThis study examines problems caused by initial articles in library catalogs. The problematic records observed are those whose titles begin with a word erroneously considered to be an article at the retrieval stage. Many...