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ERIC Number: EJ352878
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Some Benefits of the Online Catalog.
Getz, Malcolm
College and Research Libraries, v48 n3 p224-40 May 1987
Reports measures of the gains in search time and likelihood of success in known-item searches with the Acorn automated catalog at Vanderbilt University. User time and search success are valued in dollar terms to make the measures meaningful for system design choices. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Information Seeking, Library Circulation, Library Research, Library Services, Library Surveys, Online Catalogs, Online Searching, Tables (Data), Use Studies, User Satisfaction (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Media Staff; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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