ERIC Number: EJ450381
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Publication Date: 1991
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The Science Library Catalog Project: Comparison of Children's Searching Behavior in Hypertext and a Keyword Search System.
Borgman, Christine L.; And Others
Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v28 p162-69 1991
Reports on a continuing project to study children's use of the Science Library Catalog (SLC), a graphically based direct manipulation microcomputer interface for locating science materials in elementary school libraries. Search success on SLC, which uses HyperCard, is compared with a Boolean system; effects of age and gender are studied; and user attitudes are discussed. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Higher Education, Hypermedia, Information Retrieval, Library Catalogs, Man Machine Systems, Microcomputers, Online Catalogs, School Libraries, Science Materials, Search Strategies, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Tables (Data), User Satisfaction (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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