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ERIC Number: EJ454830
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-7870
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Making a Library Catalog Adaptive.
Buckland, Michael K.; And Others
Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v29 p260-63 1992
Describes the design of a prototype adaptive online catalog that was implemented as a transparent workstation-based front end system to MELVYL, the online catalog for the University of California libraries. Problems with searching bibliographic retrieval systems are reviewed, including irrelevant retrievals and the inexperience of most users. (nine references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer System Design, Higher Education, Library Catalogs, Man Machine Systems, Online Catalogs, Online Searching, Online Systems, Problems, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Search Strategies, Users (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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