Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ355852
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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OKAPI: Evaluating and Enhancing an Experimental Online Catalog.
Walker, Stephen
Library Trends, v35 n4 p631-45 Spr 1987
Describes the design and operation of a prototype online catalog; reviews research which evaluated the system in terms of types of searches and success rates; and offers suggestions for enhancing subject access, including automatic stemming, synonym tables and cross-reference lists, and relevance feedback mechanisms. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Online Catalogs, Online Searching, Research and Development, Research Projects, Research Utilization, Subject Index Terms, Systems Development, Use Studies, User Satisfaction (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Media Staff; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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