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ERIC Number: EJ647538
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1531-2542
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Index Relativity and Patron Search Strategy.
Allison, DeeAnn; Childers Scott
portal: Libraries and the Academy, v2 n1 p145-153 Jan 2002
Describes a study at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that compared searches in two different keyword indexes with similar content where search results were dependent on search strategy quality, search engine execution, and content. Results showed search engine execution had an impact on the number of matches and that users ignored search help screens. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Higher Education, Indexes, Keywords, Library Research, Online Searching, Search Engines, Search Strategies, Users (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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