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- Title
USTREZNOST VSEBINSKIH OPISOV DOKUMENTOV V ONLINE DOSTOPNEM KNJIŽNIČNEM KATALOGU.
- Authors
Klemen, Aleš
- Abstract
Purpose: The aim of the article is to identify the relevance of subject headings in the online library catalogue (OPAC) and to verify the hypothesis that the database structure and the search language is more in favour of natural and technology sciences researchers than to researchers in the field of humanities. Methodology/approach: The study was held in a controlled environment. It took place between autumn 2009 and spring 2010. 13 undergraduate and 7 graduate students of chemistry and psychology participated. A stratified sample was used. Data were collected by the system log. We also recorded the entire screen image and sound. Participants also answered a survey questionnaire. Content analysis was carried out. Linking of the identified categories and the theoretical framework of the research context followed. Results: The survey results showed no significant difference between the information seekers of the scientific fields considered. However, they showed the importance of the user's knowledge of information systems and the availability of resources. A lack of confidence in these results, the strong influence of internet search engine Google, and the lack of awareness on the existence of subject headings were identified. Consequently, it was impossible to test the hypothesis. Research limitation: Unrepresentative sampling, inability to generalize the findings.
- Subjects
ONLINE library catalogs; INDIVIDUAL differences; ACCESS to information; SEARCH engines; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNDERGRADUATES; ACQUISITION of data; INTERNET
- Publication
Library / Knjižnica, 2012, Vol 56, Issue 1/2, p55
- ISSN
0023-2424
- Publication type
Article