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- Title
Die known-item search in Bibliothekskatalogen - Nutzerverhalten, Probleme, Lösungsmöglichkeiten.
- Authors
Krebs, Matthias
- Abstract
This article examines how end-users carry out a known-item search, i.e. a search for a known object in a library catalogue. It is based on logfiles from the regional library center in Rhineland-Palatinate „Landesbibliothekszentrum Rheinland-Pfalz”. For a comparison, logfiles from the Heidelberg University Library were consulted. The article examines how queries are carried out by the users of the catalogue, using the search fields for title, author, ISBN, and call number, as well as a combined search. In addition the application of Boolean operators and truncations were highlighted. As a result of the analysis, possible improvements are identified. The logfile analysis is complemented by a survey among staff from reference departments.
- Subjects
LIBRARY catalogs &; users; LIBRARY catalog use studies; ONLINE bibliographic searching; INFORMATION-seeking strategies; BOOLEAN searching
- Publication
Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis, 2013, Vol 37, Issue 1, p91
- ISSN
0341-4183
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/bfp-2013-0016