Document (#19591)

Author
Ballard, T.
Smith, J.
Title
¬The human interface : an ongoing study of OPAC usage at Adelphi University
Source
Advances in online public access catalogs. 1(1992)
Imprint
Westport : Meckler
Year
1992
Pages
S.58-73
Abstract
Presents results of 2 user surveys of the Innopac OPAC developed at Adelphi Univ. Library, New York State. 1.: how long users spend at the terminal; how the length of searches vary; how session commands were distributed; how user behaviour varied by session and length of session. 2.: unsuccessful searches: author searches; title searches, and subject searches
Theme
OPAC
Benutzerstudien
Suchoberflächen
Object
Innopac
Location
USA

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