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  1. Chaplan, M.A.: Mapping Laborline Thesaurus terms to Library of Congress Subject Headings : implications for vocabulary switching (1995) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    This study is an attempt to assess the potential for automatic vocabulary switching from a thesaurus to LCSH. Terms from the 'Laborline Thesaurus' were manually mapped to LCSH, with the degree of match indicated by a code from 1 to 19, representing the nature of the match from exact match to no match. Am INMAGIC database for the amp was created in order to permit analysis of the aptterns of matches to see whether there were regularities that could be exploited to improve the performance of switching interfaces. Searches of the database by match codes reveal ranges of 21,98% for no matches to 0,06% for translation matches, with 16,3% for exact matches. It is estimated that a maximum of 61%, but a more realistic figure of 41,5%, of the terms coulc be successfully switched automatically using currently proposed or available strategies. As long as LCSH is used for subject descriptions in online catalogs, it would appear that intelligent interfaces for vocabulary switching can only be partially successful, and it is suggested that manual mapping, while labor-intensive, is a feasible alternative
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  2. Chaplan, M.A.; Hertenstein, E.J.: Role-related library use by local union officials (2005) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    A questionnaire was distributed to local union officials in Illinois in order to determine the officials' use of various types of libraries, their satisfaction with their experience in using the libraries, the problems they encountered in library use, and their opinion of various ways in which libraries might be made more useful to them. They were also asked whether they had had training in how to find information. Respondents to the survey used more than one type of library, and their union role had an impact an which type they were likely to use. They used different types of libraries to find different types of information. In general they were satisfied with their library experience, but they found library collections inadequate for their needs. Respondents who had had training in how to find information appeared to use libraries more but differed little in the frequency or types of problems encountered from those who had no training. When asked their opinion an various suggestions for improving library service to local union officials, they preferred measures that gave greater emphasis to increasing labor materials in library collections. The findings of this study, combined with those of our earlier study (Chaplan & Hertenstein, 2002), suggest that an information seeking model developed by Wilkinson (2001) may be useful in explaining union officials' information seeking behavior.
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