Moulaison, H.L.: OPAC queries at a medium-sized academic library : a transaction log analysis (2008)
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- Abstract
- Patron queries at a four-year comprehensive college's online public access catalog were examined via transaction logs from March 2007. Three representative days were isolated for a more detailed examination of search characteristics. The results show that library users employed an average of one to three terms in a search, did not use Boolean operators, and made use of limits one-tenth of the time. Failed queries remained problematic, as a full one-third of searches resulted in zero hits. Implications and recommendations for improvements in the online public access catalog are discussed.
- Date
- 10. 9.2000 17:38:22
- Source
- Library resources and technical services. 52(2008) no.4, S.230-237
