User Characteristics of Keyword Searching in An OPAC (Research Note)

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Library Science and Information Literacy Information Retrieval and Search Behavior Web and Library Services

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Keyword and Boolean searching modes are now becoming more commonly available on online public access catalogs ( OPACs), and questions have arisen regarding their use by library patrons.Which patrons use keyword searching, and which do not?This study attempts to begin providing answers to this question in the context of an academic library that uses the Northwestern Online Total Integrated System (NOTIS) online catalog.

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1992Knowledge Level of Users and Nonusers of Keyword/Boolean Searching on an Online Public Access Catalog.

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