Document (#31422)

Author

Packer, K.H.
Michaud, J.M.

Title

¬The use and users of COM catalogues at the University of Toronto and the Mississauga Library System

Source

Cataloging and classification quarterly. 3(1983) no.1, S.65-78

Year

1983

Abstract

Three studies were made of the use of COM catalogues at the University of Toronto and the Mississauga Library System: unobtrusive observations, structured interviews, and a timed-search experiment in reel, fiche and card catalogues. The reel catalogue was found to be the overwhelming favourite, almost as popular in the public library as in the academic library, where 82% of the users reported it to be their preferred form of catalogue. However, for nearly all test questions and searcher types in the timed-search experiment, successful searches required less time in the card catalogue than in either form of the COM catalogues.

Theme

Benutzerstudien
Katalogfragen allgemein

Object

COM-Kataloge

Location

USA

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