Elements of the Bibliographic Record Used by Reference Staff Members at Three ARL Academic Libraries

Hufford, Jon

doi:10.5860/crl_52_01_54

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“…Seal (1983) reported that 90% of studied users were satisfied with a short entry catalog. Hufford (1991) found that the reference librarians he studied used only particular data elements in most situations, confirming the results of earlier studies. Matthews (1985) provided a set of guidelines for online catalog screen displays based on guidelines from human factors literature, again derived from common sense.…”

Section: Human Factors Researchsupporting

confidence: 84%

“…Because the number of data elements included in the MARC formats numbers in the hundreds, an attempt to test the relative value of all different combinations of these elements would have been impossible. Previous research had shown that most users tend to employ only a limited portion of the bibliographic record (Palmer 1972;Seal 1983;Hufford 1991), and that briefer catalogs containing only a few of the data elements currently found in bibliographic databases would serve a substantial majority of end users' needs. Based on these earlier studies, brief display screens for this experiment were designed that included data elements from a limited set.…”

Section: Screen Design Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These screens were designed based on the results of prior research (e.g., Palmer 1972;Seal 1983;Hufford 1991), as well as on library standards (e.g., ISBD and AACR2). For the single line display, brief title (MARC 245), author (MARC 1XX), and date information (MARC 008) were used; for the treatment group brief display, title (245), edition (250), publication information (260), subjects (6XX), and call number (090) were used; the treatment group full display included all MARC fields.…”

Section: Screen Design Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The second was that the fields deemed useful would differ between treatment groups. One purpose behind including this question was to support or refute past research that identified the fields considered helpful by library catalog users-notably Seal (1983), Hufford (1991), andPalmer (1972). Those researchers found that the substantial majority of users considered just a few fields to be necessary or useful for their needs.…”

Section: Research Question 3: Relative Value Of Data Elements To Relementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Effect of Interface Design on Item Selection in an Online Catalog

Thomas¹

2001

Library Resources &Amp; Technical Services

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Section: Human Factors Researchsupporting

confidence: 84%

Section: Screen Design Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Screen Design Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Research Question 3: Relative Value Of Data Elements To Relementioning

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The Effect of Interface Design on Item Selection in an Online Catalog

Thomas¹

2001

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“…The implicit linkages established through the use of standardized access points are used to browse among related works, but these linkages are not expressive enough to guide users to the most appropriate work in the set of related works. Catalog use studies have established that most catalog users rarely use the data elements required to distinguish alternative manifestations from one another (Jackson, 1958;Seal, 1983;Hufford, 1991), indicating either users do not care which work they consult (a conclusion not supported by anecdotal evidence) or that the catalog does not provide the information in a form that can be readily understood by users.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Derivative bibliographic relationships: The work relationship in a global bibliographic database

Smiraglia

Leazer

1999

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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To contribute to the development of a sophisticated control of bibliographic works research must build on the growing understanding of the nature of the work and the constitution of bibliographic families. The present study was designed to address the following in the context of a global bibliographic database: the OCLC Online Computer Library Center's WorldCat: the proportion of works that are members of bibliographic families; the size of each family; bibliographic characteristics that can be associated with the existence or extent of derivative bibliographic relationships; the frequency with which each type of relationship appears; and the complexity of bibliographic families. A sample of bibliographic families was constructed. Results indicate that a core of works of similar character constitute the bibliographic population of American academic and research libraries (OCLC members). It seems that the canon of derivative works is greater in the academic sphere than in the bibliographic universe represented by OCLC at large. The size of a bibliographic family seems to be related to its popularity or its canonicity. Discipline, form, and genre all fail to demonstrate any influence on derivation of works. Further study of specific segments of the bibliographic universe, for instance the literature of particular disciplines, is clearly called for. The purpose of this research is to contribute to the development of a sophisticated control of bibliographic works and families. In particular, this research is designed to build on our growing understanding of the nature of the work and the constitution of bibliographic families.

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Relevance criteria identified by health information users during Web searches

Crystal

Greenberg

2006

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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This article focuses on the relevance judgments made by health information users who use the Web. Health information users were conceptualized as motivated information users concerned about how an environmental issue affects their health. Users identified their own environmental health interests and conducted a Web search of a particular environmental health Web site. Users were asked to identify (by highlighting with a mouse) the criteria they use to assess relevance in both Web search engine surrogates and full-text Web documents. Content analysis of document criteria highlighted by users identified the criteria these users relied on most often. Key criteria identified included (in order of frequency of appearance) research, topic, scope, data, influence, affiliation, Web characteristics, and authority/ person. A power-law distribution of criteria was observed (a few criteria represented most of the highlighted regions, with a long tail of occasionally used criteria). Implications of this work are that information retrieval (IR) systems should be tailored in terms of users' tendencies to rely on certain document criteria, and that relevance research should combine methods to gather richer, contextualized data. Metadata for IR systems, such as that used in search engine surrogates, could be improved by taking into account actual usage of relevance criteria. Such metadata should be user-centered (based on data from users, as in this study) and contextappropriate (fit to users' situations and tasks).

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Elements of the Bibliographic Record Used by Reference Staff Members at Three ARL Academic Libraries

Cited by 8 publications

References 1 publication

The Effect of Interface Design on Item Selection in an Online Catalog

The Effect of Interface Design on Item Selection in an Online Catalog

Derivative bibliographic relationships: The work relationship in a global bibliographic database

Relevance criteria identified by health information users during Web searches

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