By any other name: a study of library user comprehension of subject headings

<p>The current research examined library users and their use of subject headings in library catalog searches. It also examined how effective library catalog searches were for users. A survey was designed to give the researcher an idea of what search terms the public used to search library catalogs. Those survey results were then compared to the actual subject headings found in the library catalog.</p> <p>The overall results indicated that very few public search terms matched the vocabulary used in the catalog. This showed a disconnection between what was being offered to the public as a search tool and how the public actually searched.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in School and Public Librarianship

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Special Educational Services/Instruction

Year dc:date.available

2008

Author dc:creator

• Campbell, Elizabeth

Contributors dc:contributor

• Shontz, Marilyn

• Library use studies; Subject headings--Use studies
• Library and Information Science

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/694

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1690