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Quality Of Academic Law Library Online Catalogs And Its Effect On Information Retrieval, Georgia Briscoe
Quality Of Academic Law Library Online Catalogs And Its Effect On Information Retrieval, Georgia Briscoe
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Quality in online catalogs is generally presumed to be high. Ms. Briscoe examined a number of online catalog entries and documented the accuracy of selected bibliographic records. After finding a high level of errors, she surveyed reference librarians to determine if they believed that these errors would affect their ability to answer reference questions.
The Catalog Vs. The Home Page? Best Practices In Connecting To Online Resources, Georgia Briscoe, Karen Selden, Cheryl Rae Nyberg
The Catalog Vs. The Home Page? Best Practices In Connecting To Online Resources, Georgia Briscoe, Karen Selden, Cheryl Rae Nyberg
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Connecting users to the best available sources of legal information is one of the traditional functions of the law library. These sources now include Web sites, electronic journals, and subscription databases. This article explores the best way to bring these useful Internet resources to the attention of users, concentrating on the pros and cons of using the catalog or the home page.
Linking Globally, Coping Locally: Cataloging Internet Resources At The University Of Colorado Law Library, Karen Selden
Linking Globally, Coping Locally: Cataloging Internet Resources At The University Of Colorado Law Library, Karen Selden
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Web-based online public access catalogs (OPACs) enable catalogers to provide hotlinks to Internet-based resources of interest to their patrons. However, this capability is not without its challenges. Ms. Selden explores the local policy considerations associated with cataloging Internet resources and describes the policy-making process and some Internet cataloging policies used at the University of Colorado Law Library.