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Reference Universe, Pete Mcdonnell, Kellian Clink
Reference Universe, Pete Mcdonnell, Kellian Clink
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This original research described a comparison of 50 composition topics taken from my library instruction sessions with Reference Universe versus simple keyword searching of the online catalog. Pete and I concluded that twenty-three percent of the "good" hits in Reference Universe were also found in OPAC search and that the OPAC search found fewer "good" hits overall; but also found different relevant resources.