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Library and Information Science

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

1984

Computerized Information Storage and Retrieval

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To Err Is Human: Seven Common Searching Mistakes, Carol Tenopir Apr 1984

To Err Is Human: Seven Common Searching Mistakes, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Discusses the seven common errors committed by beginner searchers during online searching of bibliographic systems. Problem of logical errors among searchers; Confusion regarding requirement of space; Inexperience among searchers about strategy used in two different databases; Suggestions proposed to overcome the common searching mistakes.