The Knuckle-Cracker's dilemma: A transaction log study of OPAC subject searching

Information Technology and Libraries

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 81-91

  Ferl, Terry Ellen ^a   Millsap, Larry ^b  

^a United States Court of Appeals ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030522554     PISSN: 07309295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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