Improving subject searching in Web-based OPACs: Evaluation of the problem and guidelines for design

Journal of Internet Cataloging

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 158-186

  Long, Chris Evin ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Online catalog design; Online catalogs; Subject starching; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842316832     PISSN: 10911367     EISSN: 15287017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J141v02n03_10     Document Type: Article

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