Searching for books and images in OPAC: Effects of LCSH, TOC and subject domains

The enhanced subject representation improves the performance in retrieving relevant records via keyword searching in conjunction with subject headings (controlled vocabulary). The effectiveness of two types of subject representation‐TOC (notes) and LCSH‐ in subject search for books and images was in...

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Published inProceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors Choi, Youngok, Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid, Kules, Bill
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2007
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Summary:The enhanced subject representation improves the performance in retrieving relevant records via keyword searching in conjunction with subject headings (controlled vocabulary). The effectiveness of two types of subject representation‐TOC (notes) and LCSH‐ in subject search for books and images was investigated within an OPAC system. Our poster will report findings regarding user queries and retrieval effectiveness of keyword searching via two different modes. The findings have implications for subject access point enhancement on bibliographic records.
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ArticleID:MEET1450440397
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ISSN:0044-7870
1550-8390
1550-8390
DOI:10.1002/meet.1450440397