Missing the MARC: Utilization of MARC Fields in the Search Process

Utah State University Cataloging and Metadata Services (CMS) unit analyzed MARC record discoverability within the libraries’ discovery layer, Encore, using web analytics, a web-scrapping tool, and a relational database to examine MARC records listed in users’ search results. MARC records were identi...

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Published inCataloging & classification quarterly Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 28 - 52
Main Authors Woolcott, Liz, Payant, Andrea, Skeen, Becky, Daybell, Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.01.2021
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Academic libraries
Information retrieval
MARC
Utah
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Summary:Utah State University Cataloging and Metadata Services (CMS) unit analyzed MARC record discoverability within the libraries’ discovery layer, Encore, using web analytics, a web-scrapping tool, and a relational database to examine MARC records listed in users’ search results. MARC records were identified, isolated, and coded to pinpoint where search terms appeared, determine whether they were present in full or in part, and ascertain prominent fields not present in records. Analysis of results showed that notes and summaries were important for record retrieval and that users interacted with authorized name fields more frequently than authorized subject fields.
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ISSN:0163-9374
1544-4554
DOI:10.1080/01639374.2021.1881010