Classification of library resources by subject on the library website: is there an optimal number of subject labels?
The number of labels used to organize resources by subject varies greatly among library websites. Some librarians choose very short lists of labels while other choose much longer lists. We conducted a study with 120 students and staff to try to answer the following question: What is the effect of th...
| Publicado en: | Information Technology & Libraries Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 16 - 21 |
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| Formato: | equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Library Association
Mar2009
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