Improving Database Discovery and Understandability by Identifying and Reducing A--Z List Jargon.
Countless research questions arise when investigating connections between library resource discovery and student success. Existing literature explores best practices of database description language and style, the usability of database A--Z lists, and library resource jargon. Academic libraries cont...
| Publicado en: | Information Technology & Libraries Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 1 - 30 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Library Association
Jun2026
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