Title-Only Entries Retrieved by Use of Truncated Search Keys
An experiment testing utility of truncated search keys as inquiry terms in an on-line system was performed on a file of 16,792 title-only bibliographic entries. Use of a 3,3 key yields eight or fewer entries 99.0% of the time.
Main Author: | Frederick G. Kilgour |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Library Association
1971-12-01
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Series: | Information Technology and Libraries |
Online Access: | https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/5596 |
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