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Geological/Geographical Name Subject Access

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Published in:Information Technology and Libraries vol. 8, no. 4 (Dec 1989), p. 408
Main Author: Binder, Joan E
Other Authors: Gustafson, Nancy M, Merritt, Meredith
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American Library Association
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Library of Congress Online Computer Library Center > OCLC Association of Research Libraries
United States > US
Washington DC
Names
Software reviews
Technical services
Library and information science
Library of Congress Classification
Subject heading schemes
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Library catalogs
Students
Geology
AACR2
Academic libraries
Studies
Classification
Indexing
Cataloging
Online Catalogs
Design
Librarians
Library resources
Information technology
Graduate students
College students
Colloquial language
Databases
Library collections
Library cataloging
Response rates
College faculty
Access
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Abstract:Catalogers, geo-science faculty members, and graduate students from several Rocky Mountain Region institutions were surveyed. The catalogers were asked about their provision of subject access through geologic or geographic names, while faculty and students were consulted about their use of such access points. Strategies for providing optimal access are explored, balancing the needs of users for vernacular or variant forms of names and the sometimes conflicting needs of the cataloging community for adherence to protocols governing the construction and tagging of "correct" forms.
ISSN:0730-9295
0022-2240
Source:ABI/INFORM Global