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Tiêu đề

It's what's inside that counts: Adding contents notes to bibliographic records and its impact on circulation

Tác giả

Dinkins D.; Kirkland L.N.

Năm xuất bản

2006

Source title

College and Undergraduate Libraries

Số trích dẫn

DOI

10.1300/J106v13n01_07

Liên kết

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33746629486&doi=10.1300%2fJ106v13n01_07&partnerID=40&md5=8e84e6069ff2b06027b818ce54ee50b4

Tóm tắt

Adding contents notes to a bibliographic record enhances the accessibility of the record beyond the usual title, author, and subject headings. Does increased accessibility necessarily mean increased circulation? This article summarizes the results of a 22-month study at Stetson University in Florida, a small liberal arts university. The study tracked circulation statistics for over 2,500 titles enhanced by the addition of contents notes in their catalog records. Contents notes were added locally through the OCLC Bibliographic Notification Service and were added manually upon a librarian's recommendation. The results include the number of titles which saw increased circulation, and the amount of staff time taken and costs incurred to add contents notes. © 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Từ khóa

Bibliographic record; Cataloging; Circulation; Contents notes; Table of contents

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