- Using classification for resource discovery.
- Comparisons of students in class: When doing
resource discovery/research:
- In grocery store:
- Who looks at the aisle headings?
- Who goes up and down every aisle?
- Who remembers where everything is? How?
- In IUCAT:
- Who uses "keyword anywhere" searching?
- Who uses "subject" searching?
- Who browses in subject headings?
- Who browses in call numbers?
- Why?
- On the internet:
- Who uses Google/Altavista/free text indeces?
- Who uses Yahoo/Open Directory/classification
portals?
- Both?
- Why?
- In general do you feel the advantages of
web-based classification schemes outweigh the
disadvantages?
- Are traditional classification systems (such as
DDC, LLC, UDC) more useful to librarians (that
is, the people doing the classifying) or the users
(the people doing the resource discovery)? Why?
When the resources are electronic instead of
print is the value different? Why?