Preference vs. Authority: A Comparison of Student Searching in a Subject-Specific Indexing and Abstracting Database and a Customized Discovery Layer

Autor/inn/en	Dahlen, Sarah P. C.; Hanson, Kathlene
Titel	Preference vs. Authority: A Comparison of Student Searching in a Subject-Specific Indexing and Abstracting Database and a Customized Discovery Layer
Quelle	In: College & Research Libraries, 78 (2017) 7, S.878-897 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0870
Schlagwörter	Preferences; Bibliographies; Indexes; Database Management Systems; Online Searching; Database Design; Search Strategies; Research Tools; Information Sources; User Satisfaction (Information); User Needs (Information); Student Satisfaction; Electronic Libraries; Interrater Reliability; Usability; Taxonomy; Library Instruction; Grade Point Average; Accuracy; College Libraries; College Students; Information Retrieval + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Indexdatei; Datenbanksystem; Online-Recherche; Suchstrategie; Forschungsmittel; Information source; Informationsquelle; Benutzerfreundlichkeit; Benutzerbedürfnis; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; Interrater-Reliabilität; Taxonomie; Bibliotheksverzeichnis; College; Library; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Bibliothek; Universitätsbibliothek; Collegestudent
Abstract	Discovery layers provide a simplified interface for searching library resources. Libraries with limited finances make decisions about retaining indexing and abstracting databases when similar information is available in discovery layers. These decisions should be informed by student success at finding quality information as well as satisfaction with search interfaces. Students executed searches in two discovery layer configurations and an indexing and abstracting database. While students reported a preference for discovery layers, the articles selected from the indexing and abstracting database were more authoritative. These results illuminate the relative strengths of these tools, informing decisions about resource allocation and discovery configuration. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01