Electronic pathfinders in academic libraries: an analysis of their content and form
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2001
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Dahl, Candice
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Forty-five electronic pathfinders were selected from nine Canadian university
libraries to assess their degree of conformity to suggested guidelines
in the existing literature about pathfinders. The content and the
format of the chosen pathfinders were assessed in terms of consistency
and scope. Also considered were overall readability and whether they
were effectively constructed to be used as starting points for further
research. The analysis revealed that the guidelines were not uniformly
followed, leaving some pathfinders more complex and less useful than
others. Further, it demonstrated that specific guidelines must be created
for electronic pathfinders because they pose particular problems that
are not addressed in the current literature about pathfinders in general.
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College & Research Libraries 62(3), May 2001, pp. 227-237
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College & Research Libraries 62(3), May 2001, pp. 227-237