Retrieval features for online databases: common, unique, and expected

• Main Authors: Othman, Roslina, Halim, Nor Sahlawaty
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TK7885 Computer engineering; Z665 Library Science. Information Science
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/31442/1/Retrieval_features_for.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/31442/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14684520410543643

The aims of this study were to identify the retrieval features for online databases; difficulties faced by users; and retrieval features expected by users. A total of 25 databases were surveyed and 40 users were interviewed after the training sessions. Common retrieval features included Boolean oper...