Comparative analysis of OPAC help systems: types and trends

Authors

  • Purificación Moscoso El profesional de la información
  • Francisco Garcí­a-Ortiz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2007.jul.03

Keywords:

OPAC, Online public access catalog, Online help, Evaluation, Academic libraries, Public libraries, United States of America, Spain

Abstract

Various types of OPAC help provided by academic and public libraries in Spain and the United States are examined. The results of this investigation are reported, by geographic distribution, library type, and catalog software. The study identifies the most relevant trends in relation to online help systems.

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Published

2016-08-03

How to Cite

Moscoso, P., & Garcí­a-Ortiz, F. (2016). Comparative analysis of OPAC help systems: types and trends. Profesional De La información, 16(4), 295–306. https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2007.jul.03