Thesis (M.Tech.: Library and Information Studies)-Durban Institute of Technology, 2004. viii, 71 leaves / The aim of the study was to investigate management and maintenance procedures that were used by other sites and how these could be used as a basis for formulating management and maintenance procedures for the SALO subject directory.

Thesis (M.Tech.: Library and Information Studies)-Durban Institute of Technology, 2004. viii, 71 leaves / The aim of the study was to investigate management and maintenance procedures that were used by other sites and how these could be used as a basis for formulating management and maintenance procedures for the SALO subject directory.

Thesis (MPhil)--University of Stennbosch, 2001.Thesis / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Internet connects millions of computers and people from all over the world with each other. A few clicks with a mouse are usually enough to gain access to the computers of almost any university in the world. But it is not only professors and researchers with years of experience who publish on the Internet. Anyone can publish anything for any reason without any editing or verification of the content. The Web is a valuable source of the information needed by science journalists to confirm facts of stories or to gain background information on a subject - if they know that the information is reliable. This web site identifies and discusses criteria to help establish the credibility of a web site. The Internet consists of far more than just the World Wide Web. The World Wide Web is, however, the most talked-about and bestknown part of the Internet, and the criteria discussed on this web site are applicable to the World Wide Web alone. With a little common sense and the necessary adaptations they can, however, be used to determine the credibility of information found on other parts of the Internet. Science journalists, students using the Web for research, and any other Web surfer will benefit from reading this document. Anybody can publish on the Web. Is there a set of rules that can be applied to a web site to measure its credibility? What are these rules? o FjrsUI1~ssion1i Is the layout professional? Is the site user friendly? Is the style appropriate for the type of information? Is the document free of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors? Does it take too long to load? o The_Contel1!Are there flaws in the logic used? Is the writer biased? Is there any verification for this information? Is the information accurate and complete? o A~ When was the web page published? Are there many broken links? o Sourc(?.<,)f theJnt'oxmation Who is the author? Who is the publisher? What do others have to say about this web site? o P1!!]2_O~e/Targ~_lAudiel1W~~ho is the target audience? What does the user want from the web site? What is the purpose of the web site? Who gains what? A summary of the criteria in tabular form is available here. The criteria discussed on this web site are only guidelines. Some criteria are more important than others. The situation will determine the relevance of each of the criteria. The origin of the information, the purpose thereof and the logic used are usually the most important criteria. The most important rule, however, is the use of common sense. Examine more than one source and compare them with one another. An intelligent decision regarding the credibility of the information can only be made when all (or most) sides ofa matter have been examined. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Internet verbind miljoene rekenaars en mense regoor die aarde met mekaar. Net 'n paar klieke van 'n muis kan toegang verskaftot die rekenaars van amper enige universiteit in die wêreld. Dit is egter nie net professors en navorsers met jare se ervaring in hul veld wat hul bevindinge op die Wêreldwye Web publiseer nie. Enige-iemand kan enige-iets om enige rede publiseer sonder dat dit deur enige-iemand gelees of goedgekeur hoef te word. Die Web is 'n waardevolle bron van die tipe inligting wat wetenskap-joernaliste nodig het om die feite van hul stories te bevestig, of om agtergrondinligting oor 'n onderwerp in te samel - mits hulle seker is dat die inligting vertrou kan word. Hierdie webwerf identifiseer en bespreek verskillende kriteria wat kan help om die gehalte van die inhoud van 'n webwerfte bepaal. Die Wêreldwye Web is die bekendste deel van die Internet. Die riglyne is van toepassing op die Web alleen, maar kan met aanpassings ook op die ander dele van die Web gebruik word. Wetenskapjoernaliste, studente wat die Web gebruik vir navorsing, en enige webgebruiker sal baat vind by hierdie webwerf. Te veel mense kan publiseer. Is daar 'n stel reëls waarvolgens 'n webwerf gemeet kan word wat sal verseker dat die inhoud akkuraat en betroubaar is? Wat is daardie reëls? By die ondersoek na die gehalte van die inhoud van 'n webwerf, kan die volgende in gedagte gehou word: o Eerst_ell1ilnlkke Is die uitleg professioneel? Is die werf gebruikersvriendelik? Pas die skryfstyl by die tipe inligting? Is die dokument vol spel- en taalfoute? Laai die dokument vinnig af? o (_J~loof\yaarciigl1Yidyangi_eJnhQlIC!Is die logika wat gebruik word, logies? Is die skrywer objektief? Is daar enige ondersteuning vir hierdie inligting? Is die inligting akkuraat en volledig? o Ouci~Jd9n}Wanneer is die webbladsy gepubliseer? Is dit vol gebreekte skakels? o Qie o_QGiPJ:Qllg_Ygji1e1i1llligting Wie is die skrywer? Wie is die uitgewer of instansie? Wat het ander oor die webwerf te sê? o Q()elL(_J~h()()I Wie is die teikengehoor? Wat is die gebruiker se doel daarmee? Wat is die webwerf se doel? Waar lê die geld? 'n Opsomming van die kriteria in tabelvorm is hLer beskikbaar Die kriteria wat op hierdie webwerf bespreek word, is slegs riglyne. Sommige kriteria is belangriker as ander. Waardie inligting vandaan kom, wie verantwoordelik is daarvoor en wat die doel is daarmee is dalk die belangrikste vrae. Die belangrikheid van die ouderdom van die inligting hang van die tipe inligting wat ondersoek word, af. Die belangrikste reël by die beoordeling van 'n webwerf blyegter gesonde verstand. Meer as een bron moet ondersoek en met mekaar vergelyk word. Eers as alle (of genoeg) kante van 'n saak ondersoek word, kan 'n ingeligte besluit oor die akkuraatheid van inligting geneem word.

This thesis has been motivated by past research, problems and realizations that online library catalog users frequently perform subject searches – using keywords, subject headings and descriptors – and these searches have yielded unsatisfactory results. Web-based catalogs or WebPACs (Web-based Online Public Access Catalogs), belonging to the so-called third generation of online catalogs and providing a wide variety of search options, remain largely underutilized despite the continuous advancement of information retrieval systems. Users still encounter a number of problems, such as those related to translating their concepts to the language of the catalog’s system and cross-references prepared to this purpose. Subject access in online library catalogs can be provided through different access points. To that purpose natural and controlled indexing and retrieval languages are used, and each among them has its advantages and downsides. Natural language indexing is performed by the computer, in which process words from defined fields are automatically extracted. Controlled indexing languages are those in which selection of terms to be assigned to documents is manually performed. These are, for example, classification systems, subject heading languages and thesauri. During the 1970s, a consensus was reached that the best retrieval results are gained when using both types of indexing languages simultaneously. Apart from indexing languages, it is necessary to take into account user search behavior; and while designing user interface one has to allow for the users’ skills and knowledge - ensuring instruction, help and feedback information at every step of the retrieval process. The aim of the research was to determine the variety and quality of subject access to information in WebPACs of British university libraries, including searching by words or classification marks, natural and controlled languages, browsing options, and forming simple and complex queries in order to conclude about existing advancements, offered models and employed methods and compare them to WebPACs of Croatian university libraries.

Entertainics is a web-based software application used to gather information about DVD players from several web-sites on the internet. The purpose of this software is to help users search for DVD players in a faster and easier way, by avoiding the navigation on every web-site that contains this product.

Subject of information entity is one of the fundamental concepts in the field of information science. Subject of any document represents its intellectual potential -- 'aboutness' of the document. Traditionally, subject (along with title and author) is the one of three major ways to access information, so subject metadata plays a central role in this process and the role is constantly growing. Previous research concluded that the larger bibliographic database is, the richer subject vocabularies and classification schemes are needed to support information discovery. Further, a high proportion of information objects are unretrievable without subject headings in metadata records. This exploratory study provides the analysis of the subject metadata in MARC 21 bibliographic records created in 2020; and develops understanding of the level and patterns of 'aboutness' representation in the MARC 21 bibliographic records. Study also examines how these records apply the recent RDA and MARC21 guidelines and features intended to support functionality in a Linked Data environment. Methods of Social Network Analysis were applied along with content analysis, to answer research questions of this study. Suggestions for future research, implications for education, and practical recommendations for library metadata creation and management are discussed.

Thesis (M.A. (Information Studies)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022 / Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) plays a critical role in assisting library patrons to effectively and efficiently locate information resources from the academic library. This study examined awareness and usage of the existing OPAC functionalities and capabilities among undergraduate students at the University of Venda (UNIVEN). The research methodology for the study was guided by the adoption of quantitative research approach and descriptive survey design. The data collection tool used was a google forms questionnaire, through which the link was distributed to all undergraduate students at UNIVEN via e-mail. Systematic random sampling method was used to arrive at a sampling frame of five hundred and sixty-three (563) participants represented in all eight (8) schools that comprise UNIVEN academic structure. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of undergraduate students rated their level of awareness as average. Their major source of awareness of OPAC is library training. Most of respondents were not aware and familiar with OPAC functionalities such as Boolean operators, truncation marks and advanced search. The study further revealed positive attitudes and promising perceptions towards OPAC. In terms of usage, the findings show that most of the respondents occasionally use OPAC, and the majority use a title search entry to conduct their search on OPAC and they prefer to use a simple search option. Furthermore, most of participants showed that their purpose of OPAC usage is to locate books in the library. The major challenge encountered by respondents in using OPAC was slow internet connectivity and their lack of skills in searching information from OPAC. Based on these findings, this study recommends that librarians ought to promote the importance of using all OPAC functionalities to improve awareness and optimal usage of the OPAC functionalities as an information retrieval tool. There is a need for intensified training on advanced search options, such as Boolean operators, Truncation marks and advanced search, through one-on-one instruction and Lib-guides.

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