In search of query patterns : a case study of a university OPAC

• Main Authors: Lau, Eng Pwey, Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Library and information science::Libraries::Information retrieval and analysis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91701; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6186
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A transaction log analysis of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) OPAC was conducted to identify query and search failure patterns with the goal of identifying areas of improvement for the system. One semester’s worth of OPAC transaction logs were obtained and from these, 641 991 queries were...