Keyword Searching of Bibliographic Systems


Issue raised by: Fay Turner


Synopsis:
Keyword searching of bibliographic systems is useful when neither the exact author, title or subject of an item is known, or when the objective of the search is to identify a broad range of documents to which the keywords apply. Characteristics of keyword searching include: Many bibliographic systems support some or all of these features.

What combination of bib-1 attributes should be used to specify a keyword search?


Response:
For bibliographic system searching, queries where all operands are constructed as follows are to be interpreted as keyword searches:

Status: Approved 3/99
Library of Congress