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Слободно обликована предметна одредница и потребе корисника
Uncontrolled subject terms and user needs

Author(s): Biljana Ristović, Gordana Bacotić
Subject(s): Library and Information Science, Cataloguing, Information Architecture
Published by: Библиотекарско друштво Србије
Keywords: subject cataloguing; uncontrolled subject heading; controlled subject heading;.eld 610; access point; COBISS

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with the bene.ts of using an uncontrolled subject heading in the bibliographic cataloguing in COBISS system. Although the system provide use of an uncontrolled subject heading in .eld 610, COBISS.net research has found that this option in COBIB.SR is used relatively rarely compare to COBIB.SL. In practice, it turned out that the concept of the subject headings is complicated and incomprehensible to users, and consequently the search doesn’t give satisfactory results. .e assumption is that the usage of uncontrolled subject headings in combination with controlled subject headings would adjusted the search to the capabilities and needs of all users.

  • Issue Year: LX/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 67-79
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Serbian