Orthographic Error Patterns of Author Names in Catalog Searches
An investigation of error patterns in author names based on data from a survey of library catalog searches. Position of spelling errors was noted and related to length of name. Probability of a name having a spelling error was found to increase with length of name. Nearly half of the spelling mistak...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Library Association
1970-06-01
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| Series: | Information Technology and Libraries |
| Online Access: | https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/5245 |