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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Main Authors: Renata Tagliacozzo, Manfred Kochen, Lawrence Rosenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Library Association 1970-06-01
Series:Information Technology and Libraries
Online Access:https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/5245