This is definitely an issue with our patrons too. I usually recommend that
they do a two step search. I tell them to start with a keyword search
(which they're going to do anyway),pick out a couple of records that look
good and then check what subject headings have been assigned to them. I
I would say it depends on what you want. Key word searching makes it
possible to cast a large net, and to get lots of hits. Unfortunately, if
you are looking for something quite specific, most of those hits will be
false drops, and you will end up perhaps not finding the tree for the
forest.
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