First off I am regretful about the late posts, there have been a couple family issues that were important---anywho I hope to be back on track!! -Dan
1) Although I was unable to make class (family emergency) I consulted with some classmates about what was discussed in class so now for the most part I am informed! Today in class we discussed how the library codes work and how to use them to find books. The class then searched for books that related to our topic and were sent out into the library to find them. Then, also you discussed the final and how it would be similar to the HW for November 14th.
2) "Words" can include content of the article where as "subject headings" refer to the title and headings of the article.
3) Words give more results because they are less specific for location but can often produce irrelevant results. Subject heading searches generally result in a lower number of results but they are usually more concentrated on the topic.
Thanks again! Dan O'Brien LIBY 1210 ---PS_ I will make efforts to talk to you outside of class to get some more info/input on everything I missed, thanks again!
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You seem to have gleaned the gist of the lesson. With words, you actually search a number of indexes - author, title, subject, notes, and so on.
With subject headings, you not only deal with "structured" language rather than "natural" language, you also search only the subject heading index.
I hope your family emergency is resolved. Under the circumstances, I won't deduct late points.
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