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Do library users know what the UDC number is used for? The usage of UDC numbers in online catalogue

The goal of this research is to analyze if users know that UDC numbers can help them to get more useful information during the exploration of the library catalogue. The participants of this study are students from the University of Zadar, who are also users of Zadar University library. This research will show whether students and teachers are aware of the existence of UDC numbers. It will also show if it serves its purpose as an information retrieval tool for more precise catalogue search. This research will also focus on investigating whether users would use UDC numbers if they were more familiar with its possibilities as a tool for organizing information. The main focuses of this research are library users and their attitudes and knowledge of the usage of UDC numbers in their search for information. This paper will examine information behaviour of library users and their usage of UDC numbers when searching library catalogues. In addition, it emphasizes the fact that the knowledge of the classification of science can help students in finding information.

Universal Decimal Classification (UDC), UDC numbers, classification of science, online catalogue, subject searching, catalogue searching

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