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 then recommend that they do a new search under those subject headings. Since LC subjects are not very intuitive, I think this approach points them to the best terms pretty quickly.
But it also depends on what they're looking for. If they're doing a major research paper, they should find all (or at least a lot of the resources available). If the assignment is to find any book or article, then finding one or 2 things in a keyword search might be fine. Sheryl Sheryl F. Stahl Senior Assistant Librarian Frances-Henry Library Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion 3077 University Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90007-3796 (213) 749-3424 ext. 4227 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.huc.edu/libraries/losangeles ========================================================================== HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
