in online catalogs, searching based on subject keywords, comprise a significant percentage of searches. various studies, especially those of us origin, have stated it to be more than 50 percent. due to the importance of subject searching in online cataloging systems for users, much efforts is being exerted on the part of researchers and designers of such cataloging systems to increase its perfo...

NOTE FROM THE ISSUE EDITOR: At the time of this issue’s printing, this report is the best official documentation of the American Library Association’s effort to update and enhance the Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (DCRM) .Further progress on this important project can be found on the American Library Association’s Rare Book and Manuscripts Section Web site. To: RBMS Executive Committ...

The effects of testing on students learning a foreign language have been the subject substantial investigation in related literature. In practice, majority teachers evaluate their through scheduled tests that they hold following semester's initial syllabuses. This qualitative study investigated importance washback effect (negative and positive) examinations Saudi EFL undergraduates at Majmaah U...

A substantial body of research has revealed that EFL students conceive of a monolingual dictionary primarily as a repository of definitions to the almost utter neglect of the other entry components. Since existing lexicographical Sudanese literature has uncovered an even more subsidiary role for monolingual dictionaries, further investigations were needed to verify whether knowledge and skills ...