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Query specification
˘Old:
originated from command line interfaces
lSuit
the system, not the user
e.g. “FIND TW Mt St. Helens AND DATE 1981”
˘Then:
translated for users on OPACs
lSubject:
lDate: 1980 – 1985 1986-1990
˘Now:
graphical means for query specification
