Friday, August 3, 2007

August 3, 2007 - Newpaper for Newspaper

Newpaper for Newspaper is a high probability typo. Check for word ending variations, such as "newpapers," "newpaperman," etc.

Of the 42 typos (40 hits) found in OhioLINK:
16 = "newpaper" --
25 = "newpapers" --
1 = "newpaperman." --

Of the total typos:
11 = title field --
9 = subject heading --
3 = series --
15 = contents or summary notes --
4 = publisher's name in 260 field.

Figuring as percentage showed that 54% of the typos were in the title, subject, and series fields:
26% = title field --
21% = subject heading --
7% = series --
35% = notes --
9% = publisher's name in 260 field.

Wendee Eyler

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