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At the OBS Local Systems Committee meeting in Indianapolis we agreed to publish in our TSLL column the List of OPAC Commonly Misspelled Words, originally compiled by Terry Ballard. This compilation is very useful to technical services librarians when cleaning up their local systems. The List started in 1991 as a by-product of a keyword inspection of the online catalog of Adelphi University. Early in the process I found that words appearing more than once in the Adelphi catalog were almost always found in other OPACs of similar or larger size. Since then I have added some words as I found them.
The February 1997 version of the List integrates material from a confirming study performed at the University of North Florida by Bob Jones. Words that only appeared once in the Adelphi list but that had multiple hits in the UNF catalog have been added to the Medium Probability section. The List is given below.
| High probability misspellings | ||
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Acquistion Adminstration Analyis Associaton Assoication Behaviorial Bibiography Britian Characterisitics Commerical Committe Communites Comtemporary Curriculm Decisons |
Developement Ecomomic Ecomonic Educaton Eduction Hisory Inroduction Intergral Internatonal Krushchev Linquistic Literatue Medival Occurence |
Ofthe Pantomine Philosphy Psychanalysis Psychanalytic Questionaire Reponses Reseach Responsiblity Seventeeth Techique Techiques Univeristy Universty Withdrawl |
| Moderate Probability Misspellings | |||
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0pera (Zero instead of O) Activites Administation Afairs Agression Alcholics Applicatons Apprasial Artic Artifical Asociation Assocation Biograhy Biograpical Buddist Challange Characterisitcs Chidlren Childern Citicism Clincial Commitee Commmittee Consitution Consitutional Contemporay Contempory Contributon Decisionns Develoment Developmemt Develpment Devlopment Dictonary |
Disabilites Dissertion Divison Educaion Educatiion Eductation Eigth Eigthteenth Encyclopdia Environnmental Estabishment Evaulation Facilites Facsimilies Febrary Foreward Frontierthe Governement Historial Histoy Hospital Iindustrial Indentification Infomation Institue Instructiion Instututions Intergovenmental Internatinal Internatonal Langauge Lanugage Libray Logitudinal Massachusset |
Matematical Mexica Musuem Nationl Nietzche Ochestra Opportunites Orgaization Organiation Organizatin Orgin Orhcestra Perpective Persepectives Philadephia Phildelphia Philosopy Physcial Plannning Politcal Politican Pratice Presidental Prespective Problms Pscyhology Psychoanlytic Psychosical Psycological Publiations Pyschological Quadriplegia Quide Realtions Relatoinhip |
Rememberance Rennaissance Reorganisation Reportof Residental Revolutinary Rrelations Scienes Selction Selectd Severly Sevice Sevices Spainish Stablization Statisitics Stuggle Sufficent Supression Techinques Televison Temperment Tendancies Thehistory Tommorrow Toyko Transporation Troubador United Sttes Unsre Unsrer Virture Workship |
| Misspellings found once | |||
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Absorsption Acitivities Acolesence Activiies Adapatation Administator Adolescednts Adolesecent Affaris Afterthougths Aggregatge Agressive Agriculure Alittle Analaysis Anniversay Anomolies Anotated Aplications Apocryphyl Appenddix Applcations Appomatox Aquisitions Arangements Archaelogy Architectvral Arithmethic Ariticle Arthvr Asessment Assesing Assesssment Assigments Associatiion Asssociation Authoritatianism Bacalaureate Bacgrounds Barcellona Battls Begining Beginnigns Beleive Berkely Betweeen Betweenthe Bewtwen Bibiographical Bibligraphy Bibliogaphy Bibliogrphy Bilbliographers Bookshoop Briegroom Bristish Broooklyn Buccanner Buckleky Busines Caffein Calmity Cambrige Captalist Captial Carniverous Casuality Casuatly Caswork Cedited Ceedings Challege Charaters Charcters Charitalbe Chauncer Chemitry Cherkoee Choregraphy Choronology Chruch Cimmission Cinicinnati Circulatroy Circumcison Cirticism Citizans Civilzation Cmmittee Cngress Coexistance Colections Collecing Collectiolns Collecton Colonalism Comapany Comission Comissioners Commedy Commentray Commentry Commericial Commetary Commionof Committment Committtee Commmentary Commom Commonwealt Communit Comonwealth Comparision Comparsion Compartive Competancy Complplex Comprhensive Comprizing Conclustions Conection Confernce Confict Congess Consistancy Conspircy Constitutents Constructon Constuction Consuption Containg Contaning Contemperary Contermporary Contibutions Contraints Coodination Coodinator Coomponents Coopertives Corportation Correcton Correespondence Correspondcence Coummunity Coumpounds Crafstman Creativiy Cricticism Critisicm Critisim Cruasde Crusdade Cultral Decription Defenedants Definitaion Deivision Democfratic Depresion Depresive Desinged Developent Developmant Developmentt Developmet Deveopmental Devision Dication Dictatrship Didt Differental Differentil Differntiati Difficalties Dimensonal Disabilties Disabilty Disarmamamen Discources Discoures Disodrders Dispair Disssenting Distruption Doctine Dontt Dramtic Ductch Dvision Ealiest Earniings Ecchoing |
Ecnomy Ecomomy Econimies Econonics Edcation Editd Editied Edtion Eduation Educaiton Educationin Educatonal Educcational Eithteenth Eldery Electonic Electrificaion Elememtary Employmenmt Engish Englsnd Enhacing Enrolment Enterpise Enviromental Environoment Essalyists Essaysn Estalished Ethnicty Etichings Evalution Evelopment Evoloution Evoluation Evoultion Examinaion Execptional Exepeditionary Exercse Exerpt Exersise Existenial Expidition Explanantions Facsmilie Farciacal Febraury Fessional Fialure Fictio Finacial Finanial Fitagerald Forgetten Formatiion Founation Foundaions Freindship Fuctions Futher Galatic Galllery Gansters Gazettter Geneological Genisis Gentelemen Geograpical Geograpphical Governemnts Hamelet Happines Hekd Helath Herafter Hertofore Hierachy Histoical Historyof Hositals Hospitalizti Hostra Houshold Huamnistic Humanitis Humanitites Humaniuties Hunagarian Illlustrations Illutrated Imageine Imapacts Imlications Immdeiate Impatients Imtimations Inclding Incoporated Incorportate Incorported Inductrial Indusrial Industralize Infomantion Insantity Insiitute Insitution Insolvenvy Institiute Instituions Instructation Integenerational Integraton Intellecutals Intensional Intented Intepreters Intepretive Interdiciplinary Intergration Interntional Intersting Intitlued Intrductory Introdctions Introdiction Introducion Introductian Introductin Introducton Introdution Introudction Investgation Invetigation Involment Involuntry Itailan Jamaca Janaury Johm Jonathn Jourey Journalisn Kindgom Kipligs Knowldge L iberty Laboratoy Lagislation Lanscape Leadereship Learnig Ledgends Leukaemia Lgislative Liguidations Limittations Linclon Litle Llinois Lterature Magnificient Maintainance Managaing Managerl Mangement Manufactering Marquerite Massachusets Massahusetts Massaschuset Masschusetts Masterpeices Matamorphosis Mataphysics Matematics Matereial Maxican Meabolism Mearsure Measurment Measurments Mechanicl Meddicare Medern Medicime Meditteranean Mehtodology Memeory Mentaly Mentary Methematics |
Microcompter Microficlm Midcentruy Militatism Militay Militry Millionare Minatures Miscellanous Misissippi Modernplays Monitering Monogrphs Monolgues Mounuments Multidiciplinary Multiehnic Mumicipally Musicans Musuem Naional Napolean's Narraive Natioanl Natualist Negotaton Neighborhod Neuromoter Newpapers Newsaper Newspaprs Newyork Nicaragea Nietszche Nightimgale Ninteenth Noncomformism Nonverbial Notrogen Noviolence Nucleases Nurseing Nursesexperiencces Nusing Nutritution Obervations Obsrvations Oceanograpic Ocupations Offcial Ofsocial Opinoins Oportunity Opra Oprations Orcherstra Orchesrtra Orchestrs Organization Orgainzations Organiztion Orginal Orienation Ornmental Oscillosope Oveture Oxgen Paient Palestian Pamplhets Papapsychology Paraellels Paticles Pattterns Paychology Peices Peroid Peronnel Persecptives Persistance Persistant Persnnel Perspecitves Perspetive Perticipation Pesented Pesidents Pesonnel Phenomenolgy Philadlephia Phillipines Phillippine Philosohy Philosphical Phlosphical Phsiological Phsychoanalytic Phychiatric Phycical Physial Physicla Physicsthe Physiologocial Physiolopy Physis Pinciples Pineaple Pitfal Piture Planninsg Poineers Policical Politcs Populaton Pornograhy Possiblility Possiblities Possiblity Possiibilities Postoperaive Povery Pratical Preceedings Precribed Prejucice Premisef Prepram Presistence Pressent Principls Princlples Priorites Prision Prjects Proceedures Processess Processs Proclomations Prodedures Prodeedings Professons Progess Prononced Properites Protions Provention Pschological Pschology Pschopathology Pshysiological Psychoanalyis Psychoananalysis Psychoanlysis Psychololgical Psychonanalysis Psychosmatic Psychosoomatic Psyciatrists Publictions Pyscho Pyschoanalysis Pyschoanalytic Qualtitative Qubec Questinable Quik Quixtoe Qunitet Qutestionnaire Qveens Rabbincal Rabi Ralationship Ralway Raphsody Re-examing Reacter Readiotherapy Rechearch Recomendations Recommened Recon struction Reconnaisance Reconstuction Reearch Refernce Regligion Reglion Rehabiblitation Rehabilitaion Rehabilitaiton Reimbursemnt Relationshop |
Relationsip Relatioship Relatons Religon Remembersing Reminisences Reminscence Renaisance Renassiance Reort Repetiotion Reponsibility Reporduction Repsonsibility Reresentatives Resdents Researh Reserach Resouces Resoures Resplendant Responsibiblity Ressurrection Restricition Resurection Revalations Revoluionary Revolutionry Revoolutioanry Rexamined Romanatic Rovolution Satisify Savlation Scences Schkool Scholarshi p Scholarshp Scuplture Seccession Selcted Seleted Selfare Sence Septermber Settlment Seventites Severl Sexulaity Sicence Signifacant Similiar Simlultaneity Simulaneus Sixtenth Sketchof Slected Sociery Socilization Sociolgist Socioligy Sociolopgy Socioloyg Socity Soical Someunsuccessful Sothwestern Spectrosocopy Specualtive Spetacle Spetember Spiritaul Sponosored Sprituals Statemets Statesmam Statesof Statisticcal Stepdaugher Stepfamiles Stlyes Strenghetening Strenghten Strenghts Strenthening Ststion Ststistics Stucents Stucture Studss Sturggle Stystems Succes Succesfully Successul Sucess Sucessive Sucessors Sudents Suggestins Sulllivan Suplement Suplemental Supplmentary Surban Surical Surprisng Surprizing Survery Susppose Suvive Swirlbul Symhony Sympsoium Syndrom e Synposium Sypplement Systms Talian Tatics Teacing Techers Techers Technolocy Tempermental Tennesse Tennesses Tennesses The80's Themoney Thesarus Throghout Throughly Throught Throughtout Tjhe Togeather Toghether Topolgy Towrds Toyw Tranlation Tranmission Transistion Transiton Transparancies Transribed Treatiese Trimophe Trnsference Twelth Twonship Uncertainity Underdstanding Undergradute Unempolyment Unilversity Universety Universtity Univesity Univesity Unpulbished Untilization Unveilng Unversities Valentines's Varities Veiw Vicotrian Vildeo Virtuso Wariors Wasington Whoesover Wiht Willaim Willam Wont't Worcs Worldy Worthwile Wriers Wutherign Yojur Yorksire Yoyages |
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