Sandra H. Rouse and Laurence W. Lannom
With the growth in multiple on‐line search systems providing access to bibliographic data bases, exclusive availability of data bases is quickly disappearing. The searcher equally…
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With the growth in multiple on‐line search systems providing access to bibliographic data bases, exclusive availability of data bases is quickly disappearing. The searcher equally familiar with more than one system providing access to the same data base needs to apply some objective criteria in choosing a particular search system. Comparing three major search systems, we emphasize system differences in file structure, data fields and search features, and discuss how these differences influence search strategy and results. Results obtained from the CACondensates, ERIC, INFORM and NTIS data bases serve as examples for discussing the differences among the three search systems. Differences in postings among the systems are most often explained in terms of expected differences due to file structures, data fields and search features. Some unexpected differences between the systems are described and are assumed to be attributable to problems encountered during the preprocessing of the tape.
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Arthur Antony, Robert Sivers, Virginia Weiser and Alfred Hodina
Principles of online bibliographic information retrieval, and some practical work with major search systems, was offered as a component of a course dealing with information…
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Principles of online bibliographic information retrieval, and some practical work with major search systems, was offered as a component of a course dealing with information resources for university students in science and engineering at the University of California. As part of this program each student performed a search on a topic of his own choice and presented an oral report to the class on that search. Student reactions and attitudes are discussed, and some of the problems which emerged are described. The relevance to student needs of the online component of the course is also presented.
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Martha E. Williams, Ellen Sutton and Brett Sutton
This is the second in a continuing series of articles summarizing and commenting on new database products and the first one covering the topics of social sciences, humanities…
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This is the second in a continuing series of articles summarizing and commenting on new database products and the first one covering the topics of social sciences, humanities, general, multidisciplinary and news. Companion articles covering science, technology and medicine (which appeared in the previous issue of Online & CDROM Review) and covering business and law (to appear in the next issue) complement this article. The articles are based on the newly‐appearing database products in the Gale Directory of Databases (GDD). This was created by merging Computer‐Readable Databases: A Directory and Data Sourcebook (CRD) together with the Directory of Online Databases (DOD) and the Directory of Portable Databases (DPD). The first of GDD was published in January 1993.
Martha E. Williams and Linda C. Smith
This is the first in a continuing series of articles summarizing and commenting on new database products in science, technology — and medicine (STM). Companion articles covering…
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This is the first in a continuing series of articles summarizing and commenting on new database products in science, technology — and medicine (STM). Companion articles covering (1) business and law and (2) social sciences, humanities, general, multidisciplinary and news will appear in the next two issues of Online & CDROM Review. The articles will be based on the newly appearing database products in the Gale Directory of Databases (GDD). This was created by merging Computer‐Readable Databases: A Directory and Data Sourcebook (CRD) together with the Directory of Online Databases (DOD) and the Directoiy of Portable Databases (DPD).