For users of the OCLC M300 workstation and the OCLC Interlibrary Loan Subsystem, the ILL Micro Enhancer provides a way to perform some tasks in an automatic batch‐processing mode…
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For users of the OCLC M300 workstation and the OCLC Interlibrary Loan Subsystem, the ILL Micro Enhancer provides a way to perform some tasks in an automatic batch‐processing mode. The package performs reliably and accurately, and it can save libraries money in both staff time and OCLC connect time.
PaperChase is a Medline searching system designed for use by physicians and other health care professionals and students. It offers searching by subject headings, title words…
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PaperChase is a Medline searching system designed for use by physicians and other health care professionals and students. It offers searching by subject headings, title words, author, journal title, year of publication, all of which can be combined using the Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT. Unlike most Medline searching systems, PaperChase attempts to guide the user in developing a successful search strategy.
On April 2, 1987, IBM unveiled a series of long‐awaited new hardware and software products. The new computer line, dubbed the Personal Systems 30, 50, 60, and 80, seems destined…
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On April 2, 1987, IBM unveiled a series of long‐awaited new hardware and software products. The new computer line, dubbed the Personal Systems 30, 50, 60, and 80, seems destined to replace the XT and AT models that are the mainstay of the firm's current personal computer offerings. The numerous changes in hardware and software, while representing improvements on previous IBM technology, will require users purchasing additional computers to make difficult choices as to which of the two IBM architectures to adopt.
The Instantcom package has a number of desirable features for online access. It offers flexible uploading of search statements, has built‐in editing, and is reasonably‐priced…
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The Instantcom package has a number of desirable features for online access. It offers flexible uploading of search statements, has built‐in editing, and is reasonably‐priced. Downloading to disk is provided. Unfortunately the logon procedures offered by the package are clumsy and inconvenient.
The following is an annotated list of materials dealing with information literacy including instruction in the use of information resources, research, and computer skills related…
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The following is an annotated list of materials dealing with information literacy including instruction in the use of information resources, research, and computer skills related to retrieving, using, and evaluating information. This review, the eighteenth to be published in Reference Services Review, includes items in English published in 1991. A few are not annotated because the compiler could not obtain copies of them for this review.
The following is an annotated list of materials dealing with information literacy including instruction in the use of information resources, research, and computer skills related…
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The following is an annotated list of materials dealing with information literacy including instruction in the use of information resources, research, and computer skills related to retrieving, using, and evaluating information. This review, the nineteenth to be published in Reference Services Review, includes items in English published in 1992. A few are not annotated because the compiler could not obtain copies of them for this review.