The paper examines the user's requirements from an online host, from the point of view of the inexperienced or non‐user and the experienced information specialist. The historical…
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The paper examines the user's requirements from an online host, from the point of view of the inexperienced or non‐user and the experienced information specialist. The historical reactions of users who came early to online are recounted with the manner in which information on online was passed on to new users at that time. The article goes on to examine the needs of non‐users who are not information specialists and inexperienced users with some retrieval knowledge, before examining the experienced information specialist's expectations from an online host today.
Ex‐Indian Head man for Software Group. Ronald P. Quake has been appointed President of The Software Group Inc. Mr Quake was formerly President of Indian Head Inc.'s Information…
General Breaking the language barrier. Language and time are probably the two biggest headaches for a company that trades information across national borders. In search of a pain…
Abstract
General Breaking the language barrier. Language and time are probably the two biggest headaches for a company that trades information across national borders. In search of a pain reliever, the California‐based information broker Dynamic Information, followed one of the first principles of practical problem solving: it recognised what it had — a partner in Japan — and used it.