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OST--Online Search Tutor (Software Section).

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Armstrong, C. J.; Large, J. A. – Education for Information, 1987

Describes a microcomputer-based software package, Online Search Tutor (OST), which is designed to teach users online bibliographic searching. Modeled on software previously developed for the European Space Agency Information Retrieval Services (ESA-IRS), OST includes a database of 600 bibliographic records which will simulate actual search…

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Information Retrieval

The Use of INFO, a Database Management System, in Teaching Library and Information Studies at Manchester Polytechnic.

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Rowley, J. E.; And Others – Education for Information, 1988

Outlines the courses offered by the Department of Library and Information Studies at Manchester Polytechnic, and describes the use of a database management system to teach aspects of information science. Details of a number of specific applications are given and future developments are discussed. (CLB)

Descriptors: College Curriculum, Computer Software, Course Content, Database Management Systems