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Manual Indexes versus Computer-Aided Indexes: Comparing the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature to InfoTrac II.
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Reese, Carol – RQ, 1988
The relative effectiveness of the CD-ROM information retrieval system, InfoTrac II, and the manual "Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature," was studied. Seventeen community college students were divided into two groups which researched the same questions either on CD-ROM or in the printed index. Results showed the "Readers'…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Indexes, Information Retrieval
Use of ERIC Materials by Certified School Personnel in Three Educational Service Regions in West Central Illinois.
MacVean, Donald S. – 1987
Designed to determine to what extent the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) products and services are utilized by certified school personnel, this study found that, on the average, 25.1% of the teachers, librarians, counselors, and administrators in three educational service regions in west central Illinois have used Resources in…
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Practices, Indexes, Information Seeking
Measuring Changes in Salaries and Wages in Public Schools: 1985 Edition. ERS School Management Reference Series.
Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA. – 1985
This report provides data to evaluate salary and wage trends in education. The statistical measure used to gauge and compare changes in salaries and wages paid by school systems is the Composite Indicator of Changes (CIC). This measure is designed to reflect changes in much the same way as the Dow Jones Average or the Standard and Poor's Index.…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrators, Clerical Workers, Comparative Analysis