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Tenopir, Carol; Hover, Katie – Online, 1993
Examines how online versions of databases vary on different systems. Differences are grouped into three categories: obvious differences, including easily available information such as updating, dates covered, and price; database choice, including subfile structure, field structure, and content; and system choice, including support and system…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Full Text Databases, Graphs, Information Retrieval
Tenopir, Carol; Berglund, Sharon – Database, 1993
Examines the similarities, differences, and full-text features of the three most-used online systems for full-text searching in general libraries: DIALOG, Data-Star, and NEXIS. Overlapping databases, unique sources, search features, proximity operators, set building, language enhancement and word equivalencies, and display features are discussed.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Full Text Databases, Graphs, Online Searching
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1995
Defines the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) full text, and reviews its past, present, and future uses in libraries. Discusses advantages, disadvantages, and uses of searchable and nonsearchable full-text databases. Also comments on full-text CD-ROM products and on technological advancements made by library vendors. (JMV)
Descriptors: Computer Software Reviews, Full Text Databases, Futures (of Society), Online Searching

Tenopir, Carol; Shu, Man Evena – Online Review, 1989
Describes research that identified possible uses for general interest magazine articles online in full text. It is concluded that, as no one search strategy works best for all uses, databases and online systems should offer a full range of proximity operators, display features that facilitate browsing, value added fields, and diverse cost options.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Display Systems, Full Text Databases, Online Searching

Nahl, Diane; Tenopir, Carol – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1996
Describes a study that examined novice online searchers in an academic library as they used a full-text magazine article database on DIALOG. Purposes and motivations for using the database are discussed; affective, cognitive, and sensorimotor search behaviors are examined; and satisfaction with the results are considered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Processes, Full Text Databases

Tenopir, Carol; And Others – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Describes analyses of 3 searches conducted in an academic library by 11 novice users of full-text databases. The study examined affective search behavior, search strategies, and searcher assessments of retrieved material. Results of interviews, transaction log analysis, and audiotape recordings of search sessions are discussed, and further…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Audiotape Recordings, College Libraries, Full Text Databases
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1993
Discussion of electronic information access in libraries focuses on five areas that impact quality and cost: (1) hardware, including networking, graphics, and full-text capabilities; (2) software; (3) access and utilization, including Internet and instruction and training; (4) licensing, including suggestions for publishers as well as librarians;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Software