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SNOBOL4: "Right-Brained Programming" (for Librarians, even!).

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Perez, Ernest – Library Software Review, 1991

Describes the development of the SNOBOL4 programing language and discusses its use in libraries for text processing applications. Other languages that are oriented toward text processing are discussed, including SPITBOL and ICON; programing skills necessary to use SNOBOL4 are discussed; and a vendor for SNOBOL4 products is recommended. (15…

Descriptors: Library Automation, Programing, Programing Languages, Word Processing

Software for Information Storage and Retrieval Tested, Evaluated and Compared: Part VI--Various Additional Programs.

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Sieverts, Eric G.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1993

Reports on tests evaluating nine microcomputer software packages designed for information storage and retrieval: BRS-Search, dtSearch, InfoBank, Micro-OPC, Q&A, STN-PFS, Strix, TINman, and ZYindex. Tables and narrative evaluations detail results related to security, hardware, user features, search capability, indexing, input, maintenance of files,…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation