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Peer reviewedEichelberger, Susan; And Others – Library Software Review, 1987
Four articles discuss library uses of dBase III: (1) an interlibrary loan journal request file; (2) an acquisitions system; (3) customized multi-column output for reports; and (4) a circulation system. Program listings are included. (EM)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition
Mahoney, Dan – Database, 1991
Presents a dBASE III searching/micro tip that will reveal whether any journals listed within a capture log file are in local holdings. An example gives the commands needed to use the ISSN field in the citations to search a local holdings database. (DB)
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Information Retrieval, Library Collections, Online Searching
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni; And Others – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1994
Describes MARC bibliographic records and presents conversion procedures for microcomputer database programs. Highlights include database design in dBase; format translation programs in BASIC; translating MARC into a delimited record; and writing records from dBase to a delimited file. Five programs are appended. (Contains nine references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Data Conversion
Wheeler, Fay – Classroom Computer Learning, 1987
Discusses the use of computerized databases in instructional settings. Provides examples of how such instructional databases could be accessed directly by students. Lists some commercially available databases, distinguishing between their type, computer compatability, price, grade level, and their general searching abilities. (TW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Database Management Systems
Peer reviewedSmith, Richard L., Ed. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1988
Reviews two software packages, "Solutions Unlimited" and "BASIC Data Base System." Provides a description, summary, strengths and weaknesses, availability and costs. Includes reviews of three structured BASIC packages: "True BASIC (2.0)"; "Turbo BASIC (1.0)"; and "QuickBASIC (3.0)." Explains…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education
