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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, Syracuse, NY. – 1984
Ten articles and reports published between 1977 and 1983 and cited in "Resources in Education" and "Current Index to Journals in Education" are listed in this annotated bibliography on education and training for online searching. Emphasis is on training the end-user and the bibliography includes a review of the research…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Information Retrieval, Online Systems, Personnel Selection
Garnett, Anne, Comp.; Hill, Amelita, Comp. – 1986
A reference guide for online bibliographic searchers introduces and explains the major computer-searchable fields of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database, presents field access labels or commands of three online ERIC database vendors--BRS, DIALOG, and ORBIT--and lists the codes necessary for searching particular ERIC…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Searching, Online Systems
Laubacher, Marilyn R. – 1983
Designed for educators requesting information from ERIC and for the search intermediary who channels educators' requests to a search service, this updated guide explains in non-technical language the steps involved in preparing a computer search for the ERIC database. A beginning section on how to initiate a search discusses the choice of a…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Databases, Guidelines, Indexing
Rudner, Lawrence M.; Dorko, Kathryn – 1988
An annotated list of 11 books, guides, and online information retrieval systems that describe available standardized aptitude and achievement tests, test reviews, databases, and other sources of testing information is provided. The list is designed to help in the identification of useful standardized tests. (TJH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Aptitude Tests, Books
Markey, Karen; Cochrane, Pauline A. – 1981
Revised to reflect changes in both DIALOG and ERIC, this second edition of a self-improvement manual for online searchers who wish to refine their skills presents three basic approaches to searching and provides illustrations from DIALOG's ERIC ONTAP database. The manual is divided into two parts: an 8-step model of the total search process which…
Descriptors: Databases, Independent Study, Information Retrieval, Library Education
Eisenberg, Michael – 1983
This paper reviews the current extent of, research into, and future expectations for the use of online bibliographic retrieval systems by untrained end users rather than by trained search intermediaries. Six sections cover: (1) studies of direct end user searching, done primarily with students or persons in highly technical fields; (2) problems to…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Programs, Experimental Programs, Information Retrieval
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, Syracuse, NY. – 1984
Seventeen articles and reports published between 1982 and 1984 and cited in "Current Index to Journals in Education" and "Resources in Education" are listed in this bibliography on online services at the reference desk. Topics include interpersonal relations as a necessary part of the information transfer process; role of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Policy, Annotated Bibliographies, Higher Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Las Cruces, NM. – 1982
Written in Spanish, this booklet describes the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) system, who uses ERIC and why, and how to use ERIC. Brief descriptions of the 16 clearinghouses and the services of the ERIC Processing and Reference Facility, ERIC Document Reproduction Service, Oryx Press, and the U. S. Government Printing Office are…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Clearinghouses, Databases, Educational Resources
Quezada, Manuela L., Comp.; Chabran, Richard, Comp. – 1980
The guide is intended to explain and demonstrate by example how to use the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, especially to find information pertaining to Mexican Americans. An overview of ERIC and ERIC/CRESS (ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools) is given, noting definitions, potential users, types of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
