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Janssens, D.; Jesse, A. – 1989
This document contains a compilation of overhead projection sheets from an International Labour Office (ILO) Training Course in Micro-ISIS held in March 1988, augmented by explanatory text and applications to a wide variety of databases. It is designed both to provide a visual, didactic approach to Micro-ISIS, and to constitute a quick-reference…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks, Data Processing, Databases
Download full textHehmeyer, Lauren – 1988
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a national information system sponsored by the Department of Education. Traditionally, access to ERIC materials has been through the printed indexes "Resources in Education" (RIE), a guide to documents and research reports, and "Current Index to Journals in Education"…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Indexes, Online Searching, Optical Disks
Bridge, Frank R.; Garcia, C. Rebecca – 1988
This workbook for participants in a 1988 Texas State Library workshop is designed to provide a step by step outline for the full process of bibliographic, item, and patron conversion from paper files to an online environment; to orient participants to various methods and major vendors of bibliographic retrospective conversion; and to provide a…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Library Automation, Library Planning, Machine Readable Cataloging
Strohmenger, C. Todd; Lanham, Berma A. – 1991
This manual, designed to be used with a video tape, provides information for conducting a workshop to familiarize educators with the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). Objectives of the workshop include: (1) to develop an understanding of the contents and structure of the ERIC database; (2) to develop an understanding of ERIC as a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Information Centers, Information Retrieval
Nath, Herbert – 1992
This manual consists of sets of guides for six CD-ROM databases: (1) ABI/INFORM, a business administration CD-ROM published by UMI; (2) Books in Print (an outstanding tool for compiling bibliographies on any subject); (3) ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center), an education database in the version published by SilverPlatter; (4) MLA, a…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Kabus, Karl, Ed. – 1989
In addition to outlining the 100 online services available to students, this guide provides basic information about electronic databases and instructions for conducting searches. After an introduction to the various types of searches possible and the costs of searches, the guide describes how to choose an appropriate database. The basics of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Higher Education, Information Sources
Piette, Mary I.; Smith, Nathan M. – 1989
This manual introduces the novice searcher to ERIC on Disc and discusses how to prepare for a search by creating a search statement; how to locate ERIC terms using the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors; and how to modify and limit the search using boolean logic. A computer keyboard illustration accompanies descriptions of the functions of the…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education
Sullivan, Kathryn – 1988
The popularity of DIALOG database searching causes problems when requestors do not understand how the service operates or how to fill out a search request. This report describes the implementation of a computer-aided instructional (CAI) program, which was developed using the UTAH PILOT programming language, to convey basic information about DIALOG…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Bibliographic Databases, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Simmons, Robert M. – 1989
This annotated bibliography/resource guide is intended to assist users in locating resources on educational research in the Bridgewater (Massachusetts) State College Curriculum Library. The first of five sections provides a listing of 25 basic sources for locating educational research, including indexes and abstracts of periodicals and serials of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Computer Software
