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| Epstein, Susan Baerg | 1 |
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Basch, Reva – Database, 1992
Argues that the selection of a database is a significant factor in the success and cost effectiveness of an online search, and provides guidelines for determining whether the content of a database is relevant for a particular search and whether the database is accessible, affordable, and suitable for the search. (LAE)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cost Effectiveness, Database Design, Databases
Epstein, Susan Baerg – Library Journal, 1990
Provides an overview of the basics of retrospective conversion and guidelines for the analysis of the collection, including its depth, age, and extent of foreign and nonprint materials. The use of accepted cataloging standards is advocated. (CLB)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Database Design, Foreign Language Books, Foreign Language Periodicals
