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Specifications for Thesaurus Software.

Peer reviewed

Milstead, Jessica L. – Information Processing and Management, 1991

Presents specifications for software that is designed to support manual development and maintenance of information retrieval thesauri. Evaluation of existing software and design of custom software is discussed, requirements for integration with larger systems and for the user interface are described, and relationships among terms are discussed.…

Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation, Criteria

Toward More Critical Reviewing and Analysis of CD-ROM User Software Interfaces.

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Zink, Steven D. – CD-ROM Professional, 1991

Criticizes reviews of library CD-ROM products as being uncritical of the user interface and advocates a more rigorous evaluation, not only to aid potential buyers, but as a way to influence manufacturers. Congressional Information Services' Masterfile 2 is evaluated in the context of Heckel's "Principles of Friendly Software Design." (24…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Reviews