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Cataloguing Internet Resources: The Library Approach.
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Sha, Vianne T. – Electronic Library, 1995
Discusses use of the MARC format for cataloging Internet resources. The benefits of MARC, importance of integrated information resources, and the guarantee of public access are cited as major reasons for using traditional cataloging and library OPACs. Suggests Internet resource collection criteria and the roles of various groups of people needed…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging, Computer Networks
Software for Information Storage and Retrieval Tested, Evaluated and Compared: Part VII--What to Choose, or the Purpose of It All.
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Sieverts, Eric G.; Hofstede, Marten – Electronic Library, 1994
This last article in a series which reported results of a software evaluation project done by the Netherlands Association of Users of Online Information Systems (VOGIN) focuses on how to select appropriate software. Topics discussed include price considerations; user needs; and types and quality of information. (Contains 11 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Costs, Databases
Reference Sources on CD-ROM at Indiana University.
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Bristow, Ann – Electronic Library, 1988
Describes the use of several CD-ROM products to provide access to reference sources in a large academic research library. Equipment and staffing problems and solutions, user reaction, and the impact of optical technologies on the library's fee-based searching service and planning for the future are discussed. (3 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Information Networks
LISA's Move from SilverPlatter to Bowker--Looking at the Interface.
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Stein, Jonathan – Electronic Library, 1994
Compares LISA (Library and Information Science Abstracts) on SilverPlatter's CD-ROM with its replacement version, Bowker-Saur's LISA Plus. Features reviewed include entry to the databases; use of Boolean search facilities; indexes and browsing; displaying and printing records; subsidiary functions; on-screen help; and interfaces. (Contains eight…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Usability Evaluation of the City University of New York CUNY+ Database.
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Oulanov, Alexei; Pajarillo, Edmund J. Y. – Electronic Library, 2001
Reports on a usability evaluation of the wide area networked database used in the library system of the City University of New York (CUNY). Describes use of the Software Usability Measurement Inventory (SUMI) criteria in student surveys and interviews that considered affect, efficiency, learnability, control, and helpfulness. Survey is appended.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Affective Measures, Computer Software, Databases
Searching the Intelligent Gateway EasyNet--The End-User's Point of View.
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Larsen, Gitte – Electronic Library, 1987
Describes an evaluation of EasyNet, a menu-driven, dial access information system, in which end users conducted their own searches. User comments are discussed in terms of user friendliness, user satisfaction, user problems, and value for money. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Developed Nations, Evaluation Criteria
Internet-Based Reference Services and Community Libraries: A Need for New Models and Strategies.
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Devine, Sean; Woods, Daniel – Electronic Library, 1996
To compete effectively in the world of electronic reference, libraries must offer remote patrons a variety of index, abstract, and full text services, which are easy to access and which answer questions. A marketing alliance between electronic reference vendors and public libraries would ensure access, fair compensation for publishers and authors,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Authors, Change Strategies, Compensation (Remuneration)