A comparative study of answers from an international inquiry concerning databases, producers, and royalties in Europe and North America shows great differences between database characteristics (subject, type and volume of information), policies concerning conditions of use, and amounts of royalties. A copy of the questionnaire is included. (EJS)

Provides a checklist of functions and capabilities of online searching systems that attempts to cover all system features, not just searching functions. The checklist is suggested as a tool for checking features of new systems, as a framework for comparing systems, and as a source of suggestions for developing new online systems. (10 references)…