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User Preference for CD-ROMs: Implications for Library Planners.

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Dyson, Rick; Carey, Kjestine – CD-ROM Professional, 1993

Describes a survey of users of ERIC and AGRICOLA databases in a midsized public university library. Statistics on the use of computerized and print resources, user reasons for choosing the computerized databases, and the percentage of inappropriate or borderline searches are presented; and implications for library services are drawn. (12…

Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Instruction

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