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Dadlez, Eva M. – Database, 1984
Describes a natural language searching strategy for retrieving current material which has bearing on George Orwell's "1984," and identifies four main themes (technology, authoritarianism, press and psychological/linguistic implications of surveillance, political oppression) which have emerged from cross-database searches of the "Big…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Metaphors, Online Systems
Settel, Barbara; Cochrane,Pauline A. – Database, 1982
Presents findings of project aimed at improving subject access in online library catalogs by generating records with augmented subject descriptions, termed BOOKS records, and comparing them with MARC records. Procedures involved in the selection of subject descriptions to generate a BOOKS record are described and illustrated. Six references cited.…
Descriptors: Books, Comparative Analysis, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Lambert, Maureen; Brody, Fern – Database, 1985
Reviews the process of tailoring an online search that would span several files on the topic of music during the childbirth experience. Search strategies and terms used in PsycINFO, Mental Health Abstracts, MEDLINE, ERIC, Sociological Abstracts, Social Scisearch, Scisearch, and Dissertation Abstracts Online are noted. A nine-item bibliography is…
Descriptors: Birth, Databases, Information Retrieval, Music Therapy
Rholes, Julia M. – Database, 1982
Describes the background, document and subject coverage, access points, indexing, and other features of the online version of Energy Bibliography and Index (EBIB). A set of nine figures illustrate such things as a sample EBIB record, searchable fields in the EBIB database, and searching EBIB by index terms. (JL)
Descriptors: Databases, Energy, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Dempsey, Tim – Database, 1984
This introduction to the nonbibliographic databases offered by the Dow Jones News/Retrieval Service describes file content and search strategies in four groups: Dow Jones Business and Economic News; Dow Jones Quotes (market prices for stocks and other securities); Financial and Investment Services; General News and Information Services. Examples…
Descriptors: Business, Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Services
Skinner, Robert E. – Database, 1983
Surveys major databases offering access to historical and biographical information in the sciences and highlights special features of each--Histline, America: History and Life, Historical Abstracts, Agricola, Biosis Previews, CA Condensates, Compendex, Excerpta Medica, Inspec, and Medline. Two references are listed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Biographies, Databases, History, Information Retrieval
Uchitelle, Daniel – Database, 1984
Examines the Eighteenth Century Short Title Catalog (ESTC) database, which consists of items printed in the English language or in Great Britain and its colonies during the eighteenth century. Scope of ESTC, access and fees, entering ESTC, access points, problem of subject access, browsing, and extent of coverage are highlighted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Databases, Eighteenth Century Literature, History, Information Retrieval
Jack, Robert F. – Database, 1984
Describes a computer-based information retrieval and electronic messaging system produced by Control Data Corporation now being used by government agencies and other organizations. Background of Local Government Information Network (LOGIN), database structure, types of LOGIN units, searching LOGIN (intersect, display, and list commands), and how…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Networks, Information Retrieval, Information Services
Eager, Virginia W. – Database, 1984
Describes a unique software package for microcomputer users which provides access, search, display/print, analysis, and report writing capabilities for the information in Disclosure II database on Dialog Information Service. Following a brief description of the database, MicroDISCLOSURE's menu driven system, operating costs, user manual, and…
Descriptors: Business, Computer Software, Databases, Information Retrieval
Jack, Robert F. – Database, 1984
Describes Earth Resources Observation System online database, which provides access to computerized images of Earth obtained via satellite. Highlights include retrieval system and commands, types of images, search strategies, other online functions, and interpretation of accessions. Satellite information, sources and samples of accessions, and…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Systems, Photographs
Rockman, Ilene F. – Database, 1983
Discusses several online databases available through DIALOG Information Retrieval Service which are useful for identifying corporate wealth, philanthropic awards, and government grants (Foundation Directory, Foundation Grants Index, Grants Database, and National Foundations). Scope and access points are noted, and search examples are appended.…
Descriptors: Databases, Grants, Indexes, Information Retrieval
Janke, Richard V. – Database, 1983
Focuses on several databases currently available on Bibliographic Retrieval Services (BRS) for searching international business and management research online--ABI/INFORM, MANAGEMENT CONTENTS, PREDICASTS (bibliographical and statistical)--noting scope and coverage, thesaurus and descriptors, and search strategies. Predicasts file structure and…
Descriptors: Business, Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Systems
Marsden, Tom; Laub, Barbara – Database, 1981
Describes the selection policies, subject access, search aids, indexing, coverage, and currency of three online databases in the fields of electronics and computer science: COMPENDEX, ELCOM, and INSPEC. Sample searches are displayed for each database. A bibliography cites five references. (FM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computer Science, Databases, Electronics
Kerbel, Sandra Sandor – Database, 1981
Describes the scope, content, and retrieval characteristics of Sociological Abstracts, an online database of literature in the social sciences. Sample searches are displayed, and the strengths and weaknesses of the database are summarized. (FM)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Systems
Moulton, James C. – Database, 1979
Provides an overview of the Dow Jones News/Retrieval Database, describing its scope, users, history and development, foreign news categories, problems, and searching hints. Also included are an example of a typical search, a tabulated searchguide, and the database specifications. (JD)
Descriptors: Background, Business, Databases, Information Retrieval
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