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Pasterczyk, Catherine E. – Database, 1990
Discusses ways in which using mathematical symbols to search online bibliographic databases in scientific and technical areas can improve search results. The representations used for Greek letters, relations, binary operators, arrows, and miscellaneous special symbols in the MathSci, Inspec, Compendex, and Chemical Abstracts databases are…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Online Searching, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Scientific and Technical Information
Rosen, Barbara S. – Database, 1989
Offers 20 multiple choice questions to test the reader's knowledge of characteristics of the ERIC online database. The levels of expertise indicated by scores obtained on the quiz are given and suggested further readings are provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Knowledge Level, Multiple Choice Tests, Online Searching
Fried, Ava K.; And Others – Database, 1989
Describes a study that compared the coverage of the nursing profession, subject heading specificity, and ease of retrieval of the MEDLINE and Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL) online databases. The strengths and weaknesses of each database are discussed and hints for searching on both databases are provided. (four references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Indexing
Hensley, Colin – Database, 1989
Describes three groups of databases sponsored by the European Communities Commission: Eurobases, a textual database of the contents of the "Official Journal" of the European Community; the European Community Host Organization (ECHO) databases, which offer multilingual information about Europe; and statistical databases. Information on…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Foreign Countries, Full Text Databases, Information Retrieval
