Using Microcomputers to Augment a Mainframe Bibliographic Search Service: A Case Study in Developing End User Personal Information Systems.

Summers, Edward G.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ331841

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Publication Date: 1986

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Using Microcomputers to Augment a Mainframe Bibliographic Search Service: A Case Study in Developing End User Personal Information Systems.

Summers, Edward G.; And Others

Educational Technology, v26 n2 p25-30 Feb 1986

Describes evolution of an in-house database search service developed by University of British Columbia's Educational Research Services and Computing Center. The tryout phase in developing a model for downloading citations to serve end users as a beginning nucleus for use in microcomputer accessed personal information systems is highlighted. (MBR)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Microcomputers, Models, Online Systems, Program Descriptions

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Language: English

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