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Kim, Hyun-Hee; Choi, Chang-Seok – Electronic Library, 2000
Shows how XML is applied to digital library systems. Compares major features of XML with those of HTML and describes an experimental XML-based metadata retrieval system, which is based on the Dublin Core and is designed as a subsystem of the Korean Virtual Library and Information System (VINIS). (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval

Xiang, Dong, Jiang; Xiao-Quing, Liu – Electronic Library, 1983
Provides a brief introduction to computer applications in information organizations in China. Highlights include information retrieval (personnel, equipment, bibliographic databases, information retrieval programs and systems, service status); library management; and Chinese character processing (code method, character root method). History,…
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer Oriented Programs, Foreign Countries, Information Centers

Satalkar, Vasudha; Kunte, Pravin – Electronic Library, 1988
Describes the use of dBase II at the Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering of India to develop a microcomputer based database. The effectiveness of the system in bibliographic data storage and management, data selection and retrieval, and report preparation is discussed. (7 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval

Scharff, L.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1983
Provides a detailed description of the microcomputer hardware and software used by the Euronet-Diane Launch Team for automating a number of functions associated with online searching. Background, login procedures, program architecture, maintenance problems, comments on lessons learned, and suggestions for avoiding difficulties with this type of…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Information Networks

Baird, Patricia – Electronic Library, 1988
Reviews the theory, background, and general applications of hypertext and describes the design of Glasgow Online, an integrated database of information on the life and times of the city. Problems with the design of an interface for non-expert users and possible models for structuring information and establishing links are discussed. (12…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Database Management Systems, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval

Sieverts, Eric G.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1991
This second in a series of articles on a software evaluation project conducted by the Netherlands Association of Users of Online Information Systems (VOGIN) lists and compares specifications, properties, and test results for nine microcomputer-based software programs that fall into the category of classical information retrieval systems. (26…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Reviews, Foreign Countries

Riehm, Ulrich; And Others – Electronic Library, 1989
Describes a project that investigated the application and impact of electronic publishing techniques in areas of scientific and technical information in the Federal Republic of Germany. Areas discussed include the state of research, technology, and applications; reactions of publishers and authors; and ways in which databases are actually accessed…
Descriptors: Authors, Databases, Electronic Publishing, Foreign Countries

Roes, Hans; Dijkstra, Joost – Electronic Library, 1994
Describes an approach to electronic document delivery which has evolved at Tilburg University (Netherlands), leading to the development of a system called Ariadne. Highlights include various generations of electronic document delivery systems; standards, including the work of the Group on Electronic Document Interchange; and a description of the…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Interlibrary Loans

Sieverts, Eric G.; Hofstede, Marten – Electronic Library, 1994
This last article in a series which reported results of a software evaluation project done by the Netherlands Association of Users of Online Information Systems (VOGIN) focuses on how to select appropriate software. Topics discussed include price considerations; user needs; and types and quality of information. (Contains 11 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Costs, Databases

Sieverts, Eric G.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1992
Lists and compares specifications, properties, and test results of eight microcomputer software programs for information storage and retrieval by endusers. This is one of a series of articles that have reported the results of a software evaluation project conducted by The Netherlands Association of Users of Online Information Systems (VOGIN). (22…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria

Sieverts, Eric G.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1992
The fourth in a series of articles on the evaluation of microcomputer software for information storage and retrieval, conducted by the Netherlands Association of Users of Online Information Systems (VOGIN), presents test results for six indexing and full-text retrieval programs--Ask-It, KAware, Texplore, TextMaster, WordCruncher, and ZYindex. (13…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation

Pejtersen, Annelise Mark – Electronic Library, 1992
Describes the Book House, an interactive, multimedia online public access catalog (OPAC) developed in Denmark that uses icons, text, and animation. An alternative design model that addresses problems in OPACs is described; and database design, system navigation, use for fiction retrieval, and evaluation are discussed. (20 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Library Catalogs

Crampton, Margaret – Electronic Library, 1995
Details the development of the FISHLIT bibliographic database at the JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology Library at Rhodes University (South Africa), and the subsequent CD-ROM publication of the database by NISC (National Information Services Corporation). Discusses the advantages of CD-ROM publication, costs and information service provision,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Costs, Electronic Publishing

Larsen, Gitte – Electronic Library, 1987
Describes an evaluation of EasyNet, a menu-driven, dial access information system, in which end users conducted their own searches. User comments are discussed in terms of user friendliness, user satisfaction, user problems, and value for money. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Developed Nations, Evaluation Criteria

Barcellos, Silvia de Oliveira – Electronic Library, 1989
Describes a project that aims at providing information retrieval services in which the user, connected to a network node, will be able to access databases in host information centers without the need to re-establish connections when changing databases. The current status of the project and planned network services are discussed. (eight references)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Developing Nations, Dial Access Information Systems
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