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Reference Sources on CD-ROM at Indiana University.
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Bristow, Ann – Electronic Library, 1988
Describes the use of several CD-ROM products to provide access to reference sources in a large academic research library. Equipment and staffing problems and solutions, user reaction, and the impact of optical technologies on the library's fee-based searching service and planning for the future are discussed. (3 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Information Networks
CD-ROM--A Viable Alternative to Online Searching for Academic Libraries?
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Dubbeld, Catherine E. – Electronic Library, 1991
Discussion of CD-ROM as an alternative to online searching for academic libraries focuses on a comparison between online and CD-ROM costs at the University of Natal (South Africa) library. Other factors examined include funding methods; user fees; staff involvement; user training; user access, including search intermediaries and networking; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness
ELNET--The Electronic Library Database System.
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King, Shirley V. – Electronic Library, 1991
ELNET (Electronic Library Network), a Japanese language database, allows searching of index terms and free text terms from articles and stores the full text of the articles on an optical disc system. Users can order fax copies of the text from the optical disc. This article also explains online searching and discusses machine translation. (LRW)
Descriptors: Databases, Electronic Libraries, Facsimile Transmission, Foreign Countries
Publishing Your Database on CD-ROM for Profit: The FISHLIT and NISC Experience.
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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
Databases on CD-ROM: Comparative Factors for Purchase.
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Peters, Charles – Electronic Library, 1987
Describes databases available on optical disks, compares the databases with their print and online analogs, and suggests that the librarian should call such products to the attention of users needing information available in CD-ROM format. Five features desirable to most libraries are listed. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
Have You Got What It Takes...And Are You Using All You Could?
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Dyer, Hilary – Electronic Library, 1994
Suggests ways of using personal computers in special libraries, including online searching; CD-ROM networks; reference work; current awareness services; press cuttings services; selective dissemination of information; local databases; object linking and embedding; cataloging; acquisitions; circulation; serials control; interlibrary loan; space…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Databases
Availability and Use of CDROM Products in Nigerian Libraries and Information Centres.
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Adeniran, Olatunde R.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1994
Reports on a study of CD-ROM products in Nigerian libraries and information centers that gathered information about funding sources, users, hardware configurations, and training facilities through a survey of research, public, and academic libraries. Recommendations for future CD-ROM use are included, and a copy of the survey is appended.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries