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Elias, A. W. – Information Services and Use, 1989
Presents a historical overview of the concept of copyrights as background for a detailed analysis of the licensing elements used for the protection of databases. The ramifications for the introduction of gateway systems without appropriate controls are discussed. (One reference) (CLB)
Descriptors: Copyrights, Databases, Gateway Systems, Information Technology

Cleverdon, Cyril – Information Services and Use, 1984
Discusses alternatives to the Boolean system that would enable users of online bibliographic databases--primarily those containing scientific and technical information--to obtain their required level of performance at lowest cost. Highlights include recall and precision factors (natural and controlled language, titles, abstracts, quorum function)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Systems

Basch, Reva – Information Services and Use, 1985
Describes Information on Demand, an information broker that provides database and manual research on a fee for service basis, and accesses more than a dozen online systems. Relative strengths and weaknesses of particular systems and the criteria used to select databases and online vendors are identified and discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Evaluation Criteria

Czermak, M. J. – Information Services and Use, 1986
Reviews European attitudes toward information policy developments in West Germany, and describes recent activities undertaken by the German private sector, plans to reorganize the Society for Information and Documentation, and the federal government's specialized information program. The policies, structure, and activities of the Scientific and…
Descriptors: Chemical Industry, Databases, Developed Nations, Federal Programs