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Peer reviewedVan Orden, Richard – Library Hi Tech, 1990
Reviews selected research on content-enriched access (including information components such as tables of contents and indexes) in information retrieval systems. It is concluded that well-selected content components and full-text materials in electronic systems must be linked with improved search methodologies, better interfaces, and greater…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedCorey, James F. – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Describes the grant proposal process followed by the Florida State University System to develop search and retrieval software adhering to the ANSI Z39.50 standard that would operate over the Open Systems Interconnection communications protocol on the local NOTIS system. Formation of the Z39.50 Implementation Group (ZIG) is also discussed.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Grants, Higher Education
Peer reviewedChang, May – Library Hi Tech, 2000
Describes the development of electronic finding aids for archives at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign that used XML (extensible markup language) and EAD (encoded archival description) to enable more flexible information management and retrieval than using MARC or a relational database management system. EAD template is appended.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Database Management Systems, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedSnure, Karen R. – Library Hi Tech, 1991
In February 1991, OCLC tested its newly developed product--the FirstSearch Catalog. Designed distinctly for the end user, FirstSearch is an online computer system providing access to a variety of databases. By October 1991, the system was made commercially available to all OCLC member libraries. The Ohio State University served as a test site for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Systems
Peer reviewedDrabenstott, Karen M.; Weller, Marjorie S. – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Describes a project that demonstrates subject searching in an experimental online catalog based on academic library databases that were enhanced with search trees; compares the retrieval effectiveness of search trees with random subject searching approaches; evaluates system and retrieval effectiveness; and discusses proposed research. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedChiang, Katherine; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1993
Describes the creation of an interactive retrieval system for electronic numeric files that was developed at Cornell University's (New York) Mann Library. Topics discussed include user characteristics; special data characteristics; quality control; software; hardware; data preparation; database design and construction; interface; subject indexing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Software, Data Processing
