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Peer reviewedBerg, Donna Lee – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Discusses the history and structure of the online database of the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and the software tools developed at the University of Waterloo to manipulate the unusually complex database. Four sample searches that indicate some types of problems that might be encountered are appended. (DB)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Databases, Dictionaries
Peer reviewedMorrison, Heather G. – Library Hi Tech, 1999
The feasibility of using the verbal protocol method as a means of conducting field research on the online catalog is examined. As 10 undergraduate students conducted research they talked aloud about what was happening. Potential usefulness of the method in online catalog research is assessed, as a development tool and as a tool to assist reference…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Discussion, Foreign Countries, Group Discussion
