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The Research Potential of the Electronic OED Database at the University of Waterloo: A Case Study.

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Berg, 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

Information Access in the Humanities: Perils and Pitfalls.

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Walker, Geraldene; Atkinson, Steven D. – Library Hi Tech, 1991

Describes a study that investigated subject retrieval in a group of humanities databases. Scatter by subject field and type of search term is discussed, the effectiveness of natural language and of controlled vocabulary are compared, and implications for system designers concerned with end-user searches in the humanities are suggested. (37…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer System Design, Databases, Graphs

Text Files in Libraries: Present Foundations and Future Directions.

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Price-Wilkin, John; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1991

Discussion of text files and textual analysis in humanities research focuses on the results of two surveys of Research Libraries Group (RLG) academic libraries which was conducted to identify the systems used to support text files. Description of a system at the University of Michigan includes examples of screen formats, and seven sidebars…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design