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Peer reviewedCombs, Joseph, Jr. – Library Software Review, 1998
Discusses the Z39.50 standard (pertaining to client software) that provides information searching and retrieval from remote servers to offer a consistent user interface; reviews currently available client software; and provides a checklist for evaluating Z39.50 client software. (LRW)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews
Peer reviewedScales, B. Jane; Felt, Elizabeth Caulfield – Library Software Review, 1995
Reviews "robot" search engines specifically developed for information retrieval on the World Wide Web, examines automated and designated robot searching tools, and offers tips to help users judge the usefulness of Web search engines. Discusses sample searches of automated and designated search engines and presents example computer…
Descriptors: Computer Software Reviews, Information Retrieval, Online Searching, Screen Design (Computers)
Peer reviewedCombs, Joseph, Jr. – Library Software Review, 1995
Reviews ConSearch 3.0, a product that provides flexible searching of electronic files, allowing the location of related meanings as well as exact matches. ConSearch 3.0 differs from other file retrieval approaches by relating words in search phrases of questions to the "meaning" of the words, which are stored in a "conceptual…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Databases
