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Walker, Frank L.; Thoma, George R. – Library Trends, 1990
Describes access and retrieval techniques implemented as part of a research and development program in electronic imaging applied to document storage and retrieval at the National Library of Medicine. Design considerations for large image databases are discussed. (six references) (EAM)
Descriptors: Full Text Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Man Machine Systems

Seloff, Gary A. – Library Trends, 1990
Reports on the Johnson Space Center Film Repository and describes the collection and development of its strategy to automate image access. The advantages and problems of a visual thesaurus are explained. (EAM)
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Archives, Film Libraries, Films

Besser, Howard – Library Trends, 1990
Discusses the problem of access in managing image collections and describes a prototype system for the University of California Berkeley which would include the University Art Museum, Architectural Slide Library, Geography Department's Map Library and Lowie Museum of Anthropology photographs. The system combines an online public access catalog…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Archives, Computer Graphics

LaBorie, Tim; Garson, Ken – Library Trends, 1988
This study investigated the usefulness of end user systems to library and information science students. Seventeen volunteers were offered free searching on BRS/After Dark and DIALOG's Knowledge Index. The search itself, postsearch questionnaire, and completed research papers were analyzed for databases used, cost and time online, and precision.…
Descriptors: Databases, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Library Education