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Sprules, Marcia L. – Online, 1983
A study of periodicals usage conducted at I.D. Weeks Library, University of South Dakota, used computerized databases to isolate journals important to individual departments and establish criteria for periodical subscription budget cuts. Three search methods used and costs incurred are outlined. Four references and search examples are provided.…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
Peters, John – Online, 1984
Describes method of selecting document groups for automation developed by Advanced Document Management Systems staff at Westinghouse Water Reactor Divisions. Criteria for inclusion of document in database, survey questionnaire, a weighting formula to assign priorities (critical, frequency of retrieval, quality assurance, interdivisional use), and…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Needs, Information Retrieval, Mathematical Formulas
Snow, Bonnie; Ifshin, Steven L. – Online, 1984
Online seaches of sample topics in the area of forensic medicine were conducted in the following life science databases: Biosis Previews, Excerpta Medica, Medline, Scisearch, and Chemical Abstracts Search. Search outputs analyzed according to criteria of recall, uniqueness, overlap, and utility reveal the need for a cross-database approach to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Graphs, Information Retrieval
Haines, Judith S. – Online, 1982
Describes study of chemists in the Chemistry Division, Organic Research Laboratory, Eastman Kodak Company, as end-user searchers on the DIALOG system searching primarily the "Chemical Abstracts" database. Training, level of use, online browsing, types of searches, satisfaction, costs, and value of end-user searching are highlighted.…
Descriptors: Costs, Data Collection, Databases, Graphs
Vollaro, Alice J.; Hawkins, Donald T. – Online, 1986
Reports results of study of a group of end users (patent attorneys) doing their own online searching at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Highlights include DIALOG databases used by the attorneys, locations and searching modes, characteristics of patent attorney searchers, and problem areas. Questionnaire is appended. (5 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Databases, Information Services, Information Systems
Duggan, Mary Kay – Online, 1991
Discusses copyright issues for librarians that have arisen because of technological advances. Topics discussed include changes in the electronic information environment; legal aspects of copyright enforcement; research patterns and electronic use; multimedia; electronic information networks; local databases; license agreements; printing;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Copyrights, Databases
