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Peer reviewedReid, Judith P. – RQ, 1983
Describes how genealogists visiting the Library of Congress can use Library of Congress Information System (LOCIS) to identify genealogies in library's collections. Search strategies within two LOCIS systems--Multiple-Use MARC System (MUMS) and Subject-Oriented-Retriever for Processing Information Online (SCORPIO)--and the PREMARC database for…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Catalogs, Library Collections
Peer reviewedReed, Lawrence L. – RQ, 1993
Discusses the need to reevaluate bibliographic instruction in academic libraries for an expanded online environment based on experiences at Moorhead State University (Minnesota). Topics addressed include the addition of databases to local online catalogs; student searching; search patterns; database characteristics; student search skills; library…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
Peer reviewedClark, Katharine E.; Gomez, Joni – RQ, 1990
Describes a study of faculty members at Texas A&M University that was conducted to determine whether they were searching online databases from their own offices and labs rather than from the library. Cost-effective methods of providing access to online databases by libraries are discussed, and future studies are described. (five references)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
