Dialog Alternatives: A Power Searcher's Checklist.

Kassel, Amelia; Drebes, Karen Ann

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ERIC Number: EJ577905

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Publication Date: 1998

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Dialog Alternatives: A Power Searcher's Checklist.

Kassel, Amelia; Drebes, Karen Ann

Searcher, v6 n8 p31-36,38-43,46-54 Sep 1998

Discusses Dialog's recent new pricing structure and its effects on librarians and other information professionals. Presents charts that compare Dialog databases with other search services (Dow Jones Interactive, LEXIS-NEXIS, OCLC FirstSearch, Ovid, Questel-Orbit, SilverPlatter, and STN) and Dialog via other channels (DataStar, Dialog Select, Westlaw Gateway, and Winstar Telebase). (LRW)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Databases, Information Industry, Information Scientists, Information Services, Online Searching, Online Vendors, Search Strategies, Tables (Data), Users (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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