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Crane, Nancy B.; Pilachowski, David M. – Online, 1978
A description of techniques for introducing online services to new user groups includes discussion of terms and their definitions, evolution of online searching, advantages and disadvantages of online searching, production of the data bases, search strategies, Boolean logic, costs and charges, "do's and don'ts," and a user search questionnaire. (J…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Marketing, Online Systems
Evans, John Edward – Online, 1980
Data collected from analysis of the University of South Dakota's uninhibited database selection and use policy are evaluated as an aid in developing a cost-efficient database searching strategy. Statistics are presented which clarify the effectiveness of single and multiple database use. (SW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Online Systems
Novotny, Eric; Cahoy, Ellysa Stern – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2006
A usability study was undertaken at Penn State University to explore how students search the library's online catalog after they have received library instruction. In 2004, eight first-year students received library instruction and were subsequently recruited for the study. Participants were recorded using the online catalog, and a think-aloud…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Search Strategies, Online Catalogs, Online Systems
Klemperer, Katharina; Berger, Mike – 1980
The online catalog discussed in this report extends the present microfiche union catalog development by providing online access to bibliographic records for the holdings of the University of California Libraries. The specifications for the user interface through which the library patron communicates with the online systems to locate materials are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Design Requirements, Library Automation, Library Catalogs
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY. Univ. Libraries – 1979
A training and reference tool for searchers in the Preorder Section of Cornell's Olin Library Acquisitions Department, this manual establishes the rationale for searching operations and includes illustrations as well as detailed explanations of searching procedures and problems. The information given applies only to the searching of monographs,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Books, Guides

Furlong, Elizebeth J. – Journal of Library Automation, 1978
Describes operational use of on-line field access, a powerful improvement upon search key access to on-line records and a viable alternative to full key word access; and discusses some of the questions considered at Northwestern University Library during a redesign of the technical services modules of the Northwestern On-Line Intergrated System…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Citations (References), Information Retrieval, Library Automation

York, Charlene C.; And Others – Research Strategies, 1988
Reports on a study of the information-seeking behavior of users of Infotrac, OCLC, Newsbank Electronic Index, and LS/2 at the Bowling Green State University Libraries. Data gathered via interviews are discussed as they pertain to the user's profile; understanding of systems functions; effects on information-seeking behavior; and appropriateness of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Online Systems
Perdue, Bob; Piotrowski, Chris – 1990
This study examined current information retrieval strategies used by online searchers involved in psychological research. A survey was distributed in fall 1988 to 200 database coordinators at institutions of higher education throughout the United States to obtain information on the databases accessed and use of multi-database options. The response…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Surveys
Agnew, Grace; And Others – 1985
An online catalog was introduced at Georgia State University in September 1985. Prior to its introduction, a study was conducted at Pullen Library to prepare for bibliographic instruction for catalog use. In the summer of 1985, 50 patrons were observed and interviewed as they used the library's card and/or computer output microfiche (COM)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Needs, Library Catalogs
Ok Park, Hye, Ed.; And Others – 1983
This guide for users of the Adelphi University Libraries provides instructions for accessing the bibliographic records of the libraries' holdings, which have been stored online since 1968. The steps necessary to search the Adelphi Libraries Catalog Online (ALICAT) by author, title, subject, or call number are explained using text and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Display Systems, Higher Education, Information Retrieval

Jahoda, Gerald; And Others – RQ, 1978
To assist librarians to better understand the information needs of industrial vs academic patrons, this study considers the purpose of searches, the sources checked prior to requesting searches, search characteristics, users' opinion of search results, and typical search profiles of the two groups. (JAB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Information Needs, Online Systems
Griffith, Cary – Online, 1986
An analysis of pricing policies and costs of LEXIS and WESTLAW indicates that it is less expensive to subscribe to both using a PC microcomputer rather than a dedicated terminal. Rules for when to use each database are essential to lowering the costs of online legal research. (EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
Farmer, Sharon Cline – Online, 1982
Explanation of enhancements of a new version of the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN II)--originally called BALLOTS-- focuses on reference applications of what is primarily a technical processing system, e.g., complementing searches, verification, union catalog, and interlibrary loan. Illustrative examples are provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Oberhauser, O. C.; Stebegg, K. – Online, 1982
Describes the terminal's capabilities, ways to store and call up lines of statements, cassette tapes needed during searches, and master tape's use for login storage. Advantages of the technique and two sources are listed. (RBF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Input Output Devices
Ryan, Joe – 1985
This guide introduces the reader to the basics of online database searching using a microcomputer. Following definitions of the terms online, database, and searching, the guide presents information on the online environment, hardware needed, software needed, and configuring the software. A tutorial on online searching covers how to decide when to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Glossaries, Guidelines