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Arnold, Stephen E. – Online, 1987
Examines strategies for marketing online searching to new users, discusses reasons why people become online searchers, and presents data on the business information market. The pricing issue and special librarians as a market segment are also considered. (EM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Database Producers, Information Technology, Merchandising
Helsing, Cheryl; And Others – 1989
Computers have changed the way information resources are handled. Large amounts of information are stored in one central place and can be accessed from remote locations. Users have a personal responsibility for the security of the system and the data stored in it. This document outlines the user's responsibilities and provides security and control…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Confidentiality, Databases

Hunt, Li; Joselyn, Mark – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1995
Discusses some widely available spatially referenced datasets, including raster and vector datasets. Strategies for improving accessibility include: acquisition of data in a software-dependent format; reorganization of data into logical geographic units; acquisition of intelligent retrieval software; improving computer hardware; and intelligent…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Databases, Information Retrieval

Weiskel, Timothy C. – Library Hi Tech, 1991
An online system designed to help global environmental research, the electronic research system called Eco-Link draws data from various electronic sources including online catalogs and databases, CD-ROMs, electronic news sources, and electronic data subscription services to produce briefing booklets on environmental issues. It can be accessed by…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Databases, Environmental Research
Helal, Ahmed H., Ed.; Weiss, Joachim W., Ed. – 1990
The 16 papers in this collection explore the microcomputer revolution as it affects library information systems: (1) "HyperMedia/Multimedia Technology and New Opportunities for Libraries in the 1990s" (Ching-chih Chen); (2) "Use of CD-ROMs in West German Libraries" (David I. Raitt and Ching-chih Chen); (3) "Purposes of Interactive Optical Discs…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Networks

McLaughlin, Pamela W. – Education Libraries, 1987
Describes and compares three versions of the ERIC database that are available on optical data disks: (1) DIALOG OnDisc ERIC; (2) OCLC Search CD450; and (3) SilverPlatter ERIC. The database contents, software and search commands, hardware requirements, notable features, and costs of each version are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness

Stavis, Ruth – Education Libraries, 1989
Describes the creation of a database of publishers' catalogs of teaching materials by a teaching resources librarian using Apple software. Topics discussed include decisions about material inclusion, the creation of searchable fields, the design and format of the database, updating, and the effectiveness of the database. A selected bibliography is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Catalogs, Database Design, Higher Education

Lee, Dik L. – Information Processing & Management, 1995
Provides an overview of HYTREM (Hybrid Text-Retrieval Machine), a high-performance, cost-effective text-retrieval machine that handles information in large textual databases. Describes HYTREM's software and hardware design principles and presents an evaluation of system performance in relation to user demand and access versus system capacity. (JMV)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer System Design, Cost Effectiveness, Full Text Databases
Williams, Brian – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Explains a series of 39 slides used in a presentation covering guides to libraries on the Internet computer network; other INTERNET resources, including bibliographic databases, catalogs, and online services; BITNET servers and LISTSERVS, and the MicroUser's computer conference sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries
Tennant, Roy – 1996
This update to a previous digest briefly describes the Internet computer network, the physical connections and communication protocols that make it possible, and the applications and information resources the network provides. The applications covered include electronic mail and listservs, the world wide web, telnet connections with remote library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Costs

Firnberg, James W. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1991
The National Science Foundation's Computer-Aided Science Policy and Research database system provides microcomputer-based access and manipulation of multiple national databases for federal and now institutional use. Applications at West Virginia University, Portland State University, and the State University of New York at Buffalo pilot tested the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Databases, Federal Government
Kirby, Steven, Comp. – 1991
This guide was developed to support Internet access to library catalogs at the University of Georgia (UGA). Since the UGA Libraries can only connect to the Internet using TELNET 3270 emulation, this guide is restricted to library systems which support that protocol. Section 1 of the guide presents the commands that are needed to gain access to the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Higher Education
Rice, James G. – American Libraries, 1988
Describes Vannevar Bush's vision of memex, a mechanized private file and library, and suggests that the ability of users to download library online catalogs and manage the information on personal computers will realize Bush's vision. Current software packages are described, and the possible implications for libraries are explored. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Futures (of Society)

Shill, Harold B. – Government Information Quarterly, 1992
Argues that making agricultural information produced by the federal government in electronic formats available through private vendors may lead to inequitable access for its users and challenges the federal government's role in the dissemination of agricultural information. An information public for agricultural information is defined, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agriculture, Computer Networks, Databases
Van Arsdale, William O., III; Leath, Janis Hollingsworth – 1994
Productivity of University of Wyoming (UW) subject bibliographers can be significantly increased by developing a network of microcomputer-based workstations with custom and off-the-shelf software; telecommunications to CARL (Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries), OCLC, and other databases; and a network server to provide special services and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, College Libraries, Computer Networks