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CD-ROM End-User Instruction: A Planning Model.
Johnson, Mary E.; Rosen, Barbara S. – Laserdisk Professional, 1990
Discusses methods and content of library instruction for CD-ROM searching in terms of the needs of end-users. Instructional methods explored include staff instruction, structured instruction, database documentation, tutorials and help screens, and floaters. Suggestions for effective instruction in transfer of skills, database content, database…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Instruction, Optical Data Disks
Integrated CD-ROM Databases: The Ideal Solution for Small and Medium Size Publishers.
Moore, Nicholas Lister – Laserdisk Professional, 1990
Places the question of the relatively limited storage capacity of optical data disks when applied to very large databases into practical perspective, and considers some of the possibilities offered by the integration of different databases on a single CD-ROM. The advantages and disadvantages of three production options for integrated databases are…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Cost Effectiveness, Database Producers, Electronic Publishing
The Multiplatter CD-ROM Network at Boston College.
Grant, Marilyn A.; Stalker, John C. – Laserdisk Professional, 1989
Describes the development and evaluation of a CD-ROM local area network that allows multiple users to access the same CD-ROM disk simultaneously. The discussion covers the planning process, administrative issues, reactions of users and staff, and future issues to be considered in expanding CD-ROM access. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Putting a Medical Library Online: Phase III--Remote Access to CD-ROMs.
Kittle, Paul – Laserdisk Professional, 1989
Describes the implementation of a project that provides dial-up access to MEDLINE on remote optical data disk (CD-ROM) using software that enables callers to use programs like Wordstar, Lotus, and dBase. Highlights include networking CD-ROM databases, hardware considerations, advantages and disadvantages of remote access, and future plans. A…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Dial Access Information Systems
CD-ROM's Impact on Libraries and Users.
LePoer, Peter M.; Mularski, Carol A. – Laserdisk Professional, 1989
Describes a study that surveyed users to examine the impact of a well-established CD-ROM service on traditional mediated searching and library staff workload. Findings discussed include user demographics, notification and training, searching precision and problems, users' perceptions of the service, and users' comparisons of online service to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Higher Education, Medical Libraries
Taking It on the Road: Demonstrating CD-ROM Databases Using Large Screen Projectors.
Jaros, Joe; Clark, Katharine E. – Laserdisk Professional, 1989
Describes the situation at the Texas A and M University Library that led to the decision to provide demonstrations of CD-ROM databases outside of the library setting. The equipment requirements, microcomputer selection, and use of large screen projectors are discussed, and guidelines are provided for organizing a transportable demonstration…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Costs
Women's Issues Searching with DIALOG OnDisc ERIC: Natural Language and Controlled Vocabulary Strategies.
Nicholls, Paul; Holtmann, Susanne – Laserdisk Professional, 1989
Compares free text versus controlled vocabulary searching for information relating to women's issues on the ERIC laserdisk database from Dialog. Topics discussed include terminology and women's studies; Boolean operators; and adequacy of the ERIC thesaurus for searching relevant topics including women's social roles, antiabortion movement, teenage…
Descriptors: Abortions, Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Females
Effective Instruction for Searching CD-ROM Indexes.
Bostian, Rebecca; Robbins, Anne – Laserdisk Professional, 1990
Describes an experiment that examined the relationship between successful searching of CD-ROM databases by undergraduate students and various types of instruction provided by the library staff. The findings indicate that the only level of instruction that resulted in a significant difference was a live demonstration of searches. (six references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education