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Peer reviewedMayes, Paul B. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1978
Twenty short versions of articles from Engineering Synopses and the corresponding original articles were compared for ease of reading. The synopses were found to be significantly more difficult to read. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Comparative Analysis, Comprehension, Periodicals
Levetan, Janice – Library Talk, 1999
Compares three online databases designed for elementary school use for searching periodicals. Highlights include limiting the ability to surf the Web; print capabilities; available resources included in the database, including full text versus abstracts; user-support materials; reading levels; and ease of interface use. (LRW)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education
