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Fitzgibbons, Megan; Meert, Deborah – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2010
The use of bibliographic management software and its internal search interfaces is now pervasive among researchers. This study compares the results between searches conducted in academic databases' search interfaces versus the EndNote search interface. The results show mixed search reliability, depending on the database and type of search…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Interfaces, Online Searching

Brooks, Martin; Campbell, Jennifer – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Presents "Islands," an interactive graphical interface for construction, modification, and management of queries during a search session on a bibliographic database. Discusses motivation and bibliographic search semantics and compares the Islands interface to the Dialog interface. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Motivation
Willems, Harry – Book Report, 1999
Compares the following World Wide Web-based periodical databases, focusing on their usefulness in K-12 school libraries: EBSCO, Electric Library, Facts on File, SIRS, Wilson, and UMI. Search interfaces, display options, help screens, printing, home access, copyright restrictions, database administration, and making a decision are discussed. A…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces