Discusses the need for comprehensive and accurate sources of information for librarians looking for information about online databases or CD-ROMs and compares, examines, and makes recommendations regarding three print and electronic directories--the "Gale Directory of Databases," Bowker's "World Databases," and Waterlow New…

This followup to a 1989 study of current sources for bibliographic information on videos examines three main sources: (1) OCLC; (2) Bowker's Complete Video Directory; and (3) Video Source Book. Coverage is compared for new titles as well as for titles from the previous study, and differences between the three sources are described. (LRW)

Describes five online databases that focus on computer products, primarily software and microcomputing hardware, and compares the databases in terms of record content, product coverage, vertical market coverage, currency, availability, and price. Sample records and searches are provided, as well as a directory of product databases. (CLB)