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Introducing End-User Software for Enhancing Student Online Searching.

Callison, Daniel; Daniels, Ann – School Library Media Quarterly, 1988

Describes a project which made Wilsonline and the Wilsearch software available to high school students for term paper research. Findings are discussed, including student ability to formulate search strategies, usefulness of retrieved citations, and most frequently requested databases. The value of Wilsearch is compared with that of local library…

Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, High School Students, High Schools

Children's Use of an Interactive Science Library: Exploratory Research.

Borgman, Christine L.; And Others – School Library Media Quarterly, 1990

Describes a prototype interactive science catalog for children that will have three interfaces: a subject-oriented browsing search, a search tied directly to science simulations, and an author/title/subject keyword searchable interface. Research plans include examinations of children's abilities to formulate and implement searchable queries and…

Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer System Design