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Peer reviewedHelgerson, Linda W. – Library Hi Tech, 1986
Discusses search and retrieval software for use with CD-ROM. Background trends, how data are made usable, supply and demand, data preparation services, and capabilities of search software are described. Vendors of significant information retrieval products are identified, and the characteristics of 12 packages are compared. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Database Producers, Databases
Peer reviewedLove, James Packard – Government Publications Review, 1993
Describes the EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval) system developed for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for SEC disclosure filings. Ownership and control of the database, hardware, and software is considered; the Information Industry Association position is described; and the need for greater public access to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Database Producers, Disclosure
Basch, Reva – Database, 1994
This introduction to Database's annual review issue highlights trends covered in the 1991-93 reviews; lists 13 trends described as a continuation of the trends of the past 2 or 3 years; and discusses the World Wide Web and America Online's innovative development of a database that combines text, images, sound, and commentary. (KRN)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Database Producers, Electronic Journals
Pritchard-Schoch, Patricia – Online, 1993
Discusses natural language retrieval systems, focusing on West Publishing Company's WIN (Westlaw Is Natural) system used with its case law database. Information retrieval models, the advantages and disadvantages of natural language retrieval, and the use of the approach by Congressional Quarterly's Washington Alert, Personal Librarian, and other…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Court Litigation, Database Producers, Full Text Databases
Peer reviewedKlemperer, Katharina; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1989
Each of three articles describes an academic library's online catalog that includes locally created databases. Topics covered include database and software selection; systems design and development; database producer negotiations; problems encountered during implementation; database loading; training and documentation; and future plans. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Database Producers
Peer reviewedLowry, Glenn R.; And Others – Information Services and Use, 1989
The 10 papers in this collection discuss the database industry in Australia and New Zealand, networking activities in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region, intellectual property protection of databases, the development of land information systems in Australia, the development of expert systems, the use of optical data disks,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Producers, Expert Systems, Foreign Countries
