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Combs, Richard; Moorhead, John – Database, 1990
Defines and discusses competitive intelligence for business decision making and suggests the use of online databases to start looking for relevant information. The best databases to use are described, designing the search strategy is explained, reviewing and editing results are discussed, and the presentation of results is considered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Database Producers, Databases, Decision Making, Editing
Marsh, Sharon G. – Database, 1984
This article concentrates on the use of online searching to provide information needed by business for strategy formulation. The following steps are explained: environment analysis (structural analysis, trend analysis); business analysis; strategy formulation; strategic anticipation; strategic plan formalization; and implementation and control.…
Descriptors: Business, Databases, Environment, Evaluation Methods
Meredith, Meri – Database, 1986
Describes databases frequently used in Business Information Center, Cummins Engine Company (Columbus, Indiana): Dun and Bradstreet Business Information Report System, Newsearch, Dun and Bradstreet Market Identifiers, Trade and Industry Index, PTS PROMT, Bureau of Labor Statistics files, ABI/INFORM, Magazine Index, NEXIS, Dow Jones News/Retrieval.…
Descriptors: Business, Databases, Information Needs, Information Services
Meredith, Meri – Database, 1986
This second installment describes databases irregularly searched in the Business Information Center, Cummins Engine Company (Columbus, Indiana). Highlights include typical research topics (happenings among similar manufacturers); government topics (Department of Defense contracts); market and industry topics; corporate intelligence; and personnel,…
Descriptors: Business, Databases, Information Needs, Information Services
Eddison, Elizabeth B. – Database, 1988
Provides generic guidelines covering the basic issues of database building within an organization. The areas discussed include assessing organizational needs, selecting and testing hardware and software, estimating costs, and creating and maintaining the database. A check list of important considerations and a list of additional readings are…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Cost Estimates, Databases, Formative Evaluation
Arnold, Stephen E.; Arnold, Erik S. – Database, 1997
Describes push technology as a new type of selective dissemination via the Internet and discusses filtering, channels of information, Web browser interfaces, data transfer, the role of databases, and database technology. A list of companies that provide push technology is included. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Databases, Information Needs, Information Retrieval
Donati, Robert – Database, 1981
Identifies and describes databases which cover business practice, policy, and principle; government activity; popular interest; and scientific, scholarly, or technical developments and specific information on products, services, and business lines, industries, companies, individuals, and geographic places. Nineteen figures illustrate sample…
Descriptors: Business, Content Analysis, Databases, Decision Making
Heller, Stephen R. – Database, 1987
Describes the different approaches taken by the Chemical Abstracts Services database, which abstracts and indexes chemical publications, and the Belstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry database, which produces a collection of critical reviews. The resulting content of the databases and their ability to meet the needs of different users are…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Chemistry, Comparative Analysis, Databases
Courtois, Martin P.; Matthews, Judith A. – Database, 1993
Examines the challenges of using the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Indexes to perform citation searches for personnel decisions and offers specific guidelines for searchers to follow during the presearch interview. Potential obstacles, search techniques, and systems commands are also described. (five references) (KRN)
Descriptors: Citation Indexes, Databases, Guidelines, Interviews
Walker, Geraldene – Database, 1990
Discusses databases available for online searching in the humanities fields and describes searches that investigated scatter (i.e., the spread of subject terms across the databases), overlap among online files in terms of retrieved records, and the comparative effectiveness of natural language versus controlled vocabulary for information…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Approach
Beltran, Ann Bristow – Database, 1987
Briefly evaluates the use of the InfoTrac system by students at the Indiana University library for computer-assisted searching. The evaluation covers the reliability of the equipment and software; improvements in the system; user needs and satisfaction; and emerging competitive systems. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Equipment Evaluation, Higher Education
Conger, Lucinda D. – Database, 1987
Reviews developments of online systems in 1986, including available services and databases in several areas, and advances in information storage techniques. The impact of online services on the present and future responsibilities of professional searchers is discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Databases, Information Systems, Librarians
Muratori, Fred – Database, 1990
Describes online databases available through the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN) that focus on research in the humanities. A survey of five databases (AVERY, ESTC, RIPD, SCIPIO, and AMC) is presented that includes contents, search capabilities, and record formats; and future plans are discussed. (12 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Databases, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Wiley, Deborah Lynne – Database, 1998
Provides an overview of information retrieval from mainframe systems to Web search engines; discusses collaborative filtering, data extraction, data visualization, agent technology, pattern recognition, classification and clustering, and virtual communities. Argues that rather than huge data-storage centers and proprietary software, we need…
Descriptors: Classification, Cooperation, Databases, Information Management
Kraft, Melissa A.; Pugh, W. Jean – Database, 1988
Describes the steps involved in designing a user manual for an in-house database. Topics covered include goal definition, target audience identification, production scheduling, design and production choices, testing and review, and updating of the manual. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Documentation, Guidelines
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