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Peer reviewedMilstead, Jessica L. – Information Processing and Management, 1992
Examines current activities in subject analysis of large bibliographic databases to assist database managers in making cost-effective decisions. Issues addressed include manual indexing aids, automatic indexing, and connecting indexing terms. Several software packages are described, and future research directions are suggested. (58 references)…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedSmith-Cohen, Deborah – Special Libraries, 1993
Describes the development of an in-house bibliographic database by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory on arctic wetlands research. Topics discussed include planning; identifying relevant search terms and commercial online databases; downloading citations; criteria for software selection; management…
Descriptors: Administration, Bibliographic Databases, Citations (References), Computer Software
Peer reviewedPurcell, Royal – Library Software Review, 1990
Compares "Library Literature" with "Library and Information Science Abstracts" (LISA) and outlines searching LISA on the SilverPlatter CD-ROM. Use of indexes and abstracts to aid information retrieval is explained; abstracting services are described; and five steps in writing an abstract are listed. Abstracts and annotations…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software
