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Deacon, Jim – CMC News, 1983
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: Today there are over 900 on-line data banks available for public access. Most microcomputers can use them through the aid of a modem and communication program. Major public information utilities that offer access to these on-line data bases are growing and expanding. The Source, a data base utility…
Descriptors: Costs, Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Services
Garnett, Anne, Comp.; Hill, Amelita, Comp. – 1986
A reference guide for online bibliographic searchers introduces and explains the major computer-searchable fields of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database, presents field access labels or commands of three online ERIC database vendors--BRS, DIALOG, and ORBIT--and lists the codes necessary for searching particular ERIC…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Searching, Online Systems
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Cloud, Gayla Staples; Hambic, Jacqueline B. – Technicalities, 1987
Reports the results of a study which examined costs and search results for 20 searchers conducted on both BRS After Dark and Knowledge Index. Various features of the two retrieval systems are reviewed, and advantages and disadvantages of each system are summarized. Data are presented in one table and several graphs. (24 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Information Retrieval
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Durrance, Joan C. – RQ, 1985
Discussion of implications of highly decentralized nature of local government for collection of local documents highlights meaning of access, effect of local government environment on access to local government information, library responses, and tools that can assist libraries in increasing citizen and government access to local government…
Descriptors: Government Publications, Information Needs, Information Retrieval, Library Collections
Rios, Betty Rose D. – 1984
Written for potential users of ERIC, this digest provides basic facts about the information storage and retrieval system, the migrant education materials available, and the role of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools (ERIC/CRESS). The following questions are answered: (1) what is ERIC and how does it work; (2) what…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval
Janke, Richard V. – 1983
This paper describes the provision of end-user search services in the libraries of the University of Ottawa using BRS/After Dark. It is noted that the service--Online After Six--is available during the evening hours to university faculty, students, and staff and to the general public. Program planning stages, service regulations, fees charged, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Fees, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Buus, David B. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1982
Compares online literature retrieval with traditional reference services. Discusses the reasons for and against adding online reference services to two-year college libraries and the unique applications online search services may have in the community college environment. (CBC)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Information Retrieval, Learning Resources Centers
Harkanyi, Katalin – 1982
This study reviews changes brought about by advances in computer and telecommunications technology and describes online searching of sociological databases. Social changes affected by electronic technology are discussed, and speculations are made concerning the future effects of this technology. Also discussed are changes induced by recent…
Descriptors: Computers, Databases, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval
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Murphy, Cynthia E. – Government Information Quarterly, 1985
Examines online and printed equivalents of selected government documents indexes to compare the recall, precision, overlap, and cost effectiveness of online and manual searching. Indexes studied were the Monthly Catalog, CIS (Congressional Information Service) Index, and Government Reports Announcements and Index. (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Databases
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Markiewicz, James; Stewart, Linda Guyotte – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1984
Describes a library-subsidized walk-in service at Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, which provides computer-generated bibliographies to undergraduate students at very low cost. Undergraduate needs, models, planning the service (parameters, fees, database selection, promotion), an initial evaluation of the program, and modifications of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Library Planning
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, Syracuse, NY. – 1984
Seventeen articles and reports published between 1982 and 1984 and cited in "Current Index to Journals in Education" and "Resources in Education" are listed in this bibliography on online services at the reference desk. Topics include interpersonal relations as a necessary part of the information transfer process; role of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Policy, Annotated Bibliographies, Higher Education
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Herring, Mark Y. – Library Hi Tech, 1983
Relates experiences of library director at King College--a small, four-year, undergraduate, private college faced with difficult budgetary decisions. Periodical collection, budgetary problems, cost effective online searches, acceptance of services by library patrons, and problems and solutions connected with implementation of online services are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Dodd, Jane; And Others – 1985
This report summarizes research undertaken at the Sterling C. Evans Library, Texas A & M University to assess the impact that end user information retrieval systems may have on library staff and users. Two systems, BRS/After Dark and Search Helper, were made available in the library for end user searching at no cost. A total of 260 users…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Library Administration
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Makinen, Ruth H. – Reference Librarian, 1997
Discusses intangible and tangible benefits of scheduling technical services staff to assist at the reference desk: improved library service resulting from technical-services staff expertise, greater flexibility for reference desk staffing, enhanced bibliographic records for titles in the reference collection resulting in improved retrieval, and a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Records, Information Retrieval, Librarians
Mosby, Anne Page; McKinney, Gayle – 1983
This study evolved from a survey of all academic libraries in Georgia, designed to identify current online activities in the state's academic libraries, and to predict future directions and trends. The information was gathered to provide a pool of data for comparison, planning, management, and administration of online services, and to serve as a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Library Administration
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