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Planning for On-Line Search in the Public Library
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And Others; Firschein, Oscar – Special Libraries, 1978
The DIALIB project involved an experiment in providing on-line services in four public libraries. Based on three years of experience, in which services were offered both in a free and fee-based environment, nine requirements for online searching are delineated, and guidelines formulated for public libraries contemplating such services. (Author/JPF)
Descriptors: Databases, Guidelines, Information Retrieval, Information Services
Investigation of the Public Library as a Linking Agent to Major Scientific, Educational, Social and Environmental Data Bases. Two-Year Interim Report.
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Summit, Roger K.; Firschein, Oscar – 1976
Eight public libraries participated in a two-year experiment to investigate the potential of the public library as a "linking agent" between the public and the many machine-readable data bases currently accessible using on line computer terminals. The investigation covered users of the service, impact on the library, conditions for…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Costs, Databases, Information Retrieval
Use of Online Bibliographic Search in Public Libraries: A Retrospective Evaluation
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And Others; Firschein, Oscar – Online Review, 1978
Evaluation results are described for the DIALIB project, a three year experiment of on-line bibliographic search services in four public libraries. Findings include users of the system and their characteristics; use of data bases; librarian reactions; and time and cost of on-line searching, both in a free and fee-based environment. (Author/JPF)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Costs, Databases, Fees
Providing the Public with Online Access to Large Bibliographic Data Bases.
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Firschein, Oscar; Summit, Roger K. – 1975
DIALOG, an interactive, computer-based information retrieval language, consists of a series of computer programs designed to make use of direct access memory devices in order to provide the user with a rapid means of identifying records within a specific memory bank. Using the system, a library user can be provided access to sixteen distinct and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Information Centers
Investigation of the Public Library as a Linking Agent to Major Scientific, Educational, Social, and Environmental Data Bases. Fifth Progress Report, September 1975 to December 1975.
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Summit, Roger K.; Firschein, Oscar – 1976
In November of 1975, a committee was convened at Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory to examine the utility of computerized data base searching in the public library setting. Participants reviewed an on-going computer retrieval experiment (DIALIB) being conducted in four San Francisco Bay Area public libraries. Librarians reported that since…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Conference Reports, Costs, Databases
Investigation of the Public Library as a Linking Agent to Major Scientific, Educational, Social, and Environmental Data Bases. Sixth Progress Report, January 1976-March 1976.
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Summit, Roger K.; Firschein, Oscar – 1976
In conjunction with the National Science Foundation (NSD), an on-going experiment is being conducted to test the feasibility of increasing public access to 16 major data bases by providing public libraries with on-line, interactive, retrieval capacity. During the period from January to March 1976, the major activities of the study were: (1) a…
Descriptors: Computers, Costs, Databases, Feasibility Studies