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| Library Software Review | 3 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Book/Product Reviews | 1 |
| Guides - General | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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Peer reviewedChang, Roy – Library Software Review, 1993
Provides an overview of indexing in database management systems to provide librarians with more understanding of the possibilities and limitations of current information systems. Sequential, direct, indexed sequential, and virtual sequential file accessing methods are explained, and various binary tree structures are described. (EAM)
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
Peer reviewedCombs, Joseph, Jr. – Library Software Review, 1995
Reviews ConSearch 3.0, a product that provides flexible searching of electronic files, allowing the location of related meanings as well as exact matches. ConSearch 3.0 differs from other file retrieval approaches by relating words in search phrases of questions to the "meaning" of the words, which are stored in a "conceptual…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Databases
Peer reviewedNashelsky, Joan; Earley, Dorothy – Library Software Review, 1991
Discusses reference management software that is used for the storage and retrieval of bibliographic and text files on personal computers. Uses in health sciences are reviewed, selection criteria are discussed, needs assessment is described, guidelines for selecting appropriate software are presented, and a list of software products is included.…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Computer Software Selection, Criteria, Database Management Systems
