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Peer reviewedSchippleck, Suzanne – RQ, 1972
Some problems encountered with the ERIC indexing system in efforts to retrieve information from the ERIC files are discussed. (4 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Education, Evaluation, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedSmith, Adeline M. – RQ, 1971
A brief article on periodicals issued by companies and other organizations which are available to libraries on a complimentary basis. (MM)
Descriptors: Indexes, Information Retrieval, Library Collections, Periodicals
Peer reviewedDalrymple, Prudence W. – RQ, 1984
Based on a review of the literature, this discussion addresses such key aspects of the librarian's changing role in the online search process as the reference interview, online search evaluation, user training, and information service management. Future trends are noted, and 43 references are listed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Interviews, Librarians, Library Services
Peer reviewedLangley, Phyllis R. – RQ, 1976
The study reported here was made for the purpose of evaluating external, computerized, literature-retrieval systems to determine their usefulness in a library without a computer facility. (Author)
Descriptors: Computers, Databases, Indexes, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedTurtle, Mary R.; Robinson, William C. – RQ, 1974
The two abstracting and indexing services are compared in regard to difference in time lag by place of publication for papers published in periodicals. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Geographic Location, Indexing
Peer reviewedPopovich, Charles J. – RQ, 1978
Representatives from three companies (Management Contents, ABI/INFORM, Predicasts) explain the coverage, content, thesauri, updating, products, and capabilities of their data bases. A panel of librarians from (1) a special library, (2) an academic library, and (3) a public library report on the use of business data bases in their respective…
Descriptors: Business, Databases, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedMelanson, Robert G. – RQ, 1978
An explanation of the federal government's Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and how it relates to commercial business publications commonly used as tools by the reference librarian. (JAB)
Descriptors: Business, Classification, Information Retrieval, Library Services
Peer reviewedPasler, Margaret; Pasler, Rudolph – RQ, 1971
In the field of United States history, the influence of abstracting and indexing services upon the use of serial literature, because of the highly inadequate retrospective and util recently, current access they afford to it, can only be regarded as a negative use. (Author)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Library Technical Processes
Peer reviewedMaxwell, Margaret – RQ, 1970
It appears that the poor" cataloger can not appease all of the people all of the time. Data elements not put on the catalog card for economy reasons make the reference librarian's job more difficult and leaves the cataloger the diabolical fiend" in-between. (MF)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Retrieval, Library Technical Processes, Library Technicians
Peer reviewedSchwarz, Philip John – RQ, 1972
The Key Word Out of Context (KWOC) Index was successfully used to provide the public with a greater degree of accessibility to the document collection with a minimal degree of cost and staff effort. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Indexes, Information Retrieval, Library Collections
Peer reviewedMcClure, Charles R. – RQ, 1974
The reference librarians' task is to provide specific information as needed by users, rather than to teach them the mechanics of finding the information themselves. (LS)
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval, Information Services, Library Services
Peer reviewedCooper, Noelle P. – RQ, 1976
The Mechanized Information Center, a department of The Ohio State University Libraries, offers to the campus community several batch-mode information services from commercially available data bases. The search request interview provides an opportunity for instruction regarding OSU's computer-based literature searches, automated library facilities,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Information Centers, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedGaroogian, Rhoda – RQ, 1976
Five public libraries and three academic libraries were surveyed about their use and evaluation of the New York Times Information Bank. (PF)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Indexes, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedPalmer, Joseph W. – RQ, 1992
An examination of OCLC's EPIC service and standard video reference tools revealed that EPIC was more comprehensive in finding video titles on the popular or specialized topics of bonsai, genealogy, karate, and holography, because of its keyword searching ability on the massive OCLC database. (11 references) (EA)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Costs
Peer reviewedKirkland, Jean – RQ, 1975
Reference librarians at Georgia Institute of Technology provide computerized reference service through the Georgia Information Dissemination Center. (PF)
Descriptors: Databases, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval, Library Automation
