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Download full textAvner, Elaine; Avner, Allen – 1988
This paper provides the documentation for the program that provides access to the University of Illinois Online Catalog (OLC), together with a script to be used with 17 slides explaining the development of the program. Advantages of connecting a database to a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system are outlined and sources of additional…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction
Piette, Mary I.; Smith, Nathan M. – 1989
This manual introduces the novice searcher to ERIC on Disc and discusses how to prepare for a search by creating a search statement; how to locate ERIC terms using the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors; and how to modify and limit the search using boolean logic. A computer keyboard illustration accompanies descriptions of the functions of the…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education
Troll, Denise A. – Library Administration & Management, 1992
Describes research and development of the Mercury Electronic Library Project, which was developed at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries to design an advanced retrieval system. Topics discussed include system architecture; security; performance, including automated and manual assessments; enhanced retrieval, including available databases;…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Computer System Design, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedLiu, Songqiao; Svenonius, Elaine – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Describes the Dewey Online Retrieval System (DORS), which was developed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), to experiment with classification-based search strategies in online catalogs. Classification structures in automated information retrieval are discussed; and specifications for a classification retrieval interface are…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Classification, College Libraries, Dewey Decimal Classification
Peer reviewedDimitroff, Alexandra – Library and Information Science Research, 1992
A study investigated the relationship between the completeness of end users' mental models of an online system and their ability to use the system effectively. Although all of the study subjects were relatively successful, those with more complete mental models tended to have better search results than subjects with incomplete or poor mental…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBrudvig, Glenn L. – Journal of Library Administration, 1991
Describes the development of California Institute of Technology Libraries' local database of articles from science and engineering journals and its integrated document request and delivery feature. It is noted that not all journals received by the libraries are in the database, backfiles are limited, and coverage is not comprehensive. (five…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Database Design
Jackson-Brown, Grace; Pershing, Gwendolyn – 1993
ERIC and PsycLit are two of the most frequently searched CD-ROM databases at the Indiana University-Bloomington campus. Training has been developed to help students use these popular resources. This includes classroom presentations on ERIC in the Education Department and training workshops in the library for ERIC and PsycLit users. In 1990 a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Graduate Students
Attaullah; Johnson, Jane S. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1991
Outlines the various steps involved in the process of modernizing the information storage and retrieval systems within the library of the Northwest Frontier Province Agricultural University (NWFP AU) in Peshawar, Pakistan. Implementation of services for faculty, students, and provincial agricultural scientists is discussed, and staff training is…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Database Management Systems
