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Eddison, Betty – Database, 1986
This article discusses sources from which information used in in-house databases can be obtained and enumerates points to consider in database building phase (test database design ideas against external database if available, make arrangements for data entry, exercise quality control). Fourteen contractors or sources of computerized information…
Descriptors: Database Producers, Databases, Guidelines, Information Services
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Plosker, George R.; Summit, Roger K. – Special Libraries, 1980
Provides a systematic guide for evaluation and selection of an online service vendor. Topics briefly considered include the availability of selection aids, cost, online services, system search capabilities, training services, file documentation, and complimentary services. A selective listing of database directories is provided. (Author/JD)
Descriptors: Databases, Evaluation, Guidelines, Information Services
Jack, Robert F. – Database, 1984
Suggestions for the preparation and use of database guide sheets (idiot sheets) highlights when to make an idiot sheet; steps in preparation (define suitable format, gather pertinent information); production; adding notations to vendor-supplied guide sheets; and points to remember. Examples of DIALOG and homemade guide sheets are included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Databases, Guidelines, Guides, Information Retrieval
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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
Laubacher, Marilyn R. – 1983
Designed for educators requesting information from ERIC and for the search intermediary who channels educators' requests to a search service, this updated guide explains in non-technical language the steps involved in preparing a computer search for the ERIC database. A beginning section on how to initiate a search discusses the choice of a…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Databases, Guidelines, Indexing
National Center for Health Statistics (DHEW/PHS), Hyattsville, MD. – 1976
This report presents recommendations for compiling inventories of state health data sources in an attempt to stimulate preparation and publication of a "Compendium of State Data Sources for Health Planners" for each state. Areas considered are: (1) planning the project; (2) technical assistance available; (3) kinds of data needed; (4)…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Guidelines, Health
Weitzen, H. Skip – Information Management Review, 1989
Describes seven activities that offer opportunities for entrepreneurs working with information: leveraging database information; customizing information; facilitating access to information; speeding up the flow of information; repackaging information; providing around the clock delivery; and integrating computer, telephone, and electronic funds…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Delivery Systems, Economic Opportunities
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America, Port-of-Spain (Trinadad). Caribbean Documentation Centre. – 1983
This publication outlines the activities and impact of the Caribbean Information System for Economic and Social Planning (CARISPLAN), as reported by representatives of 16 Caribbean nations and various regional organizations. A copy of the meeting agenda and other introductory material are followed by brief summaries of reports from representatives…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Databases, Developing Nations, Documentation
Ryan, Joe – 1985
This guide introduces the reader to the basics of online database searching using a microcomputer. Following definitions of the terms online, database, and searching, the guide presents information on the online environment, hardware needed, software needed, and configuring the software. A tutorial on online searching covers how to decide when to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Glossaries, Guidelines
Hawkins, Brian L. – Academic Computing, 1989
Describes the development and current status of a campus-wide computer network at Brown University. Topics discussed include the principles that guided network development; services available through the network; current structure of the network; and university support for the network. (CLB)
Descriptors: Centralization, Computer Networks, Databases, Decentralization
Barnett, Lynn – 1983
This chapter describes how ERIC addresses the problems resulting from four conditions that make it unique in the indexing field: (1) its subject area includes a wide range of subspecialists; (2) its clientele is extremely diverse; (3) it has a dual retrieval purpose--for both manual and computer access; and (4) its retrieval is challenged by the…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Databases, Guidelines, Indexes
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Library Development. – 1976
The New York State Library is conducting two regional pilot programs to provide on-line information services to public, academic, and special library patrons. These procedures and guidelines were written for reference librarians in participating libraries who will act as the intermediaries between their patrons and the search analysts at the State…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Guidelines, Information Retrieval
Germain, Jack M. – Online Access, 1994
Description of the ERIC database covers suggested uses for teachers, students, parents, and researchers; information available in ERIC; how to access ERIC, including through the Internet; the AskERIC service that is available through the Internet; and steps for searching the database. A directory of ERIC clearinghouses is also included. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks, Educational Research
Penrod, James I.; Craft, Larry N. – 1978
The planning for, design, and implementation of information management systems in colleges and universities is approaching a state of adolescence as a science. Because rules cannot be devised with sufficient scope and depth to cover all institutional and systems contingencies, the necessary activities remain somewhere between magic and art. At…
Descriptors: Committees, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Educational Facilities
Wood, F. E. – 1988
These guidelines are intended to provide realistic and practical guidance about the options available to teachers and planners of education and training programs wholly or partly concerned with online information retrieval, particularly those in academic departments of library and information studies. Seven sections address: (1) the aims and scope…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Databases, Guidelines, Higher Education
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