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Oliver, Ron – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1996
The discrete forms of knowledge required for successful use of interactive information systems are investigated. Achievement of three forms of knowledge among novice users of a CD-ROM encyclopedia was examined. Tasks measured users' knowledge and skills in managing/controlling the system, navigating between information nodes, and selecting…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Information Skills, Information Systems, Information Technology
Maxfield, Sandy, Ed.; Kabus, Karl, Ed. – 1988
This document is a guide to the use of Quick Search, a library service that provides access to more than 100 databases which contain references to journal articles and other research materials through two commercial systems--BRS After/Dark and DIALOG's Knowledge Index. The guide is divided into five sections: (1) Using Quick Search; (2) The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Databases, Guidelines
Brandhorst, Ted, Ed. – 1989
The result of a comprehensive search for writings about the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) published between 1985 and 1988, this annotated bibliography lists 107 documents and journal articles about ERIC that were entered in the ERIC database during that period. The 1964-1978 edition cited 269 items. The 1979-1984 edition cited…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Clearinghouses, Comparative Analysis, Databases