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Ma, Wei; Cole, Timothy W. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 2000
Reports on the creation of a prototype, Web-based expert system that helps users better navigate library databases at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Discusses concerns that gave rise to the project. Summarizes previous work/research and common approaches in academic libraries today. Describes plans for testing the prototype,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Database Design, Databases, Expert Systems
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Lehman, Kathy; Dudley, Joan – Knowledge Quest, 2001
Describes the Web-based database project developed by school library media specialists (SLMSs) in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The database houses lessons created by more than 30 elementary SLMSs in the district, and is accessible online. The database project is composed of two sections: Literature Appreciation and Information Skills. (AEF)
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Database Design, Databases, Elementary Education
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Ruxton, Graeme D. – Chance, 1996
Addresses the drudgery of entering long datasets at the keyboard before being able to begin each chapter of a book. Suggests that the publishers of statistics books make the datasets available for people to download onto their computers over the World Wide Web. (AIM)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Database Design, Higher Education