The Document Delivery Service offered by Chemical Abstracts is described in terms of the DIALORDER option on the Dialog information retrieval system, mail requests, and requests transmitted through OCLC's Interlibrary Loan system. Transmission costs, success rates, delivery rates, and other considerations in utilizing the service are included.…

This proposed alternative for resequencing output from online searches of journal literatures includes sorting hits by the journal in which they appear, and organizing hits within journal by the number of hits each journal contains. Benefits to the user are discussed, and a "Bradfordized" example is appended. (Author/SW)

Review of current billing practices for online services in Great Britain discusses determinants of successful numeric data display; invoice structure; display format; invoice content; display characteristics; and invoice regularity. Sample invoices from several services are included. (three references) (MES)

A directory of 246 nonbibliographic data bases, which are also known as data banks and numeric data bases. Entries are arranged alphabetically by name of data base, followed by name of data base producer, subject content, and online vendor. This directory updates the listing published in Vol. 1, No. 4 of On-Line Review. (JPF)

It is proposed that the conversational language used in interactive retrieval systems should become standard, at least as far as the technical terms and symbols used by the user are concerned. If that effort is successful, a standards efforts in the area of a code of practice or recommended methods for operation could be developed. (Author)

This fourth update to the bibliography that was published as a supplement to the first issue of "Online Review" contains 441 references covering the period from mid-1979 to mid-1980. Permuted title (KWIC) and author indexes are included. (Author/FM)

Describes the Information Market Indicators survey that monitors online vendors, database producers, and specific databases in terms of the revenues generated and number of connect hours of usage. Highlights and facts relative to calendar years 1982 and 1983 (usage, revenue data, vendor databases, database producers, classes of users) are…

This second annual update of the bibliography on on-line information retrieval lists references covering mid-1977 to mid-1978 and is divided into seven subject areas, arranged alphabetically by author, with permuted title and author indexes included. (CWM)

This description of the types of linguistic information obtainable from online databases generally used to acquire technical information includes examples of equivalent words, English usage, and statistical linguistic data. The implications of online databases as substitutes for dictionaries and as corpora for linguistic survey are considered.…

Survey to determine impact of online availability on subscriptions to printed publications found 2-5 percent annual attrition in subscriptions to printed publications over past five years is not related solely or primarily to availability of online databases, and evolution of online databases and printed publications as separate entities is…

Describes the six tasks required in the development of an online database: analysis, design, programing, testing, loading, and documentation. Figures illustrate file formats, and a bibliography lists five sources. (FM)

Analyzed data gathered from 78 online searchers to examine attitudes toward the use of DIALOG and SDC's ORBIT command languages. It was found that most users preferred DIALOG for ease of use. Twenty sources are listed. (FM)

Classifies the types of online databases available through System Development Corporation (ORBIT) and Lockheed Information Systems (DIALOG) that access government information; briefly describes those which include access to government sources; and discusses in greater depth five databases which exclusively access U.S. Federal Government Documents.…

Concentrates on the practical, everyday aspects of online search strategy, specifically offering ideas and comments on search strategies for STAIRS users. Included are tables listing the logical operators available on the system and the search level (document, paragraph, sentence, word) of each. (Author/JD)

Describes the design and development of the Reference Librarian Enhancement System (REFLES), a microcomputer based system for in-house data files. The REFLES prototype is described in its test form, followed by presentation of the working environment, problems, and evaluation of the current version. Future possibilities of REFLES are also…