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Ojala, Marydee – Searcher, 1996
Examines the practice and implications of issuing corrections, retractions, and amplifications in online databases. All database producers do not provide mechanisms to accommodate retractions and corrections, and it can be difficult for a searcher to find evidence of error correction. Sidebars illustrate both the lack of and evidence of…
Descriptors: Database Producers, Databases, Editing, Legal Responsibility
Nicholls, Paul – Searcher, 1998
Discusses the need for comprehensive and accurate sources of information for librarians looking for information about online databases or CD-ROMs and compares, examines, and makes recommendations regarding three print and electronic directories--the "Gale Directory of Databases," Bowker's "World Databases," and Waterlow New…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Directories, Online Systems
Bates, Mary Ellen – Searcher, 1997
Describes DIALOG Web, DataStar Web, and highlights three other Knight-Ridder services: DIALOG Select, a service for high-tech, pharmaceutical, legal, consumer products, and media markets, KR@Site, which supports access to 80 databases, and DIALOG@CARL, which applies graphical interfaces to 300 DIALOG databases. Also includes interviews with…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Information Services, Interviews
Chuck, Lysbeth B. – Searcher, 1997
Presents the keynote speakers of the Online World 1997 conference, as well as HotBot and other search engines, the CyberClinic tracks (Practical Searching, Resource Management, Trends and Technology, Corporate Electronic Publishing, Content Reviews, and Roundtable Discussions), Web-based communities, and an exhibited database of over 12,000…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Conferences, Databases, Electronic Publishing
