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Casey, Michael – Online Review, 1980
Presents user orientation and instruction guidelines for online search systems, including a sample reference manual outline in five parts: (1) introduction, (2) summary of services, (3) system descriptions, (4) principles of searching, and (5) operating instructions. Harmonization of search instructions is advocated, in order to eliminate user…
Descriptors: Coordination, Guidelines, Information Utilization, Instructional Materials

Unruh, Betty – Online Review, 1981
Intended for novice searchers, this review of available materials comments on availability and cost, as well as the relationship between the search materials and the topic area of the file or the organizational type of the producer. An extensive bibliography is provided. (SW)
Descriptors: Databases, Guides, Information Retrieval, Needs Assessment