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Peer reviewedRowley, J. E. – Information Services and Use, 1990
Describes study conducted with British undergraduate library science students that compared natural language indexing and searching with controlled language searching on a computerized database. The use of the ERIC Thesaurus and Sears List of Subject Headings is explained, recall and precision measures are reported, and further research is…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases, Foreign Countries
Aversa, Elizabeth – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1991
Suggests ways that the school library media specialist can help students become more successful as users of online information. Four types of barriers to becoming informed are described: (1) indicative access barriers (indexing systems and relevance); (2) physical access to documents identified in a search; (3) linguistic barriers; and (4)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Indexing
