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End-User Database Aides: How to Create Guides That Get Used.

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Worrell, Diane – CD-ROM Professional, 1993

Describes contents and format of effective quick reference guides for users of CD-ROM databases. The different needs of beginning and more sophisticated users are detailed; guidelines for organizing information and laying out the text are provided; and two formats for user aids are pictured. (KRN)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Layout (Publications)

Analysis of Searches by End-Users of Science and Engineering CD-ROM Databases in an Academic Library.

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Culbertson, Michael – CD-ROM Professional, 1992

This study analyzed CD-ROM searches in five science and engineering databases in an academic library. Results indicated that users were usually able to obtain results and print records but that few used more sophisticated techniques to refine their searches. It was concluded that instruction in CD-ROM database searching should be a high priority.…

Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Higher Education, Library Instruction