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Peer reviewedFokker, Dirk W. – Electronic Library, 1989
Argues that users' needs should play a more prominent role in the design or choice of an online catalog in a specific library, and outlines requirements which enhance ease of use. Areas discussed include operational control, search formulation control, access points, output control, user assistance, and hardware requirements. (nine references)…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Database Design, Information Retrieval, Online Catalogs
Hudnut, Sophie K.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Information Science, 1987
The first of two papers describes the rewriting of the DIALOG system software for DIALOG Version 2, and discusses both software and user interface issues. The second describes the development of Canadian produced scientific and technical databases and discusses issues concerning user training. (CLB)
Descriptors: Database Design, Foreign Countries, Man Machine Systems, Online Searching
Brandhorst, Ted – 1989
This paper reviews the services provided by the ERIC system and suggests ways to broaden its scope through coordination with other existing education databases. The first of four major sections chronicles the evolution of ERIC and explains why it has not been able to exercise true bibliographic control over the literature of education. The second…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging, Database Design, Education
