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Introducing Internet Services.
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Diaz, Karen R.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1994
Four articles describe the usefulness of the Internet to reference librarians and discuss Internet search tools: "Getting Started on the Net" (Karen R. Diaz); "Gopher Searching Using VERONICA" (Lousie McGillis); "How to Use VERONICA To Find Information on the Internet" (Jackie Mardikian); and "The Internet…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Networks, Databases
Planning Online Reference Services for the 90s.
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Force, Ron – Reference Librarian, 1994
Considers how to plan for online reference services. Highlights include local access to databases, including CD-ROM and database licensing; local gateways; online search services; and planning considerations, including cost, locating online information, telecommunications and computing infrastructures, and equal access. (Contains 15 references.)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Costs, Databases
Evaluating Internet Sources.
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Santa Vicca, Edmund F.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1994
Three articles on evaluation cover the use of the Internet as a reference resource and raise network policy issues: "The Internet as a Reference and Research Tool" (Edmund F. Santa Vicca); "NREN Update, 1993: Washington Policy" (Carolyn S. Elliot); and "Evaluating Physical Science Reference Sources on the Internet"…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Evaluation
Selected Sources on the Internet.
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Scott, Ralph Lee; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1994
Five articles describe specific Internet resources, including geoscience and science databases; economic and statistical information; the JANET (Joint Academic Network) Bulletin Board for Librarians; and White House communications. A sixth article describes how practical applications of Internet information create new roles for reference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases, Earth Science