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Economic Statistical Data Online: A Primer.
Woggon, Michele – Database, 1987
This description and comparison of the major economic statistical database services discusses such factors as public and proprietary data, value-added services, user training and support, data specialties, and pricing. (CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Economics, Microcomputers
Online Chemical Dictionaries: A Comparison.
Kasperko, Jean – Database, 1979
Examines the strengths and weaknesses of the three chemical dictionary files now available online--CHEMNAME, CHEMDEX, CHEMLINE--to aid the searcher in selecting the most appropriate database. (Author/JD)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Databases
Online and Offline Printing...Relative Costs.
Williams, Brian – Database, 1987
Two tables compare projected costs of online versus offline retrieval of citations from 50 databases using BRS and DIALOG. Data include database; databank; cost of access per hour; cost of 15-minute search with no retrieval; and cost of 15-minute search plus cost of 10 and 30 online or offline citations. (CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Costs, Databases, Information Retrieval
Criminal Justice Coverage in Online Databases.
Dolan, Donna R.; Heron, Carol E. – Database, 1979
Evaluates criminal justice coverage in on-line, commercially available data bases using both "Hot Topics" and general profiles. Charts show topics covered, periodicals indexed by each data base, and recommendations for which data base to use for various topics; appendixes present indexing terms used by and annotations for selected data…
Descriptors: Charts, Comparative Analysis, Criminal Law, Databases
Data-Star: A Galaxy of International Databases.
Eichler, Linda; Newland, Jean – Database, 1993
Examines the strength of Data-Star, a European database service, in the following categories: company-specific information; market research and investment bank reports; international newspapers and journals; and legal aspects of trade with the European community. Five tables detailing findings are included, and pricing and special features are…
Descriptors: Business, Costs, Database Management Systems, Databases
CD-ROM to DVD-ROM: Moving Optical Storage along a Bumpy Road into the New Century.
Herther, Nancy K. – Database, 1998
Discussion of CD-ROM and DVD (Digital Video Disk)-ROM covers CD-ROM software pricing and industry changes; CD-ROM drives; CD-recordable formats; DVD formats, hardware, and software; recordable DVD; and future issues, including standards, Windows 98, the DVD market, and compatibility. A sidebar lists Web sites with information on CD-ROM and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Futures (of Society), Information Industry
Beta Tests and End-User Surveys: Are They Valid?
Sweetland, James H. – Database, 1988
Examines the impact of online systems designed to be searched by end users on the process of database and product evaluation. Two testing methods, beta tests and user surveys, are evaluated, and possible solutions to testing problems are suggested. (CLB)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Evaluation Methods, Online Systems
Database Software for the 1990s.
Beiser, Karl – Database, 1990
Examines trends in the design of database management systems for microcomputers and predicts developments that may occur in the next decade. Possible developments are discussed in the areas of user interfaces, database programing, library systems, the use of MARC data, CD-ROM applications, artificial intelligence features, HyperCard, and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Graphics, Computer System Design, Cost Effectiveness