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Learner Preferences for Varying Screen Densities Using Realistic Stimulus Materials with Single and Multiple Screen Designs.

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Morrison, Gary R.; And Others – 1990

Learner preferences for varying screen density levels were examined using multiple screen designs (high external validity) and single screen designs (high internal validity). Subjects were 23 graduate and 23 undergraduate student volunteers. When viewing multiple screens for each design in Study I, they indicated the highest preference for medium…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Design Preferences, Display Systems, Graduate Students

Microcomputer-Based Library Catalog Software.

Lundeen, Gerald; Tenopir, Carol – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1984

Discusses factors that should be considered when comparing microcomputer software for small and medium-sized library catalogs and describes eight specific packages--BRS/Search Micros/Mini Version, Card Catalog, Golden Retriever, INMAGIC, TEQLIB, FINDER, SCIMATE, and STAR. (Author/MBR)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Design Preferences, Display Systems

Common Sense Clones: Price and Performance in PC-Compatible Computers.

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Crawford, Walt – Library Hi Tech, 1987

Details a series of tests conducted by the Research Libraries Group, Inc., to evaluate IBM clones i.e., computers designed to use hardware and software originally intended for IBM microcomputers. The results of evaluations of several personal computers, using the criteria of performance, aesthetics, ergonomics, and documentation, are reported.…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Design Preferences