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Download full textKatzer, Jeffrey; And Others – 1985
This research project was motivated by results of earlier work (Katzer et al., 1982) on the overlap among document representations. In the earlier study, one representation used in the INSPEC database proved to perform unexpectedly well in comparison with other commonly used representations, such as controlled vocabulary or free-text terms from…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Databases, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Stout, Sheri A. – 1993
This study compares ABI/INFORM and Wilson Business Abstracts in order to determine user preference. Surveys in the form of questionnaires were used to evaluate users' preference of interface, database response time, search results and ease of use with both business CD-ROM databases. Kent State University students, faculty, and patrons interested…
Descriptors: Chi Square, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Database Producers
Rodriguez, Ketty – 1994
As an introduction to the use of the DIALOG online retrieval service, this guide presents material that was developed during a fellowship at Carlos III University, School of Library Science and Documentation, Madrid (Spain) and that is based on a course on the same subject taught in English at Texas Women's University. Although the use of DIALOG…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
