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Rayward, W. Boyd – International Forum on Information and Documentation, 1997
Argues that many ideas and practices of information science, information technology, information retrieval, search strategies, information centers, fee-based information services, linked databases, database management software, scholarly communication networks, multimedia and hypertext, and information grew out of a new "discursive…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Databases, Hypermedia, Information Centers
Siddiqui, Moid A. – International Forum on Information and Documentation, 1996
Searches conducted at the library of King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Library (Saudi Arabia) were analyzed as to online versus CD-ROM, costs, academic department, user status, subject, databases accessed, and search strategy. A database management system was used to compile results, and statistics will aid in material selection and…
Descriptors: Costs, Database Management Systems, Databases, Higher Education
