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Richards, Trevor – Computers in Libraries, 1995
Presents the results of a comparative evaluation of four CD-ROM retrieval software packages using the Revised Richards-Brown CD-ROM Software Evaluation Model. CD Answer, SPIRS, KAware2, and ROMware are evaluated, and results indicate that SPIRS and CD Answer are the favored packages. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval
Richardson, John – Computers in Libraries, 1991
Describes the Adonis project, a CD-ROM database of biomedical journal articles that was designed to investigate ways in which publishers could maintain the income they received from publishing scientific journals. User studies are described that were conducted at University College London to evaluate user satisfaction with Adonis searches. (five…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Computer Software, Databases, Evaluation Methods
Dysart, Jane I; Jones, Rebecca J. – Computers in Libraries, 1995
Describes steps in renovating information service tools: (1) review why organization exists; (2) refocus direction to keep in step with clients and environment; and (3) redefine client's needs. Old tools (books and journals) can be transformed via technology into new tools (full-text CD-ROM products and online interlibrary loan services). (JMV)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
