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Tenopir, Carol – Online, 1993
Presents guidelines for effective online searching developed over the last 20 years. Areas covered by the guidelines include preplanning, database selection, cost-effective search techniques, searching for names, awareness of differences between databases and systems, matching search strategies to databases, postsearch routines, and the…
Descriptors: Database Design, Databases, Guidelines, Online Searching
Basch, Reva – Database, 1992
Argues that the selection of a database is a significant factor in the success and cost effectiveness of an online search, and provides guidelines for determining whether the content of a database is relevant for a particular search and whether the database is accessible, affordable, and suitable for the search. (LAE)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cost Effectiveness, Database Design, Databases
