End-User Selection of Databases--Part I: Science/Technology/Medicine.

Meyer, Daniel E.; Ruiz, Den

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Publication Date: 1990

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End-User Selection of Databases--Part I: Science/Technology/Medicine.

Meyer, Daniel E.; Ruiz, Den

Database, v13 n3 p21-23,26-29 Jun 1990

Describes a project that examined user selection of databases by monitoring the EasyNet Scan feature (a multifile search option) during 1989. The discussion covers the observed influence of price, database name, recommended database indicator, and record format on database selection. The category menus displayed by EasyNet are provided. (six references) (CLB)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Evaluation Criteria, Gateway Systems, Medicine, Online Searching, Scientific and Technical Information, Selection, Use Studies, Users (Information)

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