Online Searching in a University Library of a Developing Country.

Siddiqui, Moid A.

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ERIC Number: EJ444718

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Publication Date: 1991

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Online Searching in a University Library of a Developing Country.

Siddiqui, Moid A.

Microcomputers for Information Management, v8 n3 p187-95 Sep 1991

Describes the microcomputer-based online search services provided by the library of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Topics addressed include databases used; users; searcher characteristics; computer printouts; costs and user fees; interlibrary loans; and CD-ROMs. (four references) (LRW)

Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Expenditures, Library Services, Microcomputers, Online Searching, Optical Data Disks, Search Strategies, Users (Information)

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia

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