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Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1983
Issues having a possible impact on online search services in libraries are discussed including full text databases, front-end processors which translate user's input into the command language of an appropriate system, downloading to create personal files from commercial databases, and pricing. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Costs, Databases, Information Retrieval
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1986
Describes some of the most active school library programs for introducing elementary and secondary school students to online searching. Highlights include searches performed by librarians and students; skills acquired by students (search strategy, choosing appropriate databases, accessing information online); frequently searched databases; and…
Descriptors: Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Instruction
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1986
Summarizes four options for libraries that want to offer end user searching: end user systems (Bibliographic Retrieval Service's Afterdark, DIALOG's Knowledge Index); front-end microcomputer software (Sci-Mate Searcher, Pro-Search, WILSEARCH); gateway services (EASYNET); and local databases (now available on floppy and compact discs). Advantages…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Databases, Higher Education
Peer reviewedTenopir, Carol; Ennis, Lisa – Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2002
Discusses results of four surveys sent to members of the Association of Research Libraries to investigate changes in academic library reference services due to new and rapidly evolving technologies. Highlights include digital reference options; local databases; CD-ROMs; intermediary online searching; end-user online search services; and the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1995
Compares current and past results from two surveys done of Association of Research Libraries' members to determine how electronic reference services affect staff, patron expectations, and user instruction. Increases were found in: patron Internet access; end user online searching; local area networks; and tape-loading databases. Decreases were…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Futures (of Society)
Tenopir, Carol; Neufang, Ralf – Online, 1992
Presents results of a survey of ARL (Association of Research Libraries) members in the United States and Canada that was conducted to discover which electronic reference options are offered and their impact on library services. Online mediated searching, CD-ROM, end-user searching, and local databases are investigated. (nine references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedTenopir, Carol – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Considers the increase in the variety of electronic reference options in academic libraries based on surveys of ARL (Association of Research Libraries) members. Discusses online catalogs; CD-ROM databases; World Wide Web access; and changes in library instruction, including formal instruction, point-of-use instruction, and Internet instruction.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
