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Tenopir, Carol; Berglund, Sharon – Database, 1993
Examines the similarities, differences, and full-text features of the three most-used online systems for full-text searching in general libraries: DIALOG, Data-Star, and NEXIS. Overlapping databases, unique sources, search features, proximity operators, set building, language enhancement and word equivalencies, and display features are discussed.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Full Text Databases, Graphs, Online Searching
Tenopir, Carol; Hover, Katie – Online, 1993
Examines how online versions of databases vary on different systems. Differences are grouped into three categories: obvious differences, including easily available information such as updating, dates covered, and price; database choice, including subfile structure, field structure, and content; and system choice, including support and system…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Full Text Databases, Graphs, Information Retrieval
