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The Online Revolution and the Reference Desk: The Australian Experience.

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Choate, Ray – Special Libraries, 1985

Surveys the impact of computers and related technology on reference work in Australia highlighting online information retrieval and related databases; Australian Information Network; coverage of Australian material in local and foreign databases; Australian Bibliographic Network; electronic mail; Australian Consortium for Social and Political…

Descriptors: Consortia, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Networks

A Comparative Evaluation of Online Databases in Relation to Welfare and Corrective Services, and Community Development.

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Sharma, V. S. – Online Review, 1982

Ten online databases were evaluated for their scope, extent of coverage, timeliness, degree of relevance, and overlap using queries dealing with welfare and corrective services. Ten tables of statistical information are included. (JJD)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correctional Rehabilitation, Cost Effectiveness, Databases