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An Evaluation of Online Help for the NOTIS OPAC.
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White, Frank – Library Software Review, 1994
Discussion of online help systems in online public access catalogs (OPACs) focuses on a study that evaluated the online help system for the NOTIS (Northwestern Online Total Integrated System) OPAC. Features of the system reviewed include online functions; training features; general interface features; access points; and message content and display…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Library Catalogs, Online Catalogs, Search Strategies
Diversity on the World Wide Web: Using Robots to Search the Web.
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Scales, B. Jane; Felt, Elizabeth Caulfield – Library Software Review, 1995
Reviews "robot" search engines specifically developed for information retrieval on the World Wide Web, examines automated and designated robot searching tools, and offers tips to help users judge the usefulness of Web search engines. Discusses sample searches of automated and designated search engines and presents example computer…
Descriptors: Computer Software Reviews, Information Retrieval, Online Searching, Screen Design (Computers)