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Shuman, Bruce A. – Online, 1992
Describes a study conducted with graduate library school students that compared two commercial online search systems, DIALOG and WILSONLINE, to determine which system was preferred for what purposes, and whether the order of teaching or acquiring expertise in searching a system affected preferences. An appendix includes student comments comparing…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Basch, Reva – Online, 1990
This continuation of an earlier article discusses online vendors' responses to users' concerns as well as the future of online services. Maxwell Online, Dialog, Mead Data, Data-Star, and Dow Jones News/Retrieval address user needs, search strategies, databases, document retrieval and display, user interface, and cost and economic issues. (LRW)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Databases, Documentation
