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Goldsborough, Reid – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
There comes a time when one asks even of Yahoo, even of Google, "Is this all?" Yahoo and Google do an admirable job of categorizing the Internet and making its contents more accessible. But ultimately they're search tools, not research tools. There's a great deal of information not on the Internet, particularly thoroughly researched,…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Search Engines, Reference Services, Internet
Rabson, Carolyn; Rabson, Gustave – Perspectives in Computing: Applications in the Academic and Scientific Community, 1985
Describes database and index design and data collection methods for compilation of the National Tune Index, a comprehensive, multifaceted tool for research in and analysis of eighteenth century American and British secular music, restoration of early American theater works, and identification of specific tune or text fragments. (MBR)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Design, History

Miyamoto, Mary Huston – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1979
Identifies research tools comprising a wide variety of materials from many disciplines which are available for exploring changes in educational aspirations among twentieth century females in the United States. A comprehensive list of these tools is provided and problems involved in accessing and using them are discussed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Databases, Females, Indexes
Franklin, Carl – Database, 1986
This first article of a three-part series provides an overview of the record format, organization, and coverage of two databanks providing legal information. Tables cover record segments and fields and inclusion of information from federal libraries, state cases, United Kingdom and French law libraries, and additional libraries and services. (EJS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Databases, Federal Government