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Tenopir, Carol – Online, 1993
Presents guidelines for effective online searching developed over the last 20 years. Areas covered by the guidelines include preplanning, database selection, cost-effective search techniques, searching for names, awareness of differences between databases and systems, matching search strategies to databases, postsearch routines, and the…
Descriptors: Database Design, Databases, Guidelines, Online Searching
Peer reviewedBrennan, Patricia B. M.; Burkhardt, Joanna; McMullen, Susan; Wallace, Marla – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Describes the experiences of Rhode Island's Higher Education Library Information Network (HELIN) Consortium in purchasing electronic journals and databases. Discusses criteria and guidelines developed to help in the decision making process, including coverage, indexing, search features, help features, screen design, full text availability,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Consortia
