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Parkin, Derral; And Others – 1986
This document is a self-paced training packet developed for a pilot project at the University of Houston-University Park to teach art faculty members to do their own online searching. The training begins with general topics such as the kinds of searches that can be done most effectively online, the selection of appropriate databases to search, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Art, College Faculty, Database Producers
Oliver, James W.; And Others – 1986
This document is a self-paced training packet developed for a pilot project at the University of Houston-University Park to teach chemistry faculty members and research assistants to do their own online searching. The training begins with general topics such as the kinds of searches that can be done most effectively online, the selection of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Chemistry, College Faculty, Database Producers
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Kollmeier, Harold H.; Staudt, Kathleen Henderson – Computers and the Humanities, 1987
Discusses the use of databases for research by undergraduates in the standard freshman research paper course. Explains how students were introduced to database operations and uses. Discusses some perceived problems and enumerates benefits of this program. (AEM)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Weiss, Arthur – 1996
Competitor information gathering is a key aspect of business planning. Information can be collected from either published or unpublished sources. Unpublished information will often be verified based on material from published sources. Published information is more likely to be factual and includes financial, stockmarket, press, market and…
Descriptors: Computers, Corporations, Databases, Foreign Countries
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
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Carr, Carol – Journal of Chemical Education, 1989
Describes some support programs and materials that facilitate preparation of an effective and inexpensive classroom program on online searching of the chemical literature. Presents more than 20 databases by type of database and subject area. Discusses practice files and overall cost. (MVL)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Chemistry, College Science, Database Producers
Fayen, Emily Gallup – 1989
This inventory provides profiles, tables, and listings describing automated library activities at 103 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions. The inventory includes analyses of aggregate information from individual library profiles which are then divided into three categories that reflect primarily bibliographic functions: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Information Systems
Parkin, Derral; And Others – 1986
This document is a self-paced training packet developed for a pilot project at the University of Houston-University Park to teach pharmacy faculty members to do their own online searching. The training begins with general topics such as the kinds of searches that can be done effectively online, the selection of appropriate databases to search, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Database Producers, Databases
Riedl, Richard – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1986
This basic introduction to three types of computer communications that school libraries can use describes bulletin board systems, information utilities, and bibliographic database systems. Examples are given of applications that would be useful for students and teachers. (EM)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Databases
Boykin, Joseph F., Jr. – Library Administration & Management, 1991
Discusses key developments in library automation. Topics discussed include online database vendors; bibliographic utilities; local online systems, i.e., turnkey circulation systems and academic systems that have incorporated online catalogs, circulation, acquisitions, and serials control; commercial integrated systems; CD-ROMs; local online…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Databases, Facsimile Transmission
Safford, Barbara Ripp – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2000
Describes Web-based reference products that are available to K-12 media specialists through the Gale Group. Highlights include the Student Resource Center (SRC), a collection of databases; searching in the SRC; the Junior Reference Collection; separate databases; and American Journey Online, containing primary sources related to American history.…
Descriptors: Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Materials
Armstrong, C. J. – 1995
The Centre for Information Quality Management (CIQM) was set up by the Library Association and UK (United Kingdom) Online User Group to act as a clearinghouse to which database users may report problems relating to the quality of any aspect of a database being used. CIQM acts as an intermediary between the user and information provider in…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Clearinghouses, Coding, Consumer Protection
Culbertson, Margaret; And Others – 1986
This document is a self-paced training packet developed for a pilot project at the University of Houston-University Park to teach architecture faculty members to do their own online searching. The training begins with general topics such as the kinds of searches that can be done most effectively online; the selection of appropriate databases to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Architectural Research, Architecture, Bibliographic Utilities
Sitts, Maxine K., Ed. – 1988
This inventory provides profiles, tables, and listings describing automated library activities at 117 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions. For the first time, the inventory includes analyses of aggregate information from individual library profiles. The analyses are divided into four categories that reflect primarily bibliographic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Information Systems
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Smit, Peter H.; Kochen, Manfred – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Describes the results of a survey that examined what kinds of database vendors are improving their retrieval software and the decision processes involved. Respondents included large and small vendors from the public and private sectors. An appendix presents vendors' reasons for and against specific innovations. (12 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Databases
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