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| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Book/Product Reviews | 1 |
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Pack, Thomas – Database, 1994
Provides critical reviews of four online databases: (1) Quotations Database, available through DIALOG and CompuServe; (2) Consumer Reports, through Prodigy, CompuServe, and Nexis; (3) HealthNet, from CompuServe; and (4) encyclopedias through America Online, CompuServe, GEnie, and DELPHI. Special features of access techniques or content of the…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Electronic Publishing, Encyclopedias, Full Text Databases
Hewison, Nancy S. – Database, 1987
Provides a guide to online search strategies for information about software packages and software reviews, including descriptions of appropriate databases and search access points for databases. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Databases, Electronic Publishing
Orenstein, Ruth M. – Database, 1993
Updates an October 1987 article on full-text databases. Comparisons of numbers of titles online, types of full-text files, currency, multipart articles, selection criteria, completeness, and editorial policies demonstrates much improvement but shows many companies still do not include every article. A chart lists 13 full-text features of 10…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Electronic Publishing, Evaluation Criteria
Mintz, Anne P. – Database, 1993
Considers electronic online access to newspapers, magazines, and newsletters. Legal factors discussed include license agreements and copyright; financial factors include royalties, pricing, and publisher priorities; and technological factors include keyed versus electronic copy, electronic delivery, graphics, telecommunications, and image-based…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Copyrights, Costs, Economic Factors
Wiley, Deborah Lynne – Database, 1994
Describes the changes scientific abstracting and indexing services are making to develop new production systems for a marketplace which is influenced by the information superhighway and the demand for information in an electronic format. Descriptions are included of computer system and data input changes implemented by several database producers…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Change Strategies, Database Design, Database Management Systems
