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Johnson, Maggie – Online, 1993
Presents a spreadsheet used to record online searches at the University of Kentucky's decentralized library. The spreadsheet is described by fields, and its advantages and disadvantages as a tool for accounting and for gathering information about database usage are discussed. Seven figures showing sample spreadsheets and usage patterns are…
Descriptors: Accounting, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Statistics
Still, Julie – Online, 1991
Describes EasyNet, a gateway service that allows users access to over 900 databases. Use of EasyNet at the University of Richmond (Virginia) libraries is explained, search strategies are discussed, problems with the price structure are examined, and its use both as an end-user service and for mediated searching is described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Gateway Systems, Higher Education
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
Meyer, Richard W. – Online, 1992
Discusses the pricing of online information and describes searching practices and pricing formulas at the Clemson University library. The use of mediated searching, end-user searching, and locally mounted databases is described; cost/benefit comparisons are explained; the value of a search is considered; and benefits to students and faculty are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Faculty
Halperin, Michael; Renfro, Patricia – Online, 1988
Examines two databases--MEDLINE and ABI/INFORM--as currently implemented on laserdisk, commercial systems, and local time-sharing in the University of Pennsylvania libraries. The direct costs to the library of installing and operating the three formats are analyzed, and costs and benefits to users are discussed, including comparisons of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
Halperin, Michael; Pagell, Ruth A. – Online, 1986
The advantages and disadvantages of the compact disk version of the DISCLOSURE database are compared to the print version and other online formats. Currentness of information, searching methods, users' perceptions taken from a student survey, price, availability, response time, and browsabiity are considered. Sample menus and screen displays are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Costs
