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Business Magazines Online: The Big Three on the Three--and More.

Marcus, John – Online User, 1995

Describes features of the three major general business magazines and the online services they are currently associated with: "Business Week," which is available through America Online; "Fortune," available through CompuServe; and "Forbes," which has just become available through CompuServe. Discusses search features…

Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Journals, Electronic Publishing, Online Searching

Wilson vs. IAC on Tape: A Comparison.

Beaubien, Denise M. – Database, 1992

Compares Wilson's database tape and the IAC "Expanded Academic Index" as explored by librarians in the State University System of Florida. Features addressed include journal coverage; abstracts and full text; subject headings, including consistency versus precision and controlled vocabularies; search software; disk storage requirements;…

Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software

A Comparison of Two CD-ROM Periodical Indexes for Use in the Middle School. A Scholarly Study.

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Thrash, Beverly M. – 1993

This purpose of this study was to determine which periodical index--InfoTrac or EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries--is the most appropriate for use by middle school students preparing required research projects. The study population consisted of randomly selected sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students (N=50) in a Cobb County (Georgia) middle…

Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Educational Resources, Indexes