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Reid, Richard C. – Database, 1987
This evaluation of Predicasts' PROMT megafile and its implications for online searchers includes a comparison of sample searches of company and product data in PROMT and a control database, a critical evaluation of company documentation, and a survey of PROMT users. (CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Evaluation Criteria, Online Searching
Sweetland, James H. – Database, 1988
Examines the impact of online systems designed to be searched by end users on the process of database and product evaluation. Two testing methods, beta tests and user surveys, are evaluated, and possible solutions to testing problems are suggested. (CLB)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Evaluation Methods, Online Systems
