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Babu, B. Ramesh; O'Brien, Ann – Electronic Library, 2000
Discussion of Web-based online public access catalogs (OPACs) focuses on a review of six Web OPAC interfaces in use in academic libraries in the United Kingdom. Presents a checklist and guidelines of important features and functions that are currently available, including search strategies, access points, display, links, and layout. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Check Lists, Computer Interfaces
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Eisenberg, Theodore; Clermont, Kevin M. – Journal of Legal Education, 1996
A computer-based method of obtaining statistical data on federal court cases is explained and illustrated with an inquiry about the length of judge-tried versus jury-tried cases. Results of the search, interpretation, and the text of the computerized search/inquiry form are included. Results show how the Internet is simplifying empirical research…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Higher Education, Information Seeking
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Cole, Charles; Mandelblatt, Bertie; Stevenson, John – Information Processing & Management, 2002
Discusses high recall search strategies for undergraduates and how to overcome information overload that results. Highlights include word-based versus visual-based schemes; five summarization and visualization schemes for presenting information retrieval citation output; and results of a study that recommend visualization schemes geared toward…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Citations (References), Concept Mapping, Higher Education
Bopp, Richard E., Ed.; Smith, Linda C., Ed. – 1995
This document provides an overview of the concepts and processes behind reference services and the most important sources consulted in answering common reference questions. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 deals with concepts and theory. It covers ethical aspects of reference service, the reference interview, the principles and goals of…
Descriptors: Ethics, Government Publications, Indexes, Information Services
Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA. – 1996
Vast changes have taken place in Internet resources and features. To update teachers, administrators, and students on the changing cyberspace landscape, the Educational Research Service has developed a guidebook for using the Internet both in and out of the classroom. It contains detailed information about the World Wide Web, tools for searching…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Cybernetics, Educational Media
Feinberg, Richard; And Others – 1992
This workbook introduces students at the State University of New York at Stony Brook to the main campus library system and teaches basic research skills. The workbook is divided into 10 sections: (1) introduction to the Stony Brook library; (2) how to find books by title or author using the Stony Brook Automated Retrieval System (STARS); (3) how…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Current Events, Government Publications, Higher Education
Hussam, Ali; Ford, Brian; Ludwig, Gail; Prewitt, Mike; Anderson, Terry – 1998
The main method of locating information on the World Wide Web is to use a search engine. Given a set of terms, a search engine will return a list of documents containing those terms. Often, though, this list of documents is extremely large. Unfortunately, there are currently no tools to assist the information seeker in determining whether these…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Text, Error Patterns
Potts, JoAnne; Stover, Carolyn – 1988
This module is intended for use by the instructor who wishes to integrate a unit on telecommunications into an Administrative Support Occupations I & II course. Contents include a list of materials needed to teach the unit, a list of competency goals and objectives, and some materials necessary for the two parts of this module: access to a news…
Descriptors: Business Education, Competency Based Education, Computer Simulation, Databases
Bader, Shelley A.; Piemme, Thomas E. – 1991
This report presents the objectives, methodology, and results of a study which assessed the selection and utilization of four MEDLINE search systems by faculty and medical residents at the George Washington University Medical Center. The four systems, which were provided or sponsored by the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, offer a wide range of…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Faculty, Higher Education
Bryson, Emily Montez; Kelly, Walter, Ed. – 1982
Intended for use by undergraduate students taking a course in western civilization at Chicago State University, this workbook discusses basic library information resources for history students and introduces a search strategy useful in gathering materials for research papers. It is noted that the workbook is the product of cooperation between…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, History, Information Retrieval
McDonough, Kristin; Rothstein, Pauline M. – 1981
The purpose of this bibliographic instruction package is to help a non-library instructor prepare undergraduate students to find and use books, indexes, abstracts, periodical articles, and other printed reference sources in a search for published information on market research and consumer behavior. The package is divided into two episodes which…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Card Catalogs, Check Lists, Consumer Economics
Bryant, Barton B.; Rizzo, Joseph F. – 1982
This self-instructional library workbook was used in a series of workshops--sponsored by the Medical Technology Department in Wayne State University's College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions--in order to reduce attrition by increasing the probability of success for academically high-risk students in the professional medical technology…
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, College Libraries, Higher Education, Indexes
Ostrow, Rona; Rothstein, Pauline M. – 1981
The purpose of this bibliographic instruction package is to help a non-library instructor prepare undergraduate students to find and use books, indexes, abstracts, periodical articles, and other printed reference sources in a search for published information about anthropology and ethnology. The package is divided into two episodes which can be…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Anthropology, Card Catalogs, Check Lists
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Zhang, Xiangmin; Anghelescu, Hermina G. B.; Yuan, Xiaojun – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2005
Introduction: This study sought to answer three questions: 1) Would the level of domain knowledge significantly affect the user's search behaviour? 2) Would the level of domain knowledge significantly affect search effectiveness, and 3) What would be the relationship between search behaviour and search effectiveness? Method: Participants were…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Search Strategies, Online Searching, Engineering Education
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Libraries. – 1990
Intended for use in secondary schools by the teachers and librarians responsible for the preparation of college-bound students, these guidelines of a program of the Ohio State University (OSU) libraries were designed to help secondary school students achieve a basic level of library literacy prior to entering college, instruct them about the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Bound Students, College Libraries, Cooperative Programs
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