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Changes And Choices In The Online Year, Carol Tenopir
Changes And Choices In The Online Year, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
The influence of the Internet and the introduction of alternative search engines, alternative interfaces and new pricing methods were major changes in the online database industry in 1994. Other trends included the development of integrated information systems.
The Emotions Of Searching, Carol Tenopir
The Emotions Of Searching, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Discusses research by the author and Diane Nahl (University of Hawaii) on how novice end users interact with CD-ROM, online public access catalogs (OPAC) and online systems. Measuring affective responses; Affective questions; How the librarian provides reassurance through answering the questions; Additional reading.
Standardization Across Databases, Carol Tenopir
Standardization Across Databases, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Online data bases provide some facilities for multifile searching, but more standardization among separate data bases is necessary. Options for standardizing fields are discussed, and standardization efforts by Dialog and other data base distributors are reviewed.
Target, Freestyle, Win: Searching Takes On A New Look, Carol Tenopir
Target, Freestyle, Win: Searching Takes On A New Look, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Compares three new search techniques available on major online systems: DIALOG's Target, Mead's Freestyle and West's WIN. Their advantages over their Boolean precursors; Details of what they each offer.