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Online’83 In Chicago, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Presents news briefs concerning online databases in the U.S. as of December 15, 1983. DIALOG's effort to add more databases; Full text databases of BRS; Expansion of the information services products of SDC.

More Publications About Databases, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Presents publications on online databases. Home information services; Online reference and information retrieval; Government policies or regulations affecting information flow.

Online Information In The Health Sciences, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Features information retrieval system for health sciences. BRS information retrieval system; Full text biomedical databases; BIOSIS Information Transfer System.

End User Search Services: A Comparison, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

There are now several time sharing search systems available to the home computer user. These systems provide to home subscribers access to online information, news stories, bibliographic databases, and many other services. Because some of the systems require start-up fees or charge monthly minimums and because the specific characteristics and offerings vary, it makes sense to examine each system and make choices among them.

The five services I will describe and compare are:

1. KNOWLEDGE INDEX, DIALOG Information Services, Inc.

2. BRS/AFTER DARK, BRS

3. THE SOURCE, Source Telecomputing Corporation

4. COMPUSERVE

5. DELPHI, General Videotex Corporation

The Online Future At Asis, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Reports on trends forecasted at the 12th mid-year meeting of the American Society for Information Science (ASIS) in Lexington, Kentucky themed 'The Online Age--Assessment/Directions.' Issues pertaining to online searching; Changing financial aspects; End user searching and intermediaries; Size and organization of the online service industry; Online education; Impact of developments in software and technology.

Full‑Text, Downloading, And Other Issues, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Focuses on issues related to online databases for full-text, downloading and frontend processors on services in U.S. libraries as discussed at National Online Meeting held at New York City in April 1983. Pricing policy for full-text databases; Available full text databases; Role of libraries towards online databases; Factors influencing the downloading.

In‑House Databases Ii: Evaluating And Choosing Software, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Informs that the column 'Online Databases' published in the May 1, 1983 issue of Library Journal will concentrate on evaluation of software for in-house databases. Dependence of software package evaluation on needs analysis; Identification of individual situation and constraints; Suggestion that evaluation should be done by matching the capabilities and characteristics of each package.

In‑House Databases I: Software Sources, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Discusses the prospects of creating in-house databases for libraries in view of the advantages of online information access. Use of private file services instead of purchasing a software to create online database; Directories containing information about library-related microcomputer software; Periodicals carrying announcements and reviews of library software; Online directory providing information about library software.

Dialog’S Knowledge Index And Brs/After Dark: Database Searching On Personal Computers, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

DIALOG's Knowledge Index and BRS' After Dark allow microcomputer owners to access these bibliographic databases cheaply at night. Online searching at home, as well as in the library, is now possible. Query languages are simplified, circumventing intermediary need. Both are reviewed.

Databases: Catching Up And Keeping Up, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Presents information related to commercially available online databases of interest to library professionals in the U.S. Textbooks on introductory overviews of online searching; List of monographs on online searching in libraries; Journal literature on databases on online searching; List of bibliographies on online searching; Directories of databases; List of periodicals and vendor periodicals.