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Database Selection Tools, Carol Tenopir
Database Selection Tools, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Recommends tools for librarians in selecting databases for library patrons. Directory of online periodicals; Online dictionary files; Automatic database selection procedures.
Decision Making By Reference Librarians, Carol Tenopir
Decision Making By Reference Librarians, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Presents guidelines for choosing alternatives for reference materials in the library. Effects of adding technological reference sources to a library; Use of online searching in academic research; Benefits of online database; When to choose CD-ROM and printed reference materials.
An Interface For Self‑Service Searching, Carol Tenopir
An Interface For Self‑Service Searching, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Features the self-service database searching interface developed under a Council on Library Resources grant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamapaign. Developers of the system; Capabilities; Link to the university's online public access catalog (OPAC); Description of a typical search session; Continuous testing of the system.
Evaluating Online Systems, Carol Tenopir
Evaluating Online Systems, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Focuses on the importance of evaluation skills in relation to studying library online systems. Factors that should be considered in selecting an online system; Various systems used by libraries.
Searching Full‑Text Databases, Carol Tenopir
Searching Full‑Text Databases, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Provides information on full-text databases and how to use them. Commercial online systems that offer a number of full-text databases and that are used in U.S. libraries including Lexis and Nexis, BRS, DIALOG and STN International; Types of full-text databases; Search strategy and uses.
Five Years Into The Past... Five Years Into The Future, Carol Tenopir
Five Years Into The Past... Five Years Into The Future, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Examines the issues affecting online databases. Quality control; In-house databases; Changes in database visuals; Pricing policies; Market changes.
Is Connect Time Pricing Obsolete?, Carol Tenopir
Is Connect Time Pricing Obsolete?, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Discusses the growing obsolence of connect-time pricing in the library system. Transmission speeds; Downloading and uploading; Chemical abstracts service; Flat-fee pricing.
Other Ways To Access Dialog, Carol Tenopir
Other Ways To Access Dialog, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Focuses on various ways librarians can access DIALOG databases from Knowledge Index (KI). Aim to expand market for the KI products; Business and Medical Connections; DIALOGLINK Communications Manager; Gateway services; On-Disc MEDLINE and On-Disc NTIS; Instructional videotape 'Introduction to Searching DIALOG.'
The Sci‑Mate Software System: A Review, Carol Tenopir, Gerald W. Lundeen
The Sci‑Mate Software System: A Review, Carol Tenopir, Gerald W. Lundeen
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
The Sci-Mate Software system consists of three software packages that together provide a total database system. The SciMate Searcher is designed for searching remote databases and downloading from them, the Sci-Mate Manager facilitates the creation and maintenance of private databases, and the Sci-Mate Editor creates formatted bibliographies. The Searcher does not substitute for knowledge of online databases but, when used in conjunction with the other modules, provides an excelIent and easy way to create localIy held databases. AlI three modules are reliable and easy to use.