Key Guide to Information Sources in Online and CD-ROM Database Searching
John Cox(Author)
Mansell Publishing
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 1997
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-7201-2207-7 (ISBN)
Description
A guide to the literature, reference aids and key organizational sources of information about online and CD-ROM database searching worldwide. As well as giving an overview of the major information sources, the book provides an international directory of related organizations.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
bibliography, glossa
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
610 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7201-2207-7 (9780720122077)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part 1 Survey of information sources in online and CD-ROM database searching: the nature of the literature; the literature of online and CD-ROM database searching; access to the primary literature. Part 2 The bibliography: CD-ROM; networking; databases - directories, database industry, legal issues, alternative hosts; downloading; economic aspects; electronic texts/journals; end users; information networking; retrieval systems; microcomputer hardware and software; multimedia; OPACS; personal bibliographic software; quality and evaluation; search techniques; subject searching - business, environment, government, law, life sciences, science and technology; telecommunications; training; videotext. Part 3 Directory of organizations.