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| Language: | en |
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1986
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED269034 |
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- Database Search Service Policies and Procedures. Ensor, Pat Academic Libraries Administrative Policy Databases Guidelines Higher Education Library Administration Library Planning Online Searching Online Systems Position Papers Records (Forms) Reference Services This document details 28 policies and 37 procedures of the online searching service at the Indiana State University (ISU), Cunningham Memorial Library. Sixteen forms used in various aspects of the process are also included. The policies include but are not limited to the following: (1) the Database Search Service organization; (2) Database Search Service searches; (3) statistics on database searching; (4) evaluation of searches; (5) promotion of database searching; (6) current awareness for searches; (7) searcher meetings; (8) interviews with search requestors; (9) on-demand searching; (10) search patron's presence during search; (11) clientele; (12) choosing a vendor for a search; (13) charging; (14) instruction and demonstrations; (15) policy on ISU faculty grants for searching; (16) policy on ISU grants for graduate student searching; and (17) policy on use of the IBM-PC in reference. Procedures are concerned with but not limited to: searchers and staff; vendors; recordkeeping; statistics; evaluations; vendor bills; budget planning; training; search aids; vendor and database newsletters; publicity; requesting and assigning searches; using the database room and terminals; charging for database searches; distributing database search prints; use of the Indiana Information Retrieval System (INDIRS) by patrons; various aspects of SEARCH HELPER; and rules and procedures for using the IBM PC for searching. Forms include search logs, billing slips, computer search requests, search evaluations, and search statistics. (THC)