Online vs. CD-ROM vs. Onsite: High Volume Searching--Considering the Alternatives.
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1988
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| author | Halperin, Michael Renfro, Patricia |
| author_facet | Halperin, Michael Renfro, Patricia Halperin, Michael Renfro, Patricia |
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| contents | Online vs. CD-ROM vs. Onsite: High Volume Searching--Considering the Alternatives. Halperin, Michael Renfro, Patricia Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Cost Effectiveness Costs Graphs Higher Education Online Searching Online Systems Online Vendors Optical Data Disks Reference Services Users (Information) Examines two databases--MEDLINE and ABI/INFORM--as currently implemented on laserdisk, commercial systems, and local time-sharing in the University of Pennsylvania libraries. The direct costs to the library of installing and operating the three formats are analyzed, and costs and benefits to users are discussed, including comparisons of the characteristics of the systems. (MES) |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1988 |
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| spellingShingle | Online vs. CD-ROM vs. Onsite: High Volume Searching--Considering the Alternatives. Halperin, Michael Renfro, Patricia Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Cost Effectiveness Costs Graphs Higher Education Online Searching Online Systems Online Vendors Optical Data Disks Reference Services Users (Information) Online vs. CD-ROM vs. Onsite: High Volume Searching--Considering the Alternatives. Halperin, Michael Renfro, Patricia Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Cost Effectiveness Costs Graphs Higher Education Online Searching Online Systems Online Vendors Optical Data Disks Reference Services Users (Information) Examines two databases--MEDLINE and ABI/INFORM--as currently implemented on laserdisk, commercial systems, and local time-sharing in the University of Pennsylvania libraries. The direct costs to the library of installing and operating the three formats are analyzed, and costs and benefits to users are discussed, including comparisons of the characteristics of the systems. (MES) |
| title | Online vs. CD-ROM vs. Onsite: High Volume Searching--Considering the Alternatives. |
| topic | Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Cost Effectiveness Costs Graphs Higher Education Online Searching Online Systems Online Vendors Optical Data Disks Reference Services Users (Information) |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ382528 |