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Hauptverfasser: Halperin, Michael, Renfro, Patricia
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Sprache:en
Veröffentlicht: 1988
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Online-Zugang:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ382528
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  • 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)