Online Review: Volume 9 Issue 6
Table of contents
News
Info Globe to distribute Datasolve's World Reporter. Info Globe, the electronic publishing division of the Canadian national newspaper, The Globe and Mail, and Datasolve Limited…
European Online Information Centres
The European network, Euronet, which became operational in 1979, was originally created to facilitate access to European hosts and to encourage co‐operation between these hosts…
Authex: printed index production
In spite of a few problems, the reviewer feels this is a “super software package” that should be considered for purchase by every library. It is designed to prepare vertical file…
Birth Defects Information System
The Birth Defects Information System is a powerful, sophisticated package designed for diagnosis support use by clinical geneticists. It is appropriate for use in clinical…
The departmental information professional: a role of increasing importance
Melanie C. SzeNeither end‐user searching nor centralized information services seem able to fully meet the information needs of scientists in industries like pharmaceuticals and chemicals. To…
A prototype mouse‐based interface to drug related information
R.G. Crawford, Mary‐Ellen EdwardsThis paper presents the design of a prototype system that provides a simple interface between the Dialog Information Retrieval Service and the end user, via an Apple Macintosh…
Interfaces and expert systems for online retrieval
Cynthia A. KehoeThis paper reviews the history of separate online system interfaces, leading to efforts to develop expert systems for searching databases, particularly for end users, and…