Key Guide to Information Sources in Online and CD-ROM Database Searching (Keyguides to information sources)

by John Cox

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This is an integrated guide to the documentation, reference aids and key organizational sources of information about online and CD-ROM searching worldwide. Databases in online and CD-ROM format represent applications of computer technology which enable people to cope with the so-called "information explosion" that has gained momentum in the 20th century. They may be used in a wide variety of ways and by a variety of users to promote the transfer of new ideas, eliminate duplicative and unnecessary research, provide supporting data for problem solving and long range planning, and to help individuals learn about and evaluate educational, leisure and consumer options. Interest in online and CD-ROM database searching has expanded rapidly in the information profession, the academic world and many commercial fields.
  • ISBN10 0720120934
  • ISBN13 9780720120936
  • Publish Date 1 April 1991
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 29 June 2005
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 272
  • Language English