Online and CD-Rom Review: Volume 17 Issue 3

HOW MUCH WILL MY ONLINE SEARCH COST? A REVIEW OF THE CHANGING POLICIES OF THE ONLINE HOSTS

J.E. Rowley

The pricing tariffs adopted by the online hosts are full of hidden complexities, such that it is difficult to estimate in advance the cost of online searching. Potential elements…

TIME TO PAY? THE PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES OF CHARGING FOR DATABASE SEARCHES IN FINLAND

Mirja Iivonen, Reijo Savolainen

The fee policy, charging practices and problems of database searching in Finland are reviewed. The article is based on 24 interviews with experienced searchers in Spring 1991; one…

NEW DATABASE PRODUCTS: BUSINESS AND LAW (ISSUE 1)

Martha E. Williams, Sarah H. McDougal

This is the third in a continuing series of articles summarizing and commenting on new database products and the first one covering the topics of business and law. Companion…

SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING

Barry Mahon

In the year 2000 Eusidic will be thirty years old. I throw in that piece of information to let you know that Eusidic has already been around a long time and is therefore ‘a good…

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS: PRESENT AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

Cris Kinghorn

In these Search Strategies, searchers from different countries and professions are given a question to answer, a budget of £50 and a time in which to produce their report. We hope…

VOLKSWAGEN'S ACQUISITION OF SEAT

Tobias Brandt

(1) What are Volkswagen's plans for the Spanish car manufacturer Seat, which it acquired in 1986?

PREPARING FOR THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION: EXCERPTS FROM THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS, 1993 NATIONAL ONLINE MEETING

Carl Frappaolo

A word of caution to users of online databases — do not rest on your laurels. Though you may be users of online information you must ask yourself, how much of your information is…

NEWS, THE INTERNET AND STUDENT TRAINING: DEBATE AT THE NATIONAL ONLINE MEETING

Paul Blake

Debate at last month's National Online Meeting in New York included discussion on how the delivery of news information is set to change, how best to use the Internet for research…

NEWS ROUNDUP

Paul Blake

OCLC unveils online journal plans OCLC. chose last month's National Online Meeting in New York to unveil plans for two new online journals. In October Electronic Letters, the UK…