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ERIC Number: EJ443415
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0737-8831
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The Research Potential of the Electronic OED Database at the University of Waterloo: A Case Study.
Berg, Donna Lee
Library Hi Tech, v9 n4 p37-52 1991
Discusses the history and structure of the online database of the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and the software tools developed at the University of Waterloo to manipulate the unusually complex database. Four sample searches that indicate some types of problems that might be encountered are appended. (DB)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Databases, Dictionaries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Online Searching, Search Strategies, User Needs (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - General; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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