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ERIC Number: EJ379109
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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The Answer Machine and Direct Connect: Do-It-Yourself Searching in Libraries.
Fayen, Emily Gallup
Online, v12 n5 p13-16,19-21 Sep 1988
Describes the Answer Machine, a microcomputer system which uses the EasyNet software to provide a gateway to more than 900 online databanks. Topics covered include: (1) system features; (2) costs; (3) experiences and results of a user questionnaire at a test site at the University of Pennsylvania; and (4) benefits for libraries. (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Costs, Field Tests, Higher Education, Man Machine Systems, Menu Driven Software, Microcomputers, Online Searching, Users (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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