Local Online: The Genie Is out of the Bottle--Part 2.

O'Leary, Mick

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Publication Date: 1990

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Local Online: The Genie Is out of the Bottle--Part 2.

O'Leary, Mick

Online, v14 n2 p27-33 Mar 1990

Identifies the questions librarians should ask before adopting local online, and compares the advantages and disadvantages of CD-ROM and site database systems. User reactions to local online are discussed and the impact of such systems on reference services and the reference librarian's job content are examined. (CLB)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Library Equipment, Library Instruction, Library Networks, Microcomputers, Optical Data Disks, Reference Services, User Satisfaction (Information)

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