The Foreign-Language Barrier and Electronic Information.

Large, J. Andrew

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ERIC Number: EJ415327

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Foreign-Language Barrier and Electronic Information.

Large, J. Andrew

Online Review, v14 n4 p251-66 Aug 1990

Discusses the extent to which online use of databases is affected by a foreign language barrier. Topics discussed include the effects in western Europe on establishing a uniform information market; database distribution by language; retrieval software; contracts, documentation, and training; and databases that try to overcome the language barrier. (16 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Management, Information Retrieval, Information Technology, Marketing, Online Searching, Online Systems, Optical Data Disks, Second Languages, Users (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Europe

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