School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Source Publication (e.g., journal title)
Database
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1993
Abstract
The largest online vendors of full-text sources to general libraries, DIALOG, Data-Star and NEXIS, are described and compared. DIALOG offers the largest number of full-text sources and the best set-building search techniques, but does not offer automatic searching of inconsistent text such as plurals or spelling equivalencies as do the others. Data-Star has the strongest European focus and information on chemistry, pharmacy and medicine. NEXIS has the most user-friendly search language and superior display features and the greatest number of unique titles.
Recommended Citation
Carol Tenopir and Sharon Berglund. “Full Text Searching On Major Supermarket Systems: DIALOG, NEXIS, and DataStar.” Database 16 (5) (October 1993): 32-42.
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