Online Storage and Retrieval

Synopsis

An interactive videodisc describing the storage and retrieval of bibliographic information. It is based on a conventional training course for online searches. A ‘to camera’ presentation, set in a library, information scientist’s office and a computer centre, explaining the need for, and processes involved in, the abstracting, indexing and computer storage of scientific and other literature. Describes the organisation of an online system and introduces the principles involved in organising a database such as the Institution of Electrical Engineers’ INSPEC database. The concept of a search strategy is introduced and Venn diagrams explain how Boolean operators are used to broaden or narrow a search. Concludes with an extremely simplified simulation of an online retrieval system. Throughout the programme computer-generated exercises are run to test understanding and allow the learner to recap if necessary.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videodisc. Philips Laservision VP705 or VP835. BBC Model B microcomputer with disk drive (40 track).

Year of production

1984

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Documentation

Suggested reading: N R Smith and D K Roach, ‘An Interactive Videodisc Training Programme for Online Information Retrieval’ in ‘Proceedings of the 8th International Online Meeting’, London 4th-6th December, 1984 (Learned Information, 1984), ISBN 0 904933 47 4, pp. 493-501.

Subjects

Information technology; Librarianship

Keywords

information retrieval systems

Credits

Writer

D K Roach

Distributor

Name

Discourse Interactive