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Stimulate 4, VUB Brussels, October 2004

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Communication with information (search) systems

focused on Bibliographic online databases


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• Bee colony, sophisticated information community uses feromones and “gestures” (behaviour) to transfer information from scattered remote sources

• Human beings can use words and non verbal expressions to communicate “information” with each other. (Two-way interaction)

• Human beings can only use words (and commands) to communicate with- and gather information from “dumb” information systems (two times one-way (inter)action)


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Goal:

Obtain enough knowledge for independent, effective use of online systems for the answering of questions from “clients”, regarding available sources, command language and search strategy

Subgoal

Start of building an overview of sources for use in the working field


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• Brief overview and history of online information systemsHostsDatabases; general structure, some examples

• Search tactics and strategies, using Online information retrieval and database searching.

Using EINS/Gem through the Web interface, and examples from CD-ROM

• Key issues for the next days: - Using the right words and commands at the right time- “Mapping”of information sources, where can we find what ?



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Tomorrow:

• Bibliographic databases in Science and Technology, some examples, also from EINS. Solving questions using the proper search tactics/strategy

• Cineca I2 plus , combining database and Internet searching

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THE "HIGHWAY" TO INFORMATION....OR MANY BARRIERS TO TAKE ?

USER FACILITIES

HOSTS

DATABASES

INFORMATION

INACCESSIBLE

PUBLISHED

DATABASES

HOSTS

(NETWORKS)X25

INTERNETTCP/IP


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Periodicals

Patents

Congress papers

Reports (public)

Books

Standards

Material specifications

Reports (grey literature)

Dissertations (except USA)

Doctoral theses

Internal reports

Content of “bibliographic” databases

Increase in availability

History of Online HostsDialog

Now taken over by Thompson

FT-Profile

Datastar Linked to Dialog

Telesystemes

SDC/ORBITtake-over by Pergamon

take-over by Infopro linked with

Pergamon Infoline split up

ESA/IRS links with Now EINS/Cineca

IAEA, AGRIS FIZ-Technik files move to +

INKA stopped

STNdistributed host, satellite connection

DIMDI

Time LEXIS/NEXIS


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• Most of the bibliographic databases started as printed "Abstract Journals“

• During the 1960s computer type-setting came up --->resulted in a digital form (tapes)

• First system NASA/DOE RECON 1969 (pushed by the space race, Weinberg report

--> transfer to Europe --> start of ESA/IRS--> commercialising --> start of DIALOG

• During the 1970s strong growth in "hosts" and the number of online databases

• Diversion in retrieval languages due to different software/hardware choices

History of online (bibliographic) databases and hosts


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• Halfway of the 1980s start of many OPC or OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogues) library automation and online lending and photocopy services

• Today there are some 4500 bibliographic databases publicly accessible (estimate)

• The last few years the number of hosts is declining, partly by cooperation, partly for economical/commercial reasons

• Many databases are available also on CD-ROM, some also directly through Internet/WWW ,

like Pascal=> INIST, Metadex and others =>Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA)



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Types of online systems

TYPE OF USER On-line (bibliographic) databases

OPC or OPAC Acquisition Systems Interlibrary Lending

END-USERS + ++

INTERMEDIAIRIES ++ +

LIBRARIANS + ++ +

Periodicals

BOOK SELLERS ++


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Some general problems:

• Most hosts started as supply-side facilities, trying to create a demand

• Heavy investment in mainframe computers and infrastructure (now moved to servers cheaper, but still far from cheap)

• So relatively high costs, to be covered by income ( and/or subsidies)

• Pricing based on connect time ( taximeter problem ) and output. (Chemical Abstract also charges for search terms)



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Use of online systems was stagnating or growing to slow-->Move towards end-users

- Menu driven searching- Lower priced services outside prime time

Questmenu at ESA/IRSKnowledge Index, Medical Connection, Business Connection at

DialogBRKTHRGH, After Dark at BRS

- Changes in Pricing StructureThe example of ESA/IRS for low connect time searching has only been

followed by STREAMLINE (Australia), the last one is now accessible on WWW free of charge?



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- improved search possibilities: multiple file searching and manipulating output Cluster Searching at ESA/IRS

Onesearch at Dialogmost are combined with a command to remove

duplicates !!!Power Searching at ORBIT, etc.

- Dialog OnDisc CD ROM coupling with online system, + intranet systems

- growth of access to other sources through Internet/WWW

- Access through Internet/WWW, combined with “easy searching”


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Databases (bibliographic)

Most of the bibliographic databases started as "Abstract Journals“

partly Commercial like Chemical Abstracts

partly Institutional meant for a limited user group cause of overlap

Structured in records (bibliographic descriptions of “paper” sources)

Inside the records, structured in fields

- Direct document related (formal) fields ( author, title etc.)

- Added fields indexing using keywords, codes, classifications etc *)

*) Meaning intellectual work = costly = hard to cover by users


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Native Number : 67-19509

Issue : 0301

Title : HYDRO-ECOLOGY : LINKING HYDROLOGY AND AQUATIC ECOLOGY, JULY 1999

Author(s) : ACREMAN M. C.

Source : IAHS, WALLINGFORD,162 p.,fig.,ref.

Publication Date : 2001/01/01

Language : Anglais English

Document Type : ACTE DE CONFERENCE

Abstract : 14 articles traitant de l'ecologie des eaux superficielles dans les regions temperees et tropicales (Niger, Mexique, Nigeria, Soudan, Chine) : role des lacs et barrages, modelisation, SIG, impact de pollution, etude de cas..Ces travaux sont tres interessants mais assez disparates autour du theme de l'hydro-ecologie..F 8448.. 2002 OIEa.

Controlled Terms : COURS D'EAU / EAU SUPERFICIELLE / ECOLOGIE / ECOSYSTEME AQUATIQUE / HYDROLOGIE / LAC / LIMNOLOGIE / MODELISATION / AFRIQUE DU SUD / ALLEMAGNE,ITALIE,NIGER,NIGERIA,ROYAUME UNI

Thematic Code : Eau de surface Hydrologie,Qualite de l'eau et/ou hydrobiologie

Specialization Code

: Pour public specialise

Example from EAUDOC


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Fields in EAUDOC


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AFRIQUE DU NORD67

AFRIQUE DE SUD2

AFRIQUE DE L.OUEST1

AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST, SENEGAL, NIGER, BURKINA FASO, TCHAD1

AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST20

AFRIQUE DE L'EST6

AFRIQUE DE L' EST1

AFRIQUE DE L OUEST164

AFRIQUE DE L EST28

AFRIQUE CENTRALE50

AFRIQUE AUSTRALE,MALAWI,MOZAMBQUE,NAMIBIE,ZAMBIE,ZIMBABWE1

AFRIQUE AUSTRALE1

AFRIQUE1579

AFRIKAANDER1

AFRIKA1

Index-TermItems

AFRIQUE DU NORD67

AFRIQUE DE SUD2

AFRIQUE DE L.OUEST1



AFRIQUE DE L'EST6

AFRIQUE DE L' EST1


AFRIQUE DE L EST28

AFRIQUE CENTRALE50


AFRIQUE AUSTRALE1

AFRIQUE1579

AFRIKAANDER1

AFRIKA1

Index-TermItems

AFRIQUE DU NORD67

AFRIQUE DE SUD2

AFRIQUE DE L.OUEST1



AFRIQUE DE L'EST6

AFRIQUE DE L' EST1


AFRIQUE DE L EST28

AFRIQUE CENTRALE50


AFRIQUE AUSTRALE1

AFRIQUE1292

AFRICAINE38

AFRICAIN1

Index-TermItems

AFRIQUE DU NORD67

AFRIQUE DE SUD2

AFRIQUE DE L.OUEST1



AFRIQUE DE L'EST6

AFRIQUE DE L' EST1


AFRIQUE DE L EST28

AFRIQUE CENTRALE50


AFRIQUE AUSTRALE1

AFRIQUE1292

AFRICAINE38

AFRICAIN1

Index-TermItems

Controlled termsBasic Index

Indexes from EAUDOC

The Basic Index for EAUDOC consists of the Title (TI), Controlled Terms (CT) and the Abstract (AB). If no access code is specified then all of these codes, belonging to the Basic Index, are included in Expand and Select commands, eg S AFRIQUE means select the word “Afrique“ in the title, controlled terms and the abstract.


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AFRIQUE DU NORD67

AFRIQUE DE SUD2

AFRIQUE DE L.OUEST1



AFRIQUE DE L'EST6

AFRIQUE DE L' EST1


AFRIQUE DE L EST28

AFRIQUE CENTRALE50


AFRIQUE AUSTRALE1

AFRIQUE1579

AFRIKAANDER1

AFRIKA1

Index-TermItems

AFRIQUE DU NORD67

AFRIQUE DE SUD2

AFRIQUE DE L.OUEST1



AFRIQUE DE L'EST6

AFRIQUE DE L' EST1


AFRIQUE DE L EST28

AFRIQUE CENTRALE50


AFRIQUE AUSTRALE1

AFRIQUE1579

AFRIKAANDER1

AFRIKA1

Index-TermItems

AGAINST45

AGADIR6

AGADEZ1

AGADES1

AG112

AFYON1

AFVALSTOFFENANALYSE1

AFTS1

AFTERSTORM1

AFTERMATH1

AFTERGROWTH1

AFRO6

AFRIQUE407

AFRIKA1

AFRICANA1

Index-TermItems

AGAINST45

AGADIR6

AGADEZ1

AGADES1

AG112

AFYON1

AFVALSTOFFENANALYSE1

AFTS1

AFTERSTORM1

AFTERMATH1

AFTERGROWTH1

AFRO6

AFRIQUE407

AFRIKA1

AFRICANA1

Index-TermItems

AGAR14

AGAINTS1

AGAINST48

AGAIN2

AGADIR5

AGADHII1

AGADEZ1

AG67

AFUNCTION1

AFTERWARDS1

AFRO2

AFRIQUEAMERIQUE1

AFRIQUE613

AFRIKAANDER1

AFRICAN19

Index-TermItems

AGAR14

AGAINTS1

AGAINST48

AGAIN2

AGADIR5

AGADHII1

AGADEZ1

AG67

AFUNCTION1

AFTERWARDS1

AFRO2

AFRIQUEAMERIQUE1

AFRIQUE613

AFRIKAANDER1

AFRICAN19

Index-TermItems

Basic Index

Title wordsAbstract

Indexes from EAUDOC


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Future of online databases

• Is there a future?• Yes,

– if the easy search gets a sophisticated as the command search

– if document delivery is made easy

• Competition comes not from all search engines, but from “originators” offering direct access to their databaseslike DOE (energy), ASCE (civil engineering), Elsevier ‘s

Science Direct, Pascal etc.

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Documents

online information retrieval

information search systemsgoal

dumb information systems

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