Software for information storage and retrieval tested, evaluated and compared Part VI — Various additional programs

Abstract

In this article, the sixth in a series on microcomputer software for information storage and retrieval, test results of nine programs are presented and various properties and qualities of these programs are discussed. We discuss additional programs for information storage and retrieval and for text retrieval from several of the various categories which have been looked at in previous instalments. One new (secondary) type of 1SR software is defined as administrative software. The programs reviewed in this issue are BRS‐Search, dtSearch, InfoBank, Micro‐OPC, Q&A, STN‐PFS, Strix, TINman and ZYindex. All but dtSearch and ZYindex can be regarded as primarily classical retrieval packages; Q&A boasts comprehensive administrative features as well; dtSearch and ZYindex are indexing programs. For ZYindex a new Windows version has been tested. All other programs run under MS‐DOS. For each of the nine programs about 100 facts and test results are tabulated. All the programs are individually discussed as well.

Citation

Sieverts, E.G., Hofstede, M., Nieuwland, A., Groeneveld, C. and de Zwart, B. (1993), "Software for information storage and retrieval tested, evaluated and compared Part VI — Various additional programs", The Electronic Library, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 73-89. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb045212