Online Information Review: Volume 24 Issue 2

Ease of use versus user control: an evaluation of Web and non‐Web interfaces of online databases

Hong (Iris) Xie, Colleen Cool

This paper reports on an investigation comparing searcher experiences with Web and non‐Web interfaces to online databases. The study was designed to address the following…

Multivariate statistics applied to the evaluation of environmental and chemical data sources

Kristina Voigt, Gerhard Welzl, Gerda Rediske

Constantly expanding chemical and environmental information sources increase the need for descriptive statistical analysis. This paper gives a comparative evaluation of data…

The evolution of Web searching

David Green

The interrelation between Web publishing and information retrieval technologies is explored. The different elements of the Web have implications for indexing and searching Web…

A new generation of tools for search, recovery and quality evaluation of World Wide Web medical resources

Isidro Aguillo

Although the Internet is already a valuable information resource in medicine, there are important challenges to be faced before physicians and general users will have extensive…

The Internet in Syria

Hasna Askhita

The Internet has become a cornerstone of modern libraries. This paper presents a comprehensive overview of the Internet in Syria from the lobbying efforts that took place…

HTTP cookies – a promising technology

Weihong Peng, Jennifer Cisna

This paper discusses the introduction of cookies into Web technology and their role as a user‐tracking device. While cookies contribute to the user‐friendliness of Web sites…

Internet use in university libraries of Pakistan

Hamid Saeed, Muhammad Asghar, Muhammad Anwar, Muhammad Ramzan

The study examines the status and use of the Internet in university libraries of Pakistan. A questionnaire was distributed among the university libraries including the degree…