Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Abstract
Online computer databases can serve as excellent and cost effective resources
for ready reference in public libraries. In the following discussion
some philosophical and cost factors as well as staffing patterns connected
with online searching will be examined. The primary source for this
information comes from a three-year attempt to maximize usage of online
searching, given existing cost constraints, in a medium-sized public
library.published or submitted for publicatio
