AN EVALUATION OF TEXTUAL STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SOFTWARE - CDS ISIS AND INMAGIC/

Authors
KIEM CM MIDDLETON M
Citation
Cm. Kiem et M. Middleton, AN EVALUATION OF TEXTUAL STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SOFTWARE - CDS ISIS AND INMAGIC/, Program, 32(3), 1998, pp. 283-302
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","Computer Science Information Systems","Computer Science Information Systems
Journal title
Program → ACNP
ISSN journal
00330337
Volume
32
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
283 - 302
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-0337(1998)32:3<283:AEOTSA>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A comparison was made between CDS/ISIS, its Windows version WINISIS, a nd InMagic's INMAGIC and DB/TextWorks software. Packages were evaluate d for their database creation, information retrieval and report produc tion capabilities. Windows versions were found to provide significant enhancements over DOS versions of software. The evaluation aimed to de termine the advantages to a developing country of creating bibliograph ic databases using commercial software.