Document (#4859)

Author

Ballard, T.

Title

OCLC's EPIC : report from the field

Source

Computers in libraries. 11(1991) no.4, S.47-49

Year

1991

Abstract

EPIC, produced by OCLC, is an online computer service for searching the OCLC database using subject, keyword, keyword phrase, and Boolean searches. It is an important new source of information for reference librarians. Reports on the wide variation in its current use. Although welcomed by users as new method of accessing OCLC its automated training program is seen as cumbersome

Object

EPIC

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