SilverPlatter Information Directory of Electronic Resources
Now Published on CD-ROM

October 12, 1993 -- SilverPlatter has recently introduced a new CD-ROM -
the SilverPlatter Information Directory of Electronic Resources. This
CD-ROM contains information about the titles in SilverPlatter's collection
of over 150 electronic information products. Also on the CD-ROM is SPIRS,
SilverPlatter Information Retrieval System software and a subset of the
ERIC database.

With the addition of over 50 new titles to its collection this year alone,
SilverPlatter realized that its users needed a tool that could help them
easily and quickly identify which products best suites their needs. From
this need, the decision was made to produce an electronic version of its
Directory of products, using SPIRS software - the same search and
retrieval software used with all SilverPlatter databases.

With SPIRS, searchers can find information about any of the databases
published on SilverPlatter CD-ROM. Information includes a description of
each database, the source, frequency, coverage, platform and other facts.
Products can be searched by title, subject, availability, notes
(description of the database), online equivalent, print equivalent,
source, platform, data type - 12 searchable fields in all. For example,
searching in the Subjects field for the term "Soil Science" results in
information about several databases which cover or are related to this
subject.

This thorough indexing of SilverPlatter's products not only makes it simple
to locate new resources to add to your collection, but also helps
searchers at multi-database sites determine which is the best database to
search for their information needs.

The Electronic Resources CD-ROM can also be used by searchers new to
SilverPlatter to help them familiarize themselves with SPIRS software by
searching the ERIC database subset.

This electronic directory will be updated every six months. Initially, the
CD-ROM is available for the IBM PC-compatible. With the next release, it
will also be available for the Windows, Macintosh and NEC platforms.
Future releases of this CD-ROM will contain demonstrations of new and
upcoming software packages and other electronic information products, as
well as additional database subsets.

SilverPlatter's Directory of Electronic Information Products is also still
available in print form. It has been designed with four indices so users
can find products by title, by subject, by Information Provider and by
platform.

The SilverPlatter Information Directory of Electronic Resources CDROM will
be automatically sent to all SilverPlatter subscribers worldwide every six
months. If you have not been receiving SilverPlatter's Directory of
Products and would like to - in either electronic or print form, contact
your nearest SilverPlatter office or your local distributor.

The production of this CD-ROM illustrates SilverPlatter commitment to bring
the best of technology to serve the information needs of its subscribers.

SilverPlatter Information, Inc.
100 River Ridge Dr, Norwood, MA 02062-5026 U.S.A.
617-769-2599,  800-343-0064,  Fax: 617-769-8763

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