Question+3+Summer+2008

**structured access points and vocabulary and that recall and precision must** **perform at certain levels. Usability and convenience are also important so that** **these systems often provide different interfaces for expert and novice users.** **However, many users instead use an Internet search engine and accept the results** **of “googling” as satisfactory without even considering the use of databases** **available to them.** **(a) To what degree are databases relevant for the user of an information resource** **in the subject of your selection? Support your statement by comparing the** **strengths and weaknesses of a search in a structured information system (e.g.,**   **ERIC etc.) with a Google search of the Internet.** **(b) Discuss issues such as resource availability and quality, search vocabulary** **options, search logic, and ranking of results as well as searcher time and effort.** **(c) When should a user use an internet search engine instead of a more scholarly** **database instead of a search engine?**
 * 3. Information professionals believe that well designed information systems contain**