Business information services and implications for Australian Corporate Libraries*

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Sharp, Geoffrey E.

Affiliations: Business Information Systems, DIALOG Information Services, Inc., 3460 Hill View Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA

Note: [*] Paper presented at the ‘Information Online 89’, The Fourth Australasian Conference and Exhibition, held at Sydney, Australia, l7–19 January, 1989. Reprinted with the kind permission of the Information Science Section, Library Association of Australia.

Abstract: Corporations in the US have become sophisticated in the exploitation of online databases for business applications. This includes using internal and external databases for business planning, M&A activity, Competitive Intelligence product management, and marketing and sales. As more business databases are developed for Australia, Australian corporations will increase their use of online information for business applications. There will be continued development of multinational data sources which will be used increasingly by corporations worldwide for international business applications.

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-1989-9302

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 117-126, 1989