Software Reviews : SOCIOFILE: 1974-1986 Reviewed by Kitty B. Herrin,North Carolina State University Publisher: SilverPlatter Information,Inc.,37 Walnut St.,Wellesley Hills,MA 02181 (telephone: [phone] or 617-239-0306) Year of Publication: 1987 Materials: One CD-ROM disk,two floppy disks,manual Price: Annual subscription,$1,950 (with subscription to other SilverPlatter databases,$1,750);semiannual update included Machine Specificity: IBM PC and compatibles System Requirements: CD-ROM drive,one floppy drive,512K RAM (640K recommended);parallel printer recommended Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Good to excellent Documentation: Excellent

Abstract

SOCIOFILE, a subset of Sociological Abstracts released on CD-ROM disk, contains all citations and abstracts since 1974 from over 1,600 journals in 30 languages. Relatively easy to use, SOCIOFILE follows procedures found in standard DIALOG searches of Sociological Abstracts. Its capabilities include Boolean searching, root word searching, phrase searching, nesting with parentheses, and limit filters (e.g., publication year or language). Once a record is found, the term searched is highlighted in context. It is very easy to send selected records to disk or printer. Online context-sensitive help is available at any time.