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Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): An Improved System. Final Draft.
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Peng, Samuel S.; Korb, Roslyn A.; Rose, Joseph; Snyder, Thomas D.; Cohen, Michael P. – 1999
This study is the final report from the National Center for Education Statistics task force on redesign of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Following an executive summary outlining the need for changes and a series of recommendations, Section 1 details the reasons, goals, and processes involved in the IPEDS redesign.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Database Producers
Statement of the Special Libraries Association on the Department of Commerce Solicitation of Public Comment on the Study of Alternatives for Privatizing the National Technical Information Service.
Special Libraries Association, Washington, DC. – 1986
In this response to the issues and alternatives for the proposed privatization of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) as presented in the "Federal Register" of April 28, 1986, the Special Libraries Association (SLA) rejects outright the proposal to privatize all of its functions, and expresses its preference for keeping…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Database Producers, Databases, Government Publications
European Databanks on the March and The U.S.A. as a Potential Market for British Information Products.
Provenzano, Dominic; And Others – Online, 1987
Detailed profiles and comparisons of European databanks being marketed in the United States include marketing strategies, subject content, number and types of databases offered, cost information, value added services, and more. Users' views of the viability, ease of use, and strengths and weaknesses of European databases are presented. (CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Database Producers, Evaluation Criteria