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Aines, Andrew A. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1984
Focuses on the information aspects of the Grace Commission's (President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control) findings and recommendations contained in the report on federal research and development. Research project reporting and redundancy, database provided by National Technical Information Service, cost controls, and measuring research and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedCase, Donald; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1986
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) software research and development project described explores information seeking behavior of end-user energy experts and develops software offering tutorials on front-end use of DOE/RECON databases and active help in performing online searches. Software development is described and results of prototype testing…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Energy, Information Needs
Toombs, William; Wilkinson, Robert – 1983
A project that identified more than 1,200 academic and corporate research units within Pennsylvania is described, and a user's guide to the project's data file is provided. The Pennsylvania Research Inventory Project is an online data system designed to promote economic development, particularly within the Appalachian region of the state. The…
Descriptors: Business, Databases, Economic Development, Equipment
Toombs, William; Wilkinson, Robert – 1983
A catalog of research units in Pennsylvania is presented as part of the Pennsylvania Research Inventory Project. This project focuses on research units that have a defined focus of interest, specialized professional personnel, funding or budgeted support, and distinctive products and/or outcomes. The catalog lists research units in alphabetical…
Descriptors: Business, Classification, Databases, Directories
Peer reviewedKinsella, Janet; Bryant, Philip – Library Trends, 1987
Reviews recent and current research and development projects in the United Kingdom dealing with online information systems. Main areas of research (systems design, impact on user behavior and organizational structure, ergonomics and bibliographic factors) and research techniques (features analysis, transaction log analysis, surveys and comparative…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Evaluation Methods
Schiefelbein, Ernesto – Prospects, 1990
Analyzes Latin American educational research phases--the artisan and industrial. During the artisan phase (1950s-early 1970s), university scholars conducted isolated projects with limited access to information. Research centers, government supports, and information networks characterize the industrial period (post-mid 1970s). Argues information…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Diffusion (Communication), Educational History
