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Eisenberg, Michael B.; Small, Ruth V. – Information Processing and Management, 1993
Describes the concept of Information Based Education, provides a theoretical basis for investigating the role of information in education, and begins developing a classification scheme for documenting and distinguishing among information bases. Attributes of information associated with information resources, information skills, information…
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Theories, Information Sources, Information Technology

Hawkins, Donald T.; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Discusses the need for knowledge gateway systems to provide access to scattered information and the use of technologies in gateway building, including artificial intelligence and expert systems, networking, online retrieval systems, optical storage, and natural language processing. The status of four existing gateways is described. (20 references)…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Information Networks, Information Retrieval, Information Technology

Heitzman, James – Information Processing and Management, 1990
Discussion of the relationship between information and development in Third World countries highlights information systems development in four South Asian nations: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The impact of microelectronics technology, development theories, multinational corporations, international information agencies, and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Development, Foreign Countries, Information Needs

Brittain, Michael – Information Processing and Management, 1987
Discusses the inclusion of expert systems in library and information science (LIS) education in such areas as library management, classification and indexing, and information retrieval. Emphasis is placed on involvement in developing areas such as programing and knowledge acquisition to create information professionals able to use the new…
Descriptors: Classification, Developed Nations, Expert Systems, Foreign Countries

Surprenant, Thomas T. – Information Processing and Management, 1987
Identifies problems and trends in international information and communication policies by examining the New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO), World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC), and Transborder Data Flow (TBDF). Future trends are discussed, proposed policy objectives for the United States are considered, and 59…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)