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Tabah, Albert N. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1999
This review provides a summary of the main theoretical arguments and empirical results available in literature dynamics. Discusses studies of growth, diffusion of information, epidemic theory, and fast-growing literatures. Deals with methodological problems of publication counts, the time factor, and converging indicators, and discusses two…
Descriptors: Information Science, Information Technology, Literature, Literature Reviews

Wilson, Patrick – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1993
Discusses communication in research and development, hypotheses of efficiency, and implications for information science. Topics addressed include cognitive situations of individuals and groups; the use of information; the adequacy of available information; the inefficiency of scientific communication; and the unpredictable impact of the same…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Communication (Thought Transfer), Efficiency, Information Science

Buckland, Michael K.; Liu, Ziming – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1995
Reviews the historical writings about the development of information science (IS), focusing on the literature between 1989 and 1994. Highlights include a background; intellectual frameworks of IS, relationships of IS with other fields, and research and development in IS; techniques and technology; information-related behavior; application areas;…
Descriptors: Background, Geography, History, Information Science

Ingwersen, Peter – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1999
Reviews and discusses critically the development during the last decade of the cognitive approach to information retrieval research and theory. The focus is analytic and empirical research on the complex nature of information need formation and situation, their inherent association with the concept of relevance, and the development of cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Epistemology, Information Processing, Information Retrieval
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1985
This Office of Technology Assessment report on the current state of research and development in the telecommunications industry in the United States examines four specific areas of research as case studies: computer architecture, artificial intelligence, fiber optics, and software engineering. It discusses the structure and orientation of some…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Case Studies, Computers, Foreign Countries

Anderson, P. F. – Library and Information Science Research, 1988
Reviews the use of artificial intelligence research techniques to create tools that can assist with ongoing library functions and with information skills both within and outside of the library setting. Major areas discussed include cataloging, indexing, database searching, reference services, knowledge acquisition and representation, user…
Descriptors: Expert Systems, Information Retrieval, Information Science, Library Technical Processes

Twidale, Michael B.; Nichols, David M. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1998
Considers how research in collaborative technologies can inform research and development in library and information science. Topics include computer supported collaborative work; shared drawing; collaborative writing; MUDs; MOOs; workflow; World Wide Web; collaborative learning; computer mediated communication; ethnography; evaluation; remote…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Electronic Libraries, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods

Simon, H.-R. – Education for Information, 1987
Explores the relationship between technological change in the library and information field, courses of study offered by universities, and courses requested by students for continuing education in West Germany. The three main subject areas emphasized are electronic data processing, online use, and new media. (LRW)
Descriptors: Data Processing, Developed Nations, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
Achilles, C. M.; And Others – 1983
Collected here are symposium reports addressing the dissemination of theory and research to educational practitioners, specifically considering the National Diffusion Network (NDN) as an example of effective information delivery. An introductory theoretical review by C. M. Achilles of the state-of-the-art in dissemination poses questions for…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Korean Educational Development Inst., Seoul. – 1983
This collection of abstracts describes 273 research reports selected among the research materials and publications produced by the Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) since its foundation in August 1972, through December 1981. Most of these reports are briefly summarized into the abstract form while some are presented in descriptive…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education