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Indexing Terms in the LISA Database on CD-ROM.
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Hood, William; Wilson, Concepcion S. – Information Processing and Management, 1994
Summarizes the findings of a recent study on the indexing practices used in the Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) database. Descriptors, or indexing terms, from the thesaurus are analyzed; searching implications are discussed; and the relationship between the classification code and the descriptors is examined. (Contains 21…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Classification, Indexing, Library Science
Development of Library and Documentation Services in Tanzania: Problems of Strategy and Tactics.
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Mchombu, K. J. – Information Processing and Management, 1984
Evaluation of Tanzanian experiences in developing nationwide public library system under conditions of limited resources and unlimited user demands discusses six principles as basis for alternative strategy: liquidating irrelevant librarianship theories; establishing valid performance measures; adopting cost-effectiveness; giving primacy to…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations, Formative Evaluation
Implications for LIS Education of Recent Developments in Expert Systems.
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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