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Valencia-Garcia, Rafael; Garcia-Sanchez, Francisco; Casado-Lumbreras, Cristina; Castellanos-Nieves, Dagoberto; Fernandez-Breis, Jesualdo Tomas – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2012
The advent of Web 2.0, also called the Social Web, has changed the way people interact with the Web. Assisted by the technologies associated with this new trend, users now play a much more active role as content providers. This Web paradigm shift has also changed how companies operate and interact with their employees, partners and customers. The…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Informal Education, Electronic Publishing, Semantics
Raths, David – Campus Technology, 2008
With the widespread digitization of art, photography, and music, plus the introduction of streaming video, many colleges and universities are realizing that they must develop or purchase systems to preserve their school's digitized objects; that they must create searchable databases so that researchers can find and share copies of digital files;…
Descriptors: Information Management, Information Technology, Performance Technology, Technology Integration
Patrick, Timothy B.; Sievert, MaryEllen C.; Popescu, Mihail – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
Describes an alternative method for indexing images in an image database. The method consists of manually indexing a selected reference image, and then using retrieval by graphical content to automatically transfer the manually assigned index terms from the reference image to the images to be indexed. (AEF)
Descriptors: Automation, Classification, Computer Graphics, Databases

Aveney, Brian – Special Libraries, 1983
Discusses new information forms that promise to force changes in the information transfer process which is based on the organization, storage, and distribution of edition printed products. Roles of authors, publishers, jobbers, librarians, and users in the information transfer process are highlighted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Authors, Automation, Information Processing, Libraries
Ruiz, Miguel E.; Srinivasan, Padmini – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
Investigates an automatic method for Cross Language Information Retrieval (CLIR) that utilizes the multilingual Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Metathesaurus to translate Spanish natural-language queries into English. Results indicate that for Spanish, the UMLS Metathesaurus-based CLIR method is at least equivalent to if not better than…
Descriptors: Automation, Information Processing, Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing

Scheuermann, Peter; Li, Wen-Syan; Clifton, Chris – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1998
Presents an approach for dynamic database integration and query processing in the absence of information about attribute correspondences and global IDs. Defines different types of equivalence conditions for the construction of global IDs. Proposes a strategy based on ranked role-sets that makes use of an automated semantic integration procedure…
Descriptors: Automation, Database Design, Information Networks, Information Processing
O'Neill, Sharon Lund; Prarat, Elaine M. – Journal of Business Education, 1982
The types of skills employers require of today's office worker fall into two categories: general office competencies and changing technology skills. (SK)
Descriptors: Automation, Employment Potential, Information Processing, Job Skills

Tseng, Yuen-Hsien – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Reports an approach to automatic thesaurus construction for Chinese documents. Presents an effective Chinese keyword extraction algorithm. Compared to previous studies, this method speeds up the thesaurus generation process drastically. It also achieves a similar percentage level of term relatedness. Includes three tables and four figures.…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automation, Chinese, Information Processing

Pistorius, J. M.; Smith, J. W. – Electronic Library, 1985
Describes development and implementation of microcomputer system for request handling, recordkeeping, and invoicing at the Centre for Scientific and Technical Information (CSTI) Document Delivery Service of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Unforeseen advantages of the system are reviewed, including electronic…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Bahniuk, Margaret Hilton – American School and University, 1983
Converting to word processors, microcomputers, or other automated systems requires that office needs be analyzed, equipment and software packages examined, and personnel eased through the transition. Guidelines are provided. (MLF)
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Programs, Equipment Evaluation, Information Networks

Scacchi, Walt – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1989
Defines the domains that specific hypertext environments (DSHE) represent and examines DSHE for the domains of journal and book publishing, insurance policy management, and software engineering. The discussion covers seven dimensions along which the power of DSHE can be defined; organizational costs; and topics for further investigation. (27…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Publishing

Salton, Gerard; And Others – Information Processing & Management, 1996
Text similarity measurements are used to determine relationships between natural-language texts and text excerpts. The resulting linked hypertext maps can be broken down into text segments and themes used to identify different text types and structures, leading to improved information access and utilization. Examples are provided for text…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Automation, Hypermedia, Information Processing
Dolin, R.; Agrawal, D.; Pearlman, J.; El Abbadi, A. – D-Lib Magazine, 1998
Describes Pharos, a prototype that automatically classifies and summarizes Internet newsgroups using the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) scheme. Topics addressed include the methodology of collection summarization and selection, constructing an online LCC outline, evaluation, limitations of the system, and classification of nontextual…
Descriptors: Automation, Classification, Content Analysis, Information Processing

Alexander, Mary Jane; And Others – Computers in Human Services, 1985
Conducted survey in 32 psychiatric facilities to determine the types and sources of information used in care review in order to develop a meaningful minimum data set for quality assurance purposes. Found that the adequacy of medical record information for review and the feasibility of automating it depended on the nature of the review task.…
Descriptors: Automation, Case Records, Computer Oriented Programs, Information Processing
Thomas, Charles R. – EDUCOM, 1984
Discusses the effects which changes in computer technology are having on the organization, staffing, and budgets at institutions of higher education. Trends in computer hardware, computer software, and in office automation are also discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Automation, Budgets, Computer Oriented Programs
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