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DePaulo, Peter J. – Journal of Extension, 1992
Describes a demonstration program in which information needed to respond to questions is based on secondary data that comes from databases of agencies such as the Census Bureau and Dun and Bradstreet. (JOW)
Descriptors: Databases, Extension Education, Information Utilization, Small Businesses

Bedecarrax, Chantal; Huot, Charles – Information Processing and Management, 1994
Presents the theoretical aspects of a data analysis methodology that can help transform sequential raw data from a database into useful information, using the statistical analysis of patents as an example. Topics discussed include relational analysis and a technology watch approach. (Contains 17 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Databases, Information Utilization, Mathematical Formulas
Risher, Carol A. – Videodisc/Videotext, 1982
Discusses the 1976 copyright law with respect to its impact on videotex technology and addresses the problems of copyright for collections of data, exclusive rights of copyright holders, notice and deposit, and regulation. Three related court decisions are also examined. (Author/JJD)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Copyrights, Databases, Federal Legislation

Freides, Thelma – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1982
Reviews the origin, current state of development, and subject coverage of the secondary access services available to American social scientists, including bibliographic services for the various academic disciplines and a large variety of specialized services for subdisciplines and interdisciplinary fields. A 10-item reference list accompanies the…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Automation, Databases, Indexes

Elias, Arthur W. – Online Review, 1990
Discusses technological developments in information distribution and management in relation to concepts of ownership. A historical overview of the concept of copyright is presented; licensing elements for databases are examined; and implications for gateway systems are explored, including ownership, identification of users, and allowable uses of…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Databases, Gateway Systems, Information Dissemination
Auld, Dennis – 1982
Changes affecting the delivery of information over the next 10 years are going to be more numerous, farther reaching, and more rapid than those experienced in the last 10 years. Technological, legislative, economic, and sociological factors are all playing vital roles in shaping the environment within which database information services operate.…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Databases, Information Networks, Information Utilization
Trubkin, Loene – 1982
Despite investment in new research tools and techniques, the product development success rate has not improved within the last 25 years. One way to increase the success rate is to have the right information at each stage of the process. Today, a relatively new method of gathering information--online access to electronic files called…
Descriptors: Business, Databases, Information Needs, Information Services

Robbin, Alice – 1983
This paper provides a complete picture of the environment for numeric databases and a set of appropriate responses for modifying this environment. The emphasis is on the statistical database produced by the public and private sectors, with coverage of government and academic stakeholders in the statistical data transfer system. Part one describes…
Descriptors: Business, Databases, Government (Administrative Body), Information Centers

Glenn, Allen D.; Klassen, Daniel L. – Educational Forum, 1983
The citizen of tomorrow needs to understand the role of information in political systems; computer technology and information storage, retrieval, and use; the implications of information systems for individual rights; and the impact of computer crime, databanks, and systems analysis on the social, economic, and political spheres. (QKR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Science, Databases

Klugman, Simone – Online Review, 1980
Deals with the interaction of traditional library reference and the new services generated by online information retrieval capabilities. Described are the impact of online reference within the library context, problems resulting from implementation, and the librarian's influence on future prospects. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Automation, Bibliographies, Databases, Futures (of Society)
Hounsell, Dai; And Others – Education Libraries Bulletin, 1977
Describes a study of the computer searches performed by 14 education specialists on the ERIC database. Interviews with users indicate they felt retrieved materials were relevant, the database provides access to materials not obtainable through other sources, and the proportion of irrelevant items in the output is not significant. (MBR)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Feasibility Studies, Foreign Countries
Zurkowski, Paul G. – Library Journal, 1979
Advocates an American Declaration for the information age to guide development of the information industry. The information revolution is discussed in terms of technological advancement, copyright issues, international policy, and telecommunications. Information is compared to money as a universal commodity. (SW)
Descriptors: Copyrights, Databases, Economic Climate, Ethics

Rudd, Joel; Rudd, Mary Jo – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Describes important techniques by which library users avoid information overload, clarifies the terminology in the information overload literature, and reviews the major findings of this literature in the context of library applications. Implications for users and librarians are discussed. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cognitive Processes, Databases, Definitions

Lancaster, F. W.; Loescher, Jane – Library Trends, 1994
Discussion of corporate library services and the role of the librarian focuses on the recognition and tracking of issues of potential significance to the corporation, or issues management. Topics addressed include environmental scanning of relevant literature, and the use of databases to track issues. (16 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Corporate Libraries, Corporations, Databases, Environmental Scanning
Zemsky, Robert, Ed. – Policy Perspectives, 2000
This essay derives from roundtable discussions of teams from seven research universities involved in a Knight Collaborative Engagement on Academic Indicators and Information Systems to Guide Resource Decisions. While colleges and universities are built on the premise that good data, well tested by an often adversarial process of discovery and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, Databases
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