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Schuler, S. C., Ed. – 1978
The first volume in a series of publications describing the basic documentation practices involved in the initial setting up and subsequent operation of an information-library organization to provide defense-aerospace scientific and technical information services, this manual consists of three sections. "Acquisition and Sources," by…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Cataloging, Indexing, Information Centers
AVRAM, HENRIETTE D.; CURRAN, ANNE T. – 1967
IMPLEMENTATION OF A NATIONAL OR REGIONAL NETWORK OF BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION WILL REQUIRE A BASIC STANDARD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND REPRESENTATION OF THE ELEMENTS IN THE DATA BASE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SPECIAL PROJECT, DONE FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MACHINE INPUT RECORDS, WAS TO PROVIDE THE SUBCOMMITTEE WITH BACKGROUND INFORMATION WHICH WOULD BE…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Agency Cooperation, Cataloging, Documentation
Whetsel, H. B. – 1970
The main purpose of this report is to help novice reviewers accelerate their apprenticeship at the Nuclear Safety Information Center, a computerized information service sponsored by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Guidelines for reviewers are presented in Part 1; Part 2 contains guidelines for the novice editor. The goal of the reviewers and…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Data Processing, Indexing, Information Centers
Williams, Martha E. – 1971
The Association of Information Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC) formed the Cooperative Data Management Committee to address the problems of information center operators and data base suppliers. The number of operating centers in the U.S. is limited and their future expansion in numbers and in type of services, will depend on the education of users.…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Administration, Data Processing, Databases
Myatt, DeWitt O.; Barclay, Donald A. – 1967
Extra-library information services are helping libraries find solutions to the problems created by the changes in the information environment, the demand for current information, and the media by which the knowledge is distributed. There are three types of these services: (1) document handling systems, (2) data handling systems, and (3)…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Computers, Documentation, Indexing
Bath Univ. of Technology (England). Univ. Library. – 1975
The Design of Information Systems in the Social Sciences project (DISISS) of the University of Bath, England, has recently completed evaluations of three programs: (1) a library staff digest intended to inform personnel of the inner workings of the library; (2) an information system designed to assist professionals and private individuals working…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Indexing, Information Centers, Information Systems
Smith, William A., Ed. – 1972
The papers given at the May 17-19 forum on Management of Information Analysis Centers held at the National Bureau of Standards in Gaithersburg, Md. are presented in four sessions separated by topic. Besides the welcoming remarks and the keynote address session 1 contains three general papers on information analysis centers and automatic data…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Administration, Data Processing, Indexing
Elias, Arthur W., Ed. – 1971
Nineteen documents on various aspects of information science are included in this introductory book of readings. The documents were selected because they are relatively easy to read for beginning students and are likely to be useful for a number of years. The documents cover the literature from 1958 to 1970. They are: (1) Information Science: What…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Documentation, Indexing, Information Centers
Smith, William A., Ed. – 1972
The papers given at the May 17-19, 1971 forum on Management of Information Analysis Centers held at the National Bureau of Standards in Gaithersburg, Md. are presented in four sessions separated by topic. Besides the welcoming remarks and the keynote address, session 1 contains three general papers on information analysis centers and automatic…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Administration, Case Studies, Conference Reports
Pemberton, Jeffery K. – Online, 1987
The vice president of a computerized information center discusses her career history, the development of information services and the database industry, current information technologies and the role of artificial intelligence, characteristics of indexers and abstractors employed, the kind of training needed by abstractors and indexers, and…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Artificial Intelligence, Career Development, Computer Networks
International Council of Scientific Unions, Paris (France). Abstracting Board. – 1973
The 1973 full board meetings of the International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board (ICSU AB) were held in London, at the invitation of Information Services for the Physics and Engineering Communities (INSPEC). The first part of the Proceedings refers to some activities of the board, such as working groups. Activities of ICSU AB…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Computer Science, Conference Reports