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Svenonius, Elaine – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1986
The issue of free-text versus controlled vocabulary is examined. The history of the issue, which is seen as beginning with the debate over title term indexing in the nineteenth century, is reviewed and questions not satisfactorily addressed by previous research are raised. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, History, Indexes, Indexing
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LaBorie, Tim; And Others – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
Examines library and information science journal literature coverage by four major indexing and abstracting services: "Information Science Abstracts,""Library and Information Science Abstracts,""Abstract Journal: Informatics,""Library Literature." Current state of indexing coverage is compared with…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Comparative Analysis, Indexes, Information Science
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Spencer, Michael D. G. – RQ, 1986
This discussion of the failure to include many book reviews by indexes in selected subject fields and by several general indexes highlights the technique used to check review materials in selected magazines to see what was actually indexed, the policies of specific indexes, and the practical consequences for librarians. (EM)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Indexes
Smith, Theresa – 1991
This paper documents how the University of Oklahoma developed discipline cost indices which it then used in its budget allocation process. In order to overcome the interinstitutional comparison problems between universities which use different reporting and accounting methods, discipline cost indices were derived using data collected through the…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes, Credits
Stetson, Keith R. – 1985
The core journals of library and information science were identified by overlap of coverage in Library Literature and Information Science Abstracts. Those core journals which review English language monographs in the field and are published by U.S. trade or university presses were identified. Reviews for the 6-month period from July 1, 1984, to…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Book Reviews, Comparative Analysis, Indexes
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Smith, Theresa Y. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
The derivation of discipline cost indexes, developed to permit accurate interinstitutional comparisons of relative costs among disciplines, is explained using expenditure data from five peer institutions. How the indexes have been used in one research university's budget allocation process is then described. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes
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Reese, Carol – RQ, 1988
The relative effectiveness of the CD-ROM information retrieval system, InfoTrac II, and the manual "Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature," was studied. Seventeen community college students were divided into two groups which researched the same questions either on CD-ROM or in the printed index. Results showed the "Readers'…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Indexes, Information Retrieval
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Murphy, Cynthia E. – Government Information Quarterly, 1985
Examines online and printed equivalents of selected government documents indexes to compare the recall, precision, overlap, and cost effectiveness of online and manual searching. Indexes studied were the Monthly Catalog, CIS (Congressional Information Service) Index, and Government Reports Announcements and Index. (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Databases
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Trivison, Donna – Information Processing and Management, 1987
Describes study that compared terminology indexing and citation indexing to determine the similarity of documents retrieved. Information science articles from 1971 to 1983 in three journals were studied for term co-occurrences. The distinction between relevant and pertinent documents is discussed, and further research topics are suggested. (LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Coupling, Citation Indexes, Comparative Analysis, Indexing
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Wiberley, Stephen E., Jr.; Daugherty, Robert Allen – College and Research Libraries, 1988
This review of the literature on the effect of information overload on users' information-seeking behavior focuses on librarians' opinions about the number of references that constitute too many, and users' preferences for maximum numbers of references from online searches, online public access catalog postings, and manual indexes. (35 references)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Indexes, Information Seeking, Information Systems
Zeglen, Marie E.; Tesfagiorgis, Gebre – 1993
This study examined faculty salaries at 50 higher education institutions using methods to adjust salaries for geographic differences, cost of living, and tax burdens so that comparisons were based on real rather than nominal value of salaries. The study sample consisted of one public doctorate granting institution from each state and used salary…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes
Cohen, Elaine; Young, Margo – Optical Information Systems, 1986
Describes a model enumerating cost factors for comparing costs for paper, online, and CD-ROM indexes and abstracts. The model is applied to start-up and annual costs, and to the cost of storing and providing access to ERIC, Applied Science and Fisheries Abstracts, and Excerpta Medica, based on anticipated academic library usage. (MBR)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
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Lopez, Manuel D. – Urban Education, 1989
Evaluates the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database. Summarizes ERIC's history and organization, and discusses criticisms concerning access, currency, and database content. Reviews role of component clearinghouses, indexing practices, thesaurus structure, international coverage, and comparative studies. Finds ERIC a valuable…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis
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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Educational Research Services Unit. – 1987
This report updates a 1985 research study prepared for the New York State Regents Task Force on Education and Economic Development. Average per pupil expenditures in 1984-85 were analyzed for 13 expense categories among 3 groups of school districts in New York State: (1) the New York City suburban counties; (2) the "Big Five" cities (New…
Descriptors: Charts, Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes, Costs
Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA. – 1985
This report provides data to evaluate salary and wage trends in education. The statistical measure used to gauge and compare changes in salaries and wages paid by school systems is the Composite Indicator of Changes (CIC). This measure is designed to reflect changes in much the same way as the Dow Jones Average or the Standard and Poor's Index.…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrators, Clerical Workers, Comparative Analysis