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de Jong-Hofman, M. W. – Online Review, 1981
In order to compare effects of input processing on information retrieval in three databases, 25 articles from a specific journal were examined. Tables and Venn diagrams show retrieval results from different manual and computer searches. The relation between document surrogates and subject matter of the documents is discussed. (SW)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Indexing
Brandhorst, Ted, Ed. – 1992
Rules and guidelines are provided for the preparation of abstracts and annotations for documents and journal articles entering the ERIC database. Various types of abstracts are defined, including the Informative, Indicative, and mixed Informative-Indicative. Advice is given on how to select the abstract type appropriate for the particular…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
Brandhorst, Ted, Ed. – 1980
Rules and guidelines are provided for the preparation of abstracts and annotations for documents and journal articles entering the ERIC database. Various types of abstracts are defined, including the Informative, Indicative, and mixed Informative-Indicative. Advice is given on how to select the abstract type appropriate for the particular…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Storage

Piternick, Anne B. – Canadian Library Journal, 1979
Suggests a nationwide Canadian online bibliographic system for improved access to research publications, especially scholarly journals and papers produced by university departments and research institutes, similar to the ERIC system. Also discussed is funding of this abstracting and indexing service, possibly through the Canadian government. (SW)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Cataloging, Databases, Financial Support
Schipma, Peter B.; And Others – 1970
This paper presents a detailed analysis of the content and format of seven machine-readable bibliographic data bases: Chemical Abstracts Service Condensates, Chemical and Biological Activities, and Polymer Science and Technology, Biosciences Information Service's BA Previews including Biological Abstracts and BioResearch Index, Institute for…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Automatic Indexing, Biology, Chemistry
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

Knapp, Sara, D.; Zych, Maria L. – RQ, 1977
Presented are the results of a study which examined the scope of the ERIC data base. Recommendations include a more explicitly stated policy for selective indexing of data base and indexing procedures, and also a consideration of indexing, but not abstracting, relevant dissertations. (AP)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Citation Indexes, College Libraries, Databases
Barnett, Lynn – 1983
This chapter describes how ERIC addresses the problems resulting from four conditions that make it unique in the indexing field: (1) its subject area includes a wide range of subspecialists; (2) its clientele is extremely diverse; (3) it has a dual retrieval purpose--for both manual and computer access; and (4) its retrieval is challenged by the…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Databases, Guidelines, Indexes
Blackwell, Michael Lind – 1994
This study evaluates the "Education Resources Information Center" (ERIC), "Library and Information Science Abstracts" (LISA), and "Library Literature" (LL) databases, determining how long the databases take to enter records (indexing delay), how much duplication of effort exists among the three databases (indexing…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Access to Information, Citation Indexes