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Peer reviewedLosee, Robert M., Jr. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1990
Describes various methods of measuring information contained in a database or in a document collection. Economic worth or utility of information to the user is discussed, the value of data in decision making is considered, and an example comparing information in two library collections is presented. (41 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Decision Making, Information Science
Norris, Donald M.; And Others – 1977
Manpower information and projections in postsecondary education have present value in the sense that they guide today's decisions based on a view of what tomorrow's world will be like. But manpower decisions are complicated by the fact that the decision-maker, be it a government, an institution, or an individual, must also take account of how…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Sources
