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Cluster Analysis of International Information and Social Development.
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Lau, Jesus – Information Processing and Management, 1990
Analyzes information activities in relation to socioeconomic characteristics in low, middle, and highly developed economies for the years 1960 and 1977 through the use of cluster analysis. Results of data from 31 countries suggest that information development is achieved mainly by countries that have also achieved social development. (26…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Information Systems and Development in the Third World.
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Heitzman, James – Information Processing and Management, 1990
Discussion of the relationship between information and development in Third World countries highlights information systems development in four South Asian nations: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The impact of microelectronics technology, development theories, multinational corporations, international information agencies, and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Development, Foreign Countries, Information Needs
Computer-Assisted Learning and Teaching in Library and Information Studies in Australia.
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Kirk, Joyce – Information Processing and Management, 1993
Reports on the use of computer-assisted learning and teaching in 16 Australian schools of library and information studies. Topics addressed include courses and subjects using computer-assisted learning and teaching, the reasons for and advantages of this use, types of software use, facilities and equipment, and limitations and future plans. (15…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Basic Research in Information Science in France.
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Chambaud, S.; Le Coadic, Y. F. – Information Processing and Management, 1987
Discusses the goals of French academic research policy in the field of information science, emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of the field. Areas of research highlighted include communication, telecommunications, co-word analysis in scientific and technical documents, media, and statistical methods for the study of social sciences. (LRW)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Applying Informetric Characteristics of Databases to IR System File Design, Part I: Informetric Models.
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Wolfram, Dietmar – Information Processing and Management, 1992
Examines how informetric characteristics of information retrieval (IR) system databases can be used to help system designers decide what type of file structures would provide the best performance. The development of appropriate models describing database contents is highlighted in this first part of a two-part study. (30 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Database Design, Databases, Foreign Countries
Applying Informetric Characteristics of Databases to IR System File Design, Part II: Simulation Comparisons.
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Wolfram, Dietmar – Information Processing and Management, 1992
This second report on a two-part study on the application of informetrics to information retrieval (IR) system design used models of database contents in a factorial simulation study at the University of Western Ontario. The study explored whether different file structures were better suited for different informetric environments. (32 references)…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Simulation, Computer System Design