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Peer reviewedChambaud, 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
Peer reviewedErcegovac, Zorana; Borko, Harold – Information Processing and Management, 1992
Describes a study designed to evaluate the performance of an experimental semiautomatic map cataloging advisor, Mapper, in the descriptive cataloging of single-sheet maps from U.S. publishers. Hypotheses tested are discussed, treatment of experimental and control groups is described, and it is reported that Mapper helped produce better cataloging…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Higher Education, Hypermedia, Hypothesis Testing
Peer reviewedWallace, F. Layne; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1991
Discussion of subliminal stimuli focuses on a study of undergraduates that was conducted to determine the feasibility of presenting subliminal information in a passive manner to reinforce the learning process involved in computer-based text editing. The Texas Instruments microcomputers used in the study are described, and further research is…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedKuhlthau, Carol Collier – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Describes a longitudinal study of students' perceptions of the information search process in libraries over a four-year period from high school through college. The discussion covers the cognitive theory on which the study was based, a model of the search process, and how closely students' perceptions matched the model. (26 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKatzen, May – Information Processing and Management, 1986
Reviews the development of computing in the arts in the United Kingdom as a case study, and discusses some of the implications of the recent increase in the use of computers in the humanities in colleges and universities. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Development, Educational Trends
Peer reviewedLundu, Maurice C. – Information Processing and Management, 1985
Analyzes and applies Bettman's information processing theory of consumer choice to information processing, evaluation, and utilization by academic libraries in Zambia to support research and development activities. Certain Zambian cultural and sociopsychological aspects and attitudes that could affect the evaluation and utilization of information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Environmental Influences, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedWildemuth, Barbara M.; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1993
Describes a study of medical students that was conducted to evaluate measures of performance on factual searches of INQUIRER, a full-text database in microbiology. Measures relating to recall, precision, search term overlap, and efficiency are discussed; reliability and construct validity are considered; and implications for future research are…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Correlation, Efficiency, Evaluation Methods
