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Download full textCommittee for the Coordination of National Bibliographic Control, Washington, DC. – 1978
This report presents the recommendations of 35 workshops participants, drawn from a variety of backgrounds and information environments, which was organized to: (1) highlight the role of subject access with the emphasis on the needs of the information seeker; (2) compare techniques for subject access now being used in the library and the…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Change Strategies, Cooperation, Indexing
Crowley, Bill, Ed. – 1980
Background information, messages from public officials, edited versions of presentations to the delegates, and the 17 resolutions adopted comprise the proceedings of the pre-White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Presentations include a statement of the responsibilities of the delegates by Anthony W. Miele; a review of the…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Services, Library Planning, Library Services
San Francisco Public Library, CA. Bay Area Reference Center. – 1975
The types of reference question considered most difficult by the staffs of Northern California public library systems were the subject of a workshop conducted by the Bay Area Reference Center (BARC). The topics included: antiques and collectibles; identifying a poem from its middle line; how to make practically anything; how to repair various…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Information Needs, Information Services, Information Sources
Biblioteca di Documentazione Pedagogica, Florence (Italy). – 1983
The Library of Educational Documentation in Florence, Italy began work in 1980 on the establishment of an educational documentation system for Italy. Recognition of its role in this regard was accorded by the Regional Institutes for Educational Research, Innovation and Teacher Training (IRRSAE) and by the European Centre for Education (CEDE) in…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Documentation, Educational Technology, Information Needs
Benton, Charles; And Others – 1979
Remarks made by key speakers of the conference are presented, beginning with an introduction and identification of the five major themes by Charles Benton, Chairman of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, and of the conference. Marilyn Gell, Executive Director of the conference, described the services of the White House…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Science
Mariscal and Co., Los Angeles, CA. – 1976
The postsecondary seminars report presents the distillation of the discussions and the recommendations of approximately 115 representatives of educational institutions, associations, and State and Federal agencies attending the Postsecondary Education Seminars Conference of 1976. The conference addressed the changing nature of postsecondary…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Research, Higher Education, Information Needs
Tingay, Michael – 1988
Participants in the Aspen Institute Conference considered how communications technologies may be applied to serve the needs and interests of this country's expanding community of retired and older citizens. Conference findings fell into two categories, reflecting questions originating in the human aspirations found in a public opinion survey…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attitudes, Information Needs, Information Services
PDF pending restorationSterling, C. H. – 1983
The second educational technology review panel addressed problems with forecasting the trends and impact of newer telecomunications technologies in both home and institution of higher education settings, and the role of several grant programs in educational technology. Paul Mertins provided an update on a National Center for Education Statistics…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Information Needs
Colorado Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services, April 20-22, 1979. Final Report.
Katz, Ruth M., Ed. – 1979
This summary report of the Governor's Conference in Colorado which preceded the White House Conference on Library and Information Services provides brief descriptions of such pre-conference activities as regional meetings, "speak-outs" on local issues, and the preparation of position papers by professional library groups, as well as an…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Services, Library Administration, Library Networks
Hattery, Lowell H., Ed. – Information Retrieval and Library Automation, 1979
The major part of this report of the Intergovernmental Conference on Scientific and Technical Information (UNISIST II), held in Paris May 28-June 1, 1979, focuses on three sets of recommendations which were unanimously approved after combining the recommendations proposed by various groups and blocs: (1) recommendations to the United Nations…
Descriptors: Background, Conference Reports, Cooperation, Developed Nations
PDF pending restorationHungarian Central Technical Library and Documentation Centre, Budapest. – 1976
Complete texts of presentations and discussions at a 1975 UNESCO symposium on information systems in ongoing scientific and technical research are included in this volume. Forty-five papers were presented in four sessions: (1) ongoing research information in the service of science and science policy; (2) problems in developing and operating…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Information Needs
Klausner, David – 1976
More emphasis should be placed on "human factors" in the management information systems (MIS). They should be tailored to their users--the administrators, faculty, and students. Easy communication with an information system is a basic necessity, just as is the ability to get simpler answers to the most complex questions. All levels of…
Descriptors: College Administration, Data Processing, Higher Education, Humanization
Wilson Library Bulletin, 1986
Description of 1986 American Library Association Conference summarizes significant organizational actions and presentations on upgrading automation systems, censorship, federal libraries, fees and public library services, black community information needs, Linked Systems Project, libraries and the homeless, new products exhibited, and 1994…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Blacks, Censorship, Conferences
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1976
The main objectives of this meeting held in Brazzaville, People's Republic of Congo from July 5 to 10, 1976 were to examine recent efforts made by African Member States to plan and develop their national information systems (NATIS), and make recommendations for the creation of networks of documentation and library services adapted to the rapidly…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Information Needs, Information Networks, Library Associations
Goldfine, Alan H., Ed. – 1982
This workshop investigated how managers can evaluate, select, and effectively use information resource management (IRM) tools, especially data dictionary systems (DDS). An executive summary, which provides a definition of IRM as developed by workshop participants, precedes the keynote address, "Data: The Raw Material of a Paper Factory,"…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Databases, Information Needs, Information Services
