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Muir, Adrienne – Journal of Documentation, 2001
This review of research and development work deals with activities specifically related to digital legal deposit. An overview of research activity in the various stages of the deposit process-particularly in digital preservation-follows. Building the infrastructure and pilot depositories are discussed. Issues that are not currently being addressed…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Networks, Information Processing, Library Collections
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1969
The Language Information Network and Clearinghouse System (LINCS) Project of the Center for Applied Linguistics was designed to be a formal, adaptive network of individuals and organizations whose objective is to facilitate the transfer of scientific information within the language science community. It is intended to improve on formal channels of…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Information Needs, Information Networks
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Horn, Sharon K.; Clements, Stephen K. – Government Information Quarterly, 1989
Reviews the creation and evolution of ERIC, and describes changes being implemented in the system as a result of a recently concluded redesign study. Areas of change discussed include clearinghouse contract procedures, ACCESS ERIC, ERIC partners, and adjunct clearinghouses. Conclusions about the future of ERIC are offered. (five references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Budgets, Educational Practices, Educational Research
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Eustace, Joanna – Education Libraries, 1989
Reviews the history and structure of ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center), and describes the resources provided by the system that offer opportunities for networking by education librarians. Such resources include the ERIC database, publications, search services, document delivery services, and outreach programs. Opportunities for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Clearinghouses, Delivery Systems
Hoover, Charles; Brandhorst, Ted – 1982
This paper provides a brief history of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), as well as an overview of the present status of the ERIC system, i.e., its management, technical operations, current products and services, current plans, and projected new activities. After an account of the legislative mandate that resulted in the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Clearinghouses, Databases, Educational Resources
Turner, Judith Axler – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1985
With computers rivaling books and journals as information sources, academic libraries must learn to use computers and other technology as information tools. Some colleges have already developed consortia and other intercollegiate arrangements, but costs and the information explosion slow this process for many. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Consortia, Costs
Dessoff, Alan – Currents, 1992
Suggestions for college development officers for improving efficiency in researching potential donors include networking with parents, alumni, faculty, trustees, and even the college president; using class notes, local and national business publications, and computer databases; and using personal organizational ability, imagination, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Alumni, Cooperation, Databases
Ronald, Karen; Nicholls, Paul – Green Library Journal, 1992
Provides the history and current status of environmental information (EI) and a bibliography of sources pertaining to the historical development of environmentalism in the United States. Discusses federal government and nongovernmental initiatives, print literature, on-line databases, CD-ROM databases, access to and availability of EI sources. (92…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Conservation Education, Databases, Educational Resources