As data as a scholarly object continues to grow in importance in the research community, librarians are undertaking increasing responsibilities regarding data management and curation. New library initiatives include assisting researchers in finding data sets for reuse; locating and hosting repositories for required archiving; consultations on…

An important factor to be considered in applying clustering techniques to information storage and retrieval problems is the use to be made of the resultant groupings. An examination of cluster criteria differentiation as a function of purpose may be fruitful in the exploitation of clustering techniques. (12 references) (Author/KE)

Search theory, originally developed for antisubmarine search, is applied to the scanning of library shelves for books of interest, or of a computerized abstract catalog for items of immediate application. Procedures optimizing the information to be found are discussed, as well as methods whereby the operational parameters can be measured. The…

Least cost decision rules for transferring documents from primary to secondary storage are developed from a dynamic programing model of an information system. The program is constrained to provide for a minimum acceptable level of user benefits. Knowledge of the physical size of the primary storage area and the fraction of documents returned from…

Intellectual questions that must be solved jointly by librarians and scholars concern the optimum amount and character of the literature that requires library preservation throughout the world, in this country, and within a particular institution. (MF)

Researchers make little or no use of formal information systems. This is due, not so much to 'information apathy' on their part, as to faults inherent in information services as a whole. A formal information service may not come through at all. It is not capable of reaching behind a request to the real question that motivated it. By not being able…

In pursuance of resolution 2.141 (a) adopted by the General Conference at its sixteenth session (October-November 1970), the Intergovernmental Conference for the Establishment of a World Science Information System (UNISIST) was organized by Unesco. The purpose of the Conference held October 4-8, 1971 was to make recommendations covering the basic…

Defines library and information science as the creation, sorting, managing, and transferring of information. Introduces ODAPCOSRIU (origin, dissemination, acquisition, properties, classification, organization, storage, retrieval, interpretation and use) to help define it and explains I&OE (Inner and Outer Environment Model) as a graphic…

A data base designed for scientists, engineers, and others in need of factual information developed under the Long Range Research Project at Indiana University is described. (3 references) (SJ)

The objectives of this study were to submit all the information necessary for making a decision on the establishment of a comprehensive materials data bank for West Germany. The problems investigated were: determination of the present state of the art, examination of a number of systems and other resources existing in the subject, site visits to…

This paper demonstrates an approach which enables one to reduce in a systematic way the immense complexity of a large body of knowledge. This approach provides considerable insight into what is known and unknown in a given academic field by systematically and pragmatically ordering the information. As a case study, the authors selected…

A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) FOR THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. THE STUDY CENTERED AROUND THREE TASKS--(1) TO DETERMINE PRESENT INFORMATION NEEDS AMONG PERSONS CONCERNED WITH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, (2) TO IDENTIFY THE TECHNOLOGY PROBABLY AVAILABLE TO MEET THESE…

Knowing how to store documents for easy retrieval can be an art, but it can be learned. Just as a computer is only as good as the information and program which is fed into it, a filing system's value depends on the logic with which it was planned to respond to certain needs. (Author/SSH)

A description is provided of the structure, contents, and potential uses of a National Storehouse of Educational Materials Successes. The Storehouse is depicted as being a collection of evidence relating to what works in education. Details are presented on its contents, its expected users, the functions it could serve, and its operational and…

The report describes Wisconsin's information retrieval system with remote, on-line computer access to nearly 200,000 educational documents. Briefly outlined are the operations and indexing of materials for the computer program, documents of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), file access, training sessions, and remote location…