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Peer reviewedBearman, Toni Carbo; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1985
Addresses the role of information technology and effective management of information resources in reversing declining rate of growth of productivity in United States. Discussion covers U.S. productivity, reasons for decline in its growth, productivity measurement, improving productivity, and related activities of National Commission on Libraries…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Information Science, Information Services, Information Utilization
Peer reviewedChenery, Peter J. – RQ, 1973
The program described has the primary objective of making Federally generated technology and research information available to public and private agencies. Cost analysis, data banks, and search strategies are explained. (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Costs, Information Centers, Information Retrieval, Information Science
Download full textTschudi, Ronald R.; Meredith, Joseph C. – 1972
PROBE is a search and retrieval program designed for use with large tape files of bibliographic data such as the ERIC system's "Research in Education" and "Current Index to Journals in Education" data bases. The program, implemented on a CDC 6600 computer and being developed for the IBM 360, is characterized by a broad range of…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Educational Technology, Information Dissemination
PDF pending restorationNational Federation of Science Abstracting and Indexing Service., Philadelphia, PA. – 1970
Representatives of eleven member services of the National Federation of Science Abstracting and Indexing Services met in Washington, D.C. on July 25, 1969, to discuss the report "Scientific and Technical Communication; A Pressing National Problem and Recommendations for its Solution," June 1969. This Report (known as the SATCOM Report)…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Documentation, Indexing, Information Needs
Slater, Margaret; Keenan, Stella – 1967
The Institution of Electrical Engineers conducted a study in the United Kingdom and the United States to determine the need for their new publication "Current Papers in Physics (CPP)," and its usefulness to the physics community. Questionnaires were used to (1) recruit panel members to test reader reaction to the publication over a…
Descriptors: College Science, Information Dissemination, Information Science, Information Services
Brugghen, W. van der – 1972
An introduction in a synoptic presentation based on 40-hour courses given to students of French-speaking African countries, with summary schemes, references to literature and other sources of information, lists of Belgian and French standards, and an extract from the UDC is presented in this publication. The chapters are: (1) Introduction, (2)…
Descriptors: Documentation, Foreign Countries, Foreign Language Books, Information Processing
Elton, Martin; And Others – 1982
The first of two reports in this document details the use of a trial teletext service in residential Washington, D.C. during the second half of 1981. It is emphasized that caution must be exercised in interpreting the results since the trial was designed as a pilot with a sample of only 40 households. In addition, there were significant technical…
Descriptors: Information Science, Information Services, Information Utilization, Pilot Projects
Science Council of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1969
This publication contains Part I of the report by a study group dealing with the information requirements of the scientist, technologist and technician in Canada. These include such things as economic, statistical, and engineering data, medical and pharmaceutical information. In examining the many facets of the creation, handling, and use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Networks
Science Council of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1969
International organizations concerned with information handling are working toward the adoption of compatible procedures and the eventual development of information networks capable of identifying and retrieving any published information from any country. Canada depends heavily on foreign information and technology, and uses various foreign…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Processing
Science Council of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1969
A number of large information systems operating in countries other than Canada were investigated. Some of these systems or combinations of them can be used as models for pilot applications in Canada. Some research and considerable development are required, however, to enable them to meet specific Canadian requirements. To create regional and…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Information Processing
Howe, Robert W. – 1986
Several projects were undertaken in 1986 for the purpose of maintaining and improving the ERIC system. This report focuses on one of the projects that involved two surveys of users of the ERIC system and its products. Survey I consisted of a stratified sample of 500 ERIC Standing Order Customers (SOCs). These sites subscribe to the ERIC microfiche…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Information Science, Information Services, Information Utilization
Peer reviewedBaark, Erik – Information Development, 1985
Presents comparative survey of development of national information infrastructures and formulation of national information policy in India and China. Highlights include influence of foreign models, library and information work traditions, indigenous development, existing organizational structures for scientific and technological information, and…
Descriptors: Charts, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedBudd, John M.; Raber, Douglas – Information Processing & Management, 1996
Discourse analysis addresses questions regarding both spoken and written communications and can be applied to purposes and practices of information study that appear in books and journals in the field. Applications of discourse analysis to information include investigation of the social, political, and technical implications of the word…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Information Science, Information Services
Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC. – 1985
Directed to the heads of executive departments and establishments, this circular establishes policy for the management of federal information resources. Procedural and analytic guidelines for implemented aspects of these policies are included as appendices. The policies apply to the information activities of all agencies of the executive branch of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Federal Government, Federal Regulation, Government Publications
Science Council of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1969
Canada's major scientific and technical information resources are supported largely by the Federal Government. They consist of libraries, data files, specialized information centers, and field services. The Canadian Government has no overall policy concerning the handling of scientific and technical information. The need for a national information…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government (Administrative Body), Government Libraries, Government Role
