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Download full textAmerican Society for Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1974
The document contains the three Summary of Activities Reports (1970 through 1973) that the American Society for Information Science submitted to the Office of Education and the National Institute of Education. The performance categories for each report include: 1) document processing; 2) information analysis; 3) services; 4) promotional…
Descriptors: Activities, Annual Reports, Clearinghouses, Information Centers
Lowen, Walter; Wakefield, Rowan A. – 1978
A review of the history of libraries from the viewpoint of a speaker in the year 2080 describes the opposing trends of a shift of human values toward individuality and diversity, while technology was becoming more uniform. Man-computer relationships steadily replaced people-to-people relationships. While the cost of contact services rose,…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Needs, Information Processing, Information Services
Clifton, Joe Ann, Ed.; Helgeson, Duane, Ed. – 1973
This collection of ten conference reports begins with "Historical Impact of Computers on the Operation of Libraries and Information Systems: A Personal Perspective" and is followed by "Tips on Computer Software: Advantages and Methods of Program Dissemination" and "BLOCS--A Unique Multi-Dimensional Approach to On-Line Circulation". Next, libraries…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Data Collection, Databases
Norman, Donald A. – 1967
This paper discusses the differences between the storage problems encountered in a large library and those encountered in the human memory. Some of the properties of the human memory system and some of the major issues which affect the interaction between human users and the existing library systems are outlined. The problem of browsing is used as…
Descriptors: Automation, Cognitive Processes, Computer Programs, Information Needs
BIVONA, WILLIAM A. – 1967
THIS VOLUME PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A NINE-MONTH TEST OF A PROTOTYPE SELECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION (SDI) SYSTEM DEVELOPED FOR THE ARMY TECHNICAL LIBRARIES. DURING THE PILOT TEST ONE THOUSAND DOCUMENTS WERE CATALOGED, INDEXED, AND DISSEMINATED TO TWENTY-FIVE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. MATCHING OF THE INTEREST PROFILES OF THESE…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Automation, Bibliographies, Costs
PDF pending restorationDimitrov, Theodore D. – 1972
A total of 901 printed materials of several varieties--including books, papers, journal articles, conference reports and other documents--are listed. The majority of the works cited were published within the last few years, but some older materials are included; the collection as a whole is intended for librarians, information specialists, and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cataloging, Documentation, Indexing
Salton, Gerard – 1975
This book provides an introduction to automated information services: collection, analysis, classification, storage, retrieval, transmission, and dissemination. An introductory chapter is followed by an overview of mechanized processes for acquisitions, cataloging, and circulation. Automatic indexing and abstracting methods are covered, followed…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Indexing
Henderson, Madeline M.; And Others – 1966
The purpose of the study of the literature on which this report is based was to examine those problems in the field of documentation and in the operation of information systems which could possibly be solved or alleviated by some greater measure of cooperation, convertibility, or compatibility among systems, particularly those systems for handling…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Automation, Clearinghouses, Coordination
Cuadra, Carlos A.; And Others – 1967
The application of technology to libraries, possible library systems of the future, and problems of effecting a transition between the present and the future are examined. The report identifies a series of recognized or assumed service and operations requirements, surveys major technologies applicable to libraries, and reviews current and planned…
Descriptors: Automation, Communications, Computers, Electronic Equipment
Oettinger, Anthony G. – 1976
A study on information technology and public policy examined relationships among information providers and their clients in order to determine the economic, institutional, and technological factors that are key in deciding how people get the information they need. The research project was conducted to help the National Commission on Libraries and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Decentralization, Information Centers
Lancaster, F. Wilfrid, Ed. – 1976
Twelve papers from the Twelfth Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing are presented here. Following an introductory paper are two articles on data bases and information sources. The fourth article discusses computer-aided information retrieval in an industrial library. Bibliographic searches is the topic of the fifth article, and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Bibliographic Coupling, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Storage Devices
