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Information Needs and Uses during Internet Training.
Hert, Carol A.; And Others – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1995
Describes a study that collected data on information needs and uses during Internet training from students in information networking classes at Indiana University. Information needs, events which led to the needs, and the sources used to resolve the needs were identified and categorized, and implications for Internet trainers are discussed.…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Needs, Information Networks
Competitive Intelligence and Social Advantage.
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Davenport, Elisabeth; Cronin, Blaise – Library Trends, 1994
Presents an overview of issues concerning civilian competitive intelligence (CI). Topics discussed include competitive advantage in academic and research environments; public domain information and libraries; covert and overt competitive intelligence; data diversity; use of the Internet; cooperative intelligence; and implications for library and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Cooperation, Environmental Scanning, Higher Education
Beyond Information Quality: Fitness for Purpose and Electronic Information Resource Use.
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Klobas, Jane E. – Journal of Information Science, 1995
Examines influences on the use of electronic information resources, including the Internet. Highlights include information quality and accessibility; the Technology Assessment Model; the Fitness for Purpose model; the Theory of Planned Behavior; and a study in Australia that compared the ability of these models to explain electronic information…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries
EDUCATE: The Design and Development of a Networked End-User Education Program.
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Thomasson, Gunilla; Fjallbrant, Nancy – Education for Information, 1996
Describes the EDUCATE program (End-User Courses in Information Access through Communication Technology), funded by the European Union for the education of information users. The aim is to produce a self-paced user education course in the selection and use of information sources found on the World Wide Web. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries
Scholarly E-Conferences on the Academic Networks: How Library and Information Science Professionals Use Them.
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Kovacs, Diane K.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1995
This article describes a qualitative study of the impact that Internet electronic-mail-distributed conferences, or e-conferences, have begun to have on the information seeking and sharing behavior of library and information science professionals and scholars. Highlights include a literature review; enhancing or replacing information sources; and…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Electronic Mail, Higher Education
Electronic U.S. Government Information: Policy Issues and Directions.
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Hernon, Peter; McClure, Charles R. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1993
Provides an overview of U.S. federal information policy and its treatment of electronic information resources. Highlights include government publications; electronic government information; main providers of government information, including the Government Printing Office; the Freedom of Information Act; public access and use; information…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Copyrights, Databases