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Download full textAuster, Ethel; Lawton, Stephen B. – 1974
The disadvantages for Canadians using the ERIC system are (1) fledgling Canadian computer information systems are deprived of their financial support; (2) Canadian research included in ERIC can not necessarily be retrieved by country of origin; (3) of the 200 journals indexed in Canadian Education Index (CEI), only 26 are to found among the 600 in…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Databases, Educational Research, Information Processing
Auster, Ethel; And Others – Education Canada, 1975
The modern educator needs accurate and current information to help make his decisions. Where and how to get it? The authors set out some basic criteria for an effective Canadian information system. (Editor)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Evaluation Criteria, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval
PDF pending restorationLawton, Stephen B.; Auster, Ethel – 1976
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) indexes and microfiche have earned a position as major sources of information for educational researchers and practitioners in Canada. Their widespread use has been facilitated by the development of computerized search services, first using batch systems and more recently on-line interactive…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Educational Researchers, Indexes
Auster, Ethel; Lawton, Stephen B. – 1976
This interim report of the EISO project concentrates on the early phases of the project responsible for the operation of an online bibliographic search service for educators in Ontario. Implementation of services involved providing access to data bases maintained by SDC and Lockheed through a terminal located in the Ontario Institute for Studies…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Resources, Evaluation, Expenditures
Auster, Ethel; Lawton, Stephen B. – 1977
This report of the EISO project, the responsibility of which is the operation of an online bibliographic search service for educators of Ontario, concentrates on research findings collected after EISO had been operational for 16 months. The organization, role, and level of satisfaction of EISO users are treated, the system's impact on a school…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Efficiency, Expenditures, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedAuster, Ethel – Library and Information Science Research, 1983
Study describes actual and ideal linkage roles of four educators trained to link clients with online bibliographic retrieval service, effect of roles on clients' satisfaction with service, conceptualization of role in literature as compared with implementation in field, and implications of findings for educational knowledge dissemination. Twelve…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval
Auster, Ethel; Lawton, Stephen B. – 1978
This final report describing the operation and research of the EISO project, which provides online bibliographic search services to educators of Ontario, briefly summarizes the first and second interim reports. In addition, it discusses users and the uses of EISO information by providing mini-case studies to illustrate quantitative data and…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Evaluation Methods, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
