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King, Donald W. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1988
The recipient of the 1987 Award of Merit recalls his initial work in information research, and discusses the current and future status of information science and the functions of information professionals. (CLB)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Needs, Information Science, Information Systems
Download full textKing, Donald W.; Caldwell, Nancy W. – 1971
The purpose of the present study is to explore cost-effectiveness factors that affect the choice among alternative system designs for retrospective searching services. A cost-effectiveness model that may be used to evaluate potential systems was derived, and a statement of the general magnitude of costs that the American Psychological Association…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Information Utilization
King, Donald W.; Brown, A. M. – 1970
This study was addressed to marketing considerations for the American Institute of Physics (AIP) information products and services. The general system and its operation in a marketing environment, including promotion, channels of distribution and pricing are covered. Particular emphasis is placed on the cost/demand/price relationship for four…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Economics, Information Services
King, Donald W.; Caldwell, Nancy W. – 1970
The purpose of this study was to explore cost-effectiveness factors that affect the choice among alternative systems. A cost-effectiveness model that may be used to evaluate potential systems was derived and a statement of the general magnitude of costs that the American Psychological Association (APA) can expect in implementing and operating…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Data Processing, Decision Making
PDF pending restorationKing, Donald W.; Neel, Peggy W. – 1971
A recently developed cost-effectiveness model for on-line retrieval systems is discussed through use of an example utilizing performance results collected from several independent sources and cost data derived for a recently completed study for the American Psychological Association. One of the primary attributes of the model rests in its great…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
King, Donald W.; And Others – 1972
The study compares the retrieval effectiveness of two alternative input and search systems in terms of such measures as recall, fallout, precision, and total retrieval. One system uses manually indexed document files searched by controlled vocabulary, while the other employs fulltext input using natural language searching. Both systems are applied…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Relevance (Information Retrieval)
Roderer, Nancy K.; King, Donald W. – 1982
Using a model of scientific and technical information transfer as a framework, this document focuses on four types of activities: the generation or authorship of telecommunications information and its publication, distribution, and use. Different forms of publication are considered in each functional area, though primary emphasis is on the…
Descriptors: Authors, Costs, Diffusion (Communication), Engineers
