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Chen, Ling; Liu, Yang; Gallagher, Marcus; Pailthorpe, Bernard; Sadiq, Shazia; Shen, Heng Tao; Li, Xue – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2012
The demand for graduates with exposure in Cloud Computing is on the rise. For many educational institutions, the challenge is to decide on how to incorporate appropriate cloud-based technologies into their curricula. In this paper, we describe our design and experiences of integrating Cloud Computing components into seven third/fourth-year…
Descriptors: Computers, Schools, Foreign Countries, Computer Science
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Liu, Jiazhen; Du, Peng – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper to describe the research work on the long-term preservation of Chinese digital information funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) since 2001. Design/methodology/approach: The paper provides an overview, in text and figures, of ways in which e-documents originating in China, in now obsolete…
Descriptors: Information Management, Foreign Countries, Local Government, Electronic Publishing
MacConnell, W. – 1971
Nearly all organizations are faced with problems of classifying and coding financial data, management and technical information, components, stores, etc. and need to apply some logical and meaningful system of identification. This report examines the objectives and applications of classification and coding systems and reviews eight systems…
Descriptors: Classification, Codification, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval
Wysocki, A.; Tocatlian, J. – Unesco Bulletin for Libraries, 1971
The Joint Unesco-ISCU feasibility study for the establishment of a World Science Information System (UNISIST) has been completed and a description of UNISIST and its advantages are described. (AB)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Information Retrieval
Cocks, Errol – Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 1976
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Services, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
International Computation Centre--Intergovernmental Bureau for Informatics, Rome (Italy). – 1971
The second edition of the directory presents information about the computer services provided to outside customers by commercial concerns, service bureaus, consultants, and educational and research establishments throughout the world. It lists the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and principal officers of institutions and companies, together…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Computers, Data Processing, Data Processing Occupations
Kulikowski, Juliusz Lech – 1971
A survey of the theoretical problems connected with the organization and design of systems for processing and transmitting information is presented in this article. It gives a definition of Information Systems (IS) and classifies them from various points of view. It discusses briefly the most important aspects of the organization of IS, such as…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Design, Foreign Countries, Information Processing
Wright, G. H. – 1969
This paper, based on lectures given during a tour of Czechoslovakia, outlines how the county of Hertfordshire, England has endeavoured to meet its obligations to education, industry, commerce and professional personnel in the dissemination of scientific and technical information. During the first ten years of development, the program has ensured…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Processing, Information Retrieval
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Hoey, P. O'N. – Information Processing and Management, 1982
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food conducted an operational evaluation of the software packages CAIRS and STATUS, which were used to build databases and databanks. Setting up the trial, types of data involved (chemical products used as pesticides), searching and presentation of data, and the final choice are covered. (EJS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Programs, Databases, Foreign Countries
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Keren, C.; And Others – 1969
A system which lists current research in Israel in the natural sciences, medicine, agriculture and technology was inaugurated in 1967. This system now includes 4,000 current research projects on which 3,500 individual researchers are engaged. This represents about 90% of all scientists doing non-defense research in Israel. The system is run on an…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Directories, Foreign Countries, Indexes
Saelen, Kirsti Thesen, Ed. – 1984
Papers presented at the fourth European Cooperation in Social Science Information and Documentation (ECSSID) General Conference provide information on developments in the field in 16 European countries. According to the general outlines provided for these reports, the presentations focus on developments after 1977, thus supplementing information…
Descriptors: Databases, Documentation, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
Batenko, A. I. – 1970
Scientific and technical libraries represent a fundamental link in a complex information storage and retrieval system. The handling of a large volume of scientific and technical data and provision of information library services requires the utilization of computing facilities and automation equipment, and was started in the Soviet Union on a…
Descriptors: Automation, Book Catalogs, Computers, Foreign Countries
Gonzalez, Pedro – 1998
The project of the Archivo General de Indias (AGI) in Seville, Spain has digitized more than 11 million of its pages of documents relating to Spanish history in the New World. This report illustrates the experience of the AGI, and the range of decisions that managers have faced throughout the project. Following an introduction and background…
Descriptors: Archives, Case Studies, Decision Making, Electronic Libraries
Duchesne, Roddy; Sonnemann, Sabine S. – 1985
This report is intended to assist Canadian libraries in assessing potential library applications of optical disk technology. Part 1 provides a general outline of the technology and describes a number of library applications and projects. Descriptions are purposely general and illustrative in nature since the technology and its applications are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Information Systems