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Roulin, Corentin – 1990
Designed to offer a "common language" to all of the parties involved in European cooperation in education, the European Education Metathesaurus is the set made up of the European Education Thesaurus (the third edition of the EUDISED Thesaurus) and the indexing languages that will be attached to it, whether sub-thesauri, specialized…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Computer System Design, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHarris, Ethan – Library Hi Tech, 1990
Management of heterogeneous networks is complicated by the persistence of proprietary management schemes. The need for integration of network management capabilities is pressing. The International Organization for Standardization is developing standards for managing networks as part of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) effort. OSI management…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Information Networks, Information Systems
Peer reviewedMetka, Tonia – Library Hi Tech, 1990
Reviews some of the projects and organizations concerned with promoting conformance and interoperability testing of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) products and describes OSI products available from computer manufacturers and vendors. A list of references includes 57 articles that mention specific vendors and 11 general articles about OSI…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Information Networks, Information Systems
Peer reviewedFincher, Judith A. – Library Hi Tech, 1990
The edi conceptual model is being developed to define common structures, services, and processes that syntax-specific standards like X12 and EDIFACT could adopt. Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) is of interest to edi because of its potential to help enable global interoperability across Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) functional groups. A…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Information Networks, Information Systems
Peer reviewedMills, Kevin L. – Library Hi Tech, 1990
Describes the emergence of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) as it relates to the U.S. Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile (GOSIP); defines GOSIP; and speculates about its future. Challenges facing GOSIP that are related to test policies and procedures, strategic and tactical planning, additional functionality, and international…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Information Networks, Information Systems
Peer reviewedArbez, Gilbert; Swain, Leigh – Library Hi Tech, 1990
Describes the development of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) conformance testing sites, conformance testing tools, and conformance testing services. Discusses related topics such as interoperability testing, arbitration testing, and international harmonization of conformance testing. A glossary is included. (24 references) (SD)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Evaluation Methods, Information Networks
Peer reviewedWang, Chih – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
Discusses the development of library and information services in Micronesia and presents a model of a Micronesian information system that includes bibliographic utilities, computer facilities, and information databases. Telecommunications capabilities are described, the shortage of library and information professionals is discussed, and sources…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Databases
Peer reviewedKensing, Finn; Simonsen, Jesper; Bodker, Keld – Human-Computer Interaction, 1998
Presents a conceptual framework and a coherent method for information-technology design in an organizational context within the participatory-design tradition. The MUST method, developed through projects in Danish and American organizations, is based on thorough participation with users and managers and combines the use of ethnographic techniques…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Cooperative Programs, Designers, Ethnography
Wiseman, Norman – D-Lib Magazine, 1998
Describes the development, implementation, operations, and benefits of the ATHENS (authentication system) access-management system which was introduced in 1996 and extended in 1997 to provide access-control facilities to online resources for all the national data centers and services in the United Kingdom. Outlines future plans for ATHENS. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Foreign Countries
