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Peer reviewedCarmon, James L. – Special Libraries, 1973
The University of Georgia Information Dissemination Center is profiled. Emphasis is on the organization and services of the system which primarily serves 27 state supported schools in Georgia. Based on a recent survey, the impact of the service on the users is discussed. (DH)
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Retrieval
Schwartz, Eugene S.; And Others – 1970
The design, implementation and operation of the Computer Search Center of IIT Research Institute, an information center to educate and link industry and academic institutions to chemical and other scientific information systems, is described. Format conversion, profile input, search and output programs developed over a two-year period are detailed…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Programs, Education, Industry
Peer reviewedMarron, Harvey; Sullivan, Patricia – College and Research Libraries, 1971
A survey of the information resources and dissemination techniques now available is presented which, it is hoped, will stimulate the use and further expansion of similar efforts in other fields of education. (5 references) (NH)
Descriptors: Education, Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Services
PDF pending restorationFry, Bernard M. – 1972
The purpose of this study was to examine the use made of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) products and services by members of the educational community, and in this context to evaluate the extent to which the ERIC system is achieving its objectives of guaranteeing ready access to the nation's current significant literature in…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Evaluation, Information Centers, Information Networks
Download full textFry, Bernard M. – 1972
The purpose of this study was to examine the use made of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) products and services by members of the educational community, and in this context to evaluate the extent to which the ERIC system is achieving its objectives of guaranteeing ready access to the nation's current significant literature in…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Evaluation, Information Centers, Information Networks
Fry, Bernard M. – 1972
The purpose of this study was to examine the use made of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) products and services by members of the educational community, and in this context to evaluate the extent to which the ERIC system is achieving its objectives of guaranteeing ready access to the nation's current significant literature in…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Evaluation, Information Centers, Information Networks
Fry, Bernard M. – 1972
The purpose of this study was to examine the use made of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) products and services by members of the educational community, and in this context to evaluate the extent to which the ERIC system is achieving its objectives of guaranteeing ready access to the nation's current significant literature in…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Evaluation, Information Centers, Information Networks
PDF pending restorationFry, Bernard M. – 1972
The purpose of this study was to examine the use made of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) products and services by members of the educational community, and in this context to evaluate the extent to which the ERIC system is achieving its objectives of guaranteeing ready access to the nation's current significant literature in…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Evaluation, Information Centers, Information Networks
McDonald, Dennis D; And Others – 1981
A detailed descriptive analysis of both the direct and indirect costs incurred by the Federal government in operating the ERIC system, and the user population and user demand for ERIC products and services, this study is based on data gathered from a number of complementary sources. These sources included a survey of ERIC's U.S. intermediate…
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Resources, Expenditures, Indexes
Moore, Maxwell J. – 1972
The U.S. Office of Education (USOE) sponsors a Special Education Instructional Materials Network which includes 14 regional centers. One of the tasks of the USOE/Michigan State University Regional Center is the collection and dissemination of the information about instructional and professional materials related to special education. The states…
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Needs, Information Systems, Instructional Materials
System Development Corp., Falls Church, VA. – 1968
A project definition study was conducted for the development, implementation and operation of a National Traffic Safety Documentation Center. Included in this final comprehensive report are: (1) the results of nationwide surveys of users and sources of traffic safety information; (2) a review of relevant information technology in terms of the…
Descriptors: Administration, Automation, Computers, Costs
Wooster, Harold – J Amer Soc Inform Sci, 1970
A survey of the literature on the effectiveness of information analysis centers which also includes papers on less specialized information centers, by the Director of Information Sciences of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. (JB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
Heinmiller, Joseph L. – 1981
Based on data gathered from a number of complementary sources, this study provides a detailed descriptive analysis of both the direct and indirect costs incurred by the Federal government in operating the ERIC system, and the user population and user demand for ERIC products and services. Data sources included a survey of ERIC's U.S. intermediate…
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Resources, Expenditures, Indexes
Bath Univ. of Technology (England). Univ. Library. – 1975
The Design of Information Systems in the Social Sciences project (DISISS) of the University of Bath, England, has recently completed evaluations of three programs: (1) a library staff digest intended to inform personnel of the inner workings of the library; (2) an information system designed to assist professionals and private individuals working…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Indexing, Information Centers, Information Systems
Moore, Lorna; And Others – 1971
Difficulties encountered by users of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) idexing and abstracting services are: (1) coverage too broad for a single index, (2) duplication of material indexed or distributed elsewhere, (3) multiple number series, (4) inconsistency of bibliographic entries and (5) coverage unpredictable. The difficulties…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Government Publications, Information Centers, Information Networks
