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Peer reviewedVickery, Brian; And Others – Journal of Documentation, 1984
This report considers the effects of new technology (online search services) on user access to information; the role of libraries in providing such access; the structure of a future national information network in the United Kingdom; and general managerial considerations. Seventeen references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
Peer reviewedIngwersen, Peter – Journal of Documentation, 1982
Reports experimental results of a study of the cognitive aspects of information retrieval which focused on user interaction with document organization, user-librarian negotiation, and the librarian's search procedure. Related studies, the cognitive viewpoint, and experimental design and analysis methods are discussed. Forty-two sources are listed.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Information Needs
Peer reviewedNeill, S. D. – Journal of Documentation, 1987
This review of the literature discusses theories of information with emphasis on the views of Dervin and Popper on subjectivity and objectivity as they relate to information use. Classification and indexing as applied in information retrieval systems and libraries are also discussed, and 78 references are provided. (LRW)
Descriptors: Classification, Communication (Thought Transfer), Indexing, Information Retrieval
