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Download full textLu, John; Markham, David – 1972
This paper demonstrates an approach which enables one to reduce in a systematic way the immense complexity of a large body of knowledge. This approach provides considerable insight into what is known and unknown in a given academic field by systematically and pragmatically ordering the information. As a case study, the authors selected…
Descriptors: Cybernetics, Information Processing, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
PARKER, EDWIN B. – 1967
SPIRES WAS PLANNED AS A FIVE-YEAR EFFORT TO DEVELOP AND STUDY AN EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FOR THE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION NEEDS OF PHYSICISTS AT STANFORD. THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS TO THE SPIRES PROJECT. ONE IS TO STUDY THE INFORMATION NEEDS AND INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR OF A USER POPULATION OF ABOUT 100 HIGH- ENERGY PHYSICISTS. DETAILS…
Descriptors: Computers, Display Systems, Feedback, Information Needs
Peer reviewedKinnick, Mary K. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1985
The results of student outcomes studies are of little value if they are not used in institutional planning and decision-making. Use of results can be made more effective if researchers understand the obstacles to information use on most campuses and tailor their presentations to overcome them. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Educational Assessment, Higher Education
Magisos, Joel H.; Berkebile, Lonnie A. – 1971
The purpose of this project was to develop computer techniques for the production of VT-ERIC publications and to report these techniques so that they might be used by other ERIC Clearinghouses for production of their publications. The Clearinghouse needed to: (1) generate bibliographies from its own collection upon which to base information…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Databases, Guides, Information Centers
Sims, E. Norman – 1976
As a solution to the problem of disseminating information from research and development projects into the field, this project examined a number of diffusion models, developed the Omnibus Model, and tested it. The Omnibus Model consists of eight different action blocks. First, information is acquired both selectively and non-selectively, and then…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Diffusion, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
Meehan, Peter M.; Beal, George M. – 1977
The objective of this monograph is to contribute to the further understanding of the knowledge-production-and-utilization process. Its primary focus is on a model both general and detailed enough to provide a comprehensive overview of the diverse functions, roles, and processes required to understand the flow of knowledge from its point of origin…
Descriptors: Action Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Dissemination, Information Processing
