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Peer reviewedCole, Elliot – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1981
Examines the assumptions which underlie the design of SDI systems with respect to context of use, activities supported by SDI, and characteristics which make documents useful. Relates these assumptions to the failure of SDI to gain widespread acceptance among scientific information users. A 43-item reference list is included. (JL)
Descriptors: Design, Failure, Information Retrieval, Information Services
Peer reviewedBarker, Frances H.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1972
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computers, Data Processing, Evaluation
Peer reviewedSchuegraf, Ernst J.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
Describes a study of personal journal subscriptions of science faculty in an undergraduate liberal arts college, St. Francis Xavier University (Nova Scotia). Topics examined include reasons for subscriptions, classification of journals, use of an SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information) service, overlap with holdings of the university library,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
