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Peer reviewedBierman, Kenneth John; Blue, Betty Jean – Journal of Library Automation, 1970
An operating SDI service which utilizes weekly MARC II tapes is described. (AB)
Descriptors: Automation, Information Dissemination, Information Systems, Libraries
George, Ray L. – 1971
User needs studies often present figures indicating that documentation services systems which rely on the mails are inherently incapable of effectively supporting more than half of all research and development tasks. In addition to investigating faster ways of transmitting information, DDC has also been developing and testing systems based on…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Documentation, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1983
Presents list of sources providing information about reference uses of databases emphasizing those which are commercially available and issues and developments in online database searching. Citations to introductory textbooks, other useful monographs, journal articles, bibliographies, periodicals, directories, professional groups, conferences,…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Libraries, Library Associations
Lindqvist, Mats – 1973
After discussing the nature of timeliness and its importance to the user of information systems, this document examines the factors which affect timeliness in three subsystems of the scientific communication system. The first subsystem moves a document from the existence of new knowledge to the point of entry into an information system; the second…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Storage
Raeder, Aggi – Searcher, 1996
World Wide Web "meta sites," or collections of subject-specific hyperlinks, can expedite Internet searching. One can find meta sites by consulting: search engines that offer site ratings or selective retrieval; library-constructed Web sites; Internet-related journals; and subject experts. A compilation of meta sites, with descriptions…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Information Management, Information Retrieval, Information Sources
Download full textDolan, F. T., Ed. – 1970
The two-day conference included the following: (1) a tutorial on Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) services including those of the National Science Library, COMPENDEX, and the retrospective and current-awareness searches of "Chemical Titles;" (2) a workshop on profiling and search editing, for the aforementioned services; (3)…
Descriptors: Automation, Conference Reports, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval
BIVONA, WILLIAM A. – 1967
THIS VOLUME PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A NINE-MONTH TEST OF A PROTOTYPE SELECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION (SDI) SYSTEM DEVELOPED FOR THE ARMY TECHNICAL LIBRARIES. DURING THE PILOT TEST ONE THOUSAND DOCUMENTS WERE CATALOGED, INDEXED, AND DISSEMINATED TO TWENTY-FIVE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. MATCHING OF THE INTEREST PROFILES OF THESE…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Automation, Bibliographies, Costs
Peer reviewedBracy, Pauletta Brown, Ed.; And Others – North Carolina Libraries, 1995
Six articles address issues of censorship and sexuality in libraries. Highlights include: surveys of censorship in North Carolina, acceptable use policies for the Internet, perceptions of librarians' sexuality, the proprietary nature of corporate library holdings, contemporary views and interpretation of First Amendment rights, and collection…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Censorship, Corporate Libraries
