Although document management (DM) systems have improved the efficiency of document handling, they do not address the document process itself. Virtual document technology, when incorporated into DM systems, simplifies the document production process and reduces time and costs. Discusses the assembly a virtual document, creation of a complete…

Responds to the suggestion that services provided by research libraries must adapt to changing research patterns. It is argued that research patterns need to be evaluated as well as described, and that research libraries must define their goals and relate activities to those goals as well as to current research patterns. (seven references)…

Discusses the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), which was adopted as an international standard for data description, data modeling, and interchange in October 1986, and explores its evolution from its technical completion to its adoption by the international market. (four references) (LAE)

Explains File Transfer Protocol (FTP), an application software program that allows a user to transfer files from one computer to another. The benefit of the rapid operating speed of FTP is discussed, the use of FTP on microcomputers, minicomputers, and workstations is described, and FTP problems are considered. (four references) (LRW)

Discusses a prototype training system for organizational decision makers to help with information flow and reduce information overload. The system embeds an interactive simulation within a computer-based instruction system to enable decision makers to develop and employ information-filtering criteria. (Author/LRW)

Discusses the increase in the quantity and diversity of information available for searching via the Internet and provides a logic-based framework for information discovery that is related to the traditional field of information retrieval. Considers information routing, infomantics, information carriers, information filters, and users' information…

Provides an outline account of the development and context of scientific and technical communication during the 20th century. Reviews the main channels and forms of communication, their contributions to the overall pattern of information flow, the increasing volume and diversity of scientific information, and the changes computers have made.…

Investigates the phenomena of concept similarity and conceptual information alteration in medical translation of article titles as information transfers between English and Chinese. Results showed the loss of conceptual information was much greater than the gain in both English-to-Chinese and Chinese-to-English translation, and there were two…

Asserts that effective communication is vital to the success of library operations and presents a communications model where various channels of communication are rated based upon immediacy, fullness, and verifiability. Channels include face-to-face communication, telephone, voice mail, telefacsimile, electronic mail, and written word. Choosing a…

Describes the merging field of informetrics in a historical perspective as a generalization of bibliometrics, combining advanced information retrieval theories and methodologies with the quantitative study of information flow. Explains programs at the Center for Information Studies at the Royal School of Library and Information Science in…

In this ethnographic study, Mark Granovetter's theory of the strength of weak ties was used to investigate the flow of human services information (HIS) among nurses and the elderly at neighborhood clinics. Analysis of observations and interviews revealed that nurses were bridging weak ties and helped link seniors with local services. (Contains 81…

A survey of 127 (of 300) Illinois swine producers found that 114 owned computers; the majority used industry magazines as sources of information about new technologies; extension newsletters were used much less by corporate farm enterprises; very small numbers used electronic mail; only about half used university specialists for information; and…

In an age of specialists, Robert Saxon Taylor has been one of the great generalists in the theory and practice of information transfer and use. This sidebar discusses his seminal scholarly contributions, influence on students and senior colleagues alike, memberships and chairmanships, tenure as dean (1972-1981) and professor at what became the…

Describes the electronic transfer of student records, notably the use of a Web-server named CHARLOTTE sponsored by the National Forum on Education Statistics and an Electronic Data Exchange system named SPEEDE/ExPRESS. (PKP)

he transfer of pupils from primary to secondary schools.The purpose of this study was to identify how information about physical education is exchanged between secondary schools and their respective feeder primary schools, what information is exchanged and how this information is used. A secondary purpose was to look at whether there is any…