This article attempts to offer an overview of the current changes that are being experienced in the management of audio-visual documentation and those that can be forecast in the future as a result of the migration from analogue to digital information. For this purpose the documentary chain will be used as a basis to analyse individually the tasks…

The authors compared the perceptions of information systems (IS) students with those of IS practitioners regarding IS careers, the practice of outsourcing, and academic programs. Results indicate that students and practitioners appreciate the integration of real-life practice in academic programs and that the general perception of IS careers is…

A simple card game can introduce aspects of sequence comparisons and protein evolution used in bioinformatics.

Presents research and education in library and information science in Slovakia as an example of the history, present state, and future of information science research and collaboration in central European countries. Highlights include: the professional experience in the region since 1990, structural changes, examples of these changes, recent…

Although many social sciences theories have been applied to the field of library and information science, one theory that has received relatively little attention is dramaturgy. The dramaturgical perspective posits that social life is inherently theatrical in nature. When applied to the academic library setting, both librarians and library users…

A general discussion of the reasons why an educational television library is important. (HB)

Discusses the large body of work on information concepts developed in the USSR and appends a selected bibliography to serve as a guide to the Soviet literature of information for information science. (Author/PF)

A demonstration, evolved during the teaching of information science courses in graduate library schools, of how Fairthorne's theory can aid in systematizing the analysis and improvement of library operations. (Author/PF)

A SURVEY WAS MADE AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAINING OF DOCUMENTALISTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR DOCUMENTATION TO DETERMINE WHAT MATERIALS WERE BEING USED IN UNIVERSITY COURSES IN THE AREA OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND REQUIRED CORE COURSES IN INFORMATION SCIENCE PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES. A BIBLIOGRAPHY, INCLUDING BOOKS,…

Most existing general record formats for bibliographical data are mainly designed for communication purposes but not for compact storing and efficient handling in an information retrieval system. Since bibliographic databases are well structured, the types of information that will appear in a specific record will vary only within a limited scope.…

An expansion of a list developed at a British library school, this glossary contains terminology used in indexing work done by libraries and information scientists. Entries are arranged alphabetically and vary in length from one line to one page. There may be up to three parts in each entry. The first is a basic definition with examples where…

The scope of this glossary is defined pragmatically and selectively on the basis of the needs of the students at the Columbia University School of Library Service. Most of the terms selected for inclusion are those found to require definition in the courses in information science and indexing. The focus is on those areas where the terminology…

It is pointed out that if information science is to be considered a "true" science similar to physics or chemistry then it must have a set of concepts and analytical expressions which apply to the flow of information in a general way. Such expressions should be relatively independent of the particular context or application under consideration.…

The impact of cybernetics on information science occurs chiefly through the concepts of variety, the law of requisite variety, and theory of transformations. Through these it pervades every aspect of information science. However, other basic sciences such as physics, biology, psychology are in their spheres equally pervasive, and information…