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ATHERTON, PAULINE; FREEMAN, ROBERT R. – 1967
STARTING FROM A MODEL OF CONTEMPORARY MECHANIZED RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF INDEXING LANGUAGES USED THEREIN, THE AUTHORS DEVELOP A RATIONAL BASIS FOR USE OF THE UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION (UDC) IN THIS CONTEXT. PRACTICAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE USE OF UDC IN A MECHANIZED RETRIEVAL SYSTEM ARE DISCUSSED. EXAMPLES ARE…
Descriptors: Automation, Classification, Computer Programs, Feasibility Studies
PDF pending restorationOregon Univ., Eugene. Center for Educational Policy and Management. – 1976
This report describes a preliminary attempt to explore and map the research information, products, and strategies with implications for educational policy. Since efforts were directed toward breadth rather than depth coverage, the results were more useful in identifying gaps than in analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the available…
Descriptors: Classification, Conceptual Schemes, Data Collection, Educational Policy
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit 23, Blue Bell, PA. – 1976
The fifth volume in the SER-LARS (Special Education Resources Location Analysis and Retrieval System) series presents information on ways to measure SER-LARS learning objectives for which tests have not previously been available. Information is organized according to accession number and each entry is coded to the learning objective number.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Catalogs, Databases, Diagnostic Teaching
Jackson, William J. – 1979
This proposed policy manual for the computerized information retrieval service of the University of Houston System outlines policies for specific elements of its operation: (1) users--who is/is not eligible for service and for equipment use; (2) cost--rates charged; (3) responsibilities of searchers--maintenance of searching skills, scheduling of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Responsibility, Costs, Employee Responsibility
PDF pending restorationAtherton, Pauline – 1979
Presented in this executive summary are some extracts to highlight the five parts of a report that investigated the online use of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) data base and the impact of free text or controlled vocabulary searching on its design. Included is a collection of all the suggestions and recommendations for the…
Descriptors: Databases, Design, Design Requirements, Educational Resources
Faircloth, Terence A. – 1977
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) eliminated the "need to know" requirement for access to information, requiring agencies to give notice of file contents and make records available to all persons. Agencies are required to make available final opinions, statements of policy and interpretations, and staff manuals that affect a member…
Descriptors: Confidential Records, Confidentiality, Court Litigation, Disclosure
Guess, Doug; And Others – 1977
The report presents results of the development and field testing procedures of a computer based language library retrieval system as part of the Assessment of Language Training for Preschool Handicapped Children Project. The report focuses on the data processing system, the user's manual or thesaurus, the dissemination strategy, a cost analysis,…
Descriptors: Computers, Data Processing, Handicapped Children, Information Retrieval
HEWER, DAVID J. – 1966
SEARCH STRATEGIES WHICH CAN BE CONTINUOUSLY MODIFIED WERE DEVELOPED FOR COORDINATE SEARCHING SYSTEMS. USING THE FILES OF THE NASA TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION PROGRAM AT THE KNOWLEDGE AVAILABILITY SYSTEMS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED OF THE RETRIEVAL OF RELEVANT DOCUMENTS BY BOTH MANUAL AND MACHINE METHODS FOR FIVE QUESTIONS…
Descriptors: Documentation, Evaluation Methods, Indexes, Indexing
Download full textEGERTON, JOHN – 1967
DESCRIBED ARE THE FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS OF THE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL CENTER ON THE DISADVANTAGED (IRCD). AS A CLEARINGHOUSE OF THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER OF THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION'S BUREAU OF RESEARCH, IRCD GATHERS, CATALOGS, CATEGORIZES, ABSTRACTS, AND INTERPRETS PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED MATERIAL ON THE EDUCATION OF…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Disadvantaged Youth, Information Centers, Information Dissemination
Schultz, Claire K.; And Others – 1968
This study was designed to explore the practicality, flexibility, reliability, and sensitivity of the Criterion Group Method of measuring the effectiveness and efficiency of indexing, a method using a criterion group to set the standard for "ideal" indexing. These major variables were examined: (1) size of document sample, (2) size of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Alt, Franz L. – 1966
A preliminary plan is presented for the selection, acquisition, intellectual organization, and storage of the information which will underlie the Information Services Operation of the National Standard Reference Data System, as well as for methods of locating desired information items in storage, retrieving, and displaying or communicating them.…
Descriptors: Computers, Data Collection, Data Processing, Information Dissemination
Trueswell, R.W.; Rubenstein, A.H. – 1966
The purpose of this study was to provide some preliminary data about the information-searching behavior of the physician in order to (1) facilitate the development of models describing the search behavior and (2) provide the behavioral data necessary for the development of effective information retrieval systems for use by the medical profession.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Sources
Saracevic, Tefko; And Others – 1968
The Comparative Systems Laboratory (CSL) proposed to deal with the problem of testing retrieval systems by examining a number of processes involved in such systems, with particular attention to the human factor. It is hoped that the results of the project will be useful in refining methodologies for experimentation with information retrieval (IR)…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Input Output Analysis, Operations Research
Overs, Robert P.; Trotter, Ann B.
The authors offer some practical guidelines in four areas of rehabilitation research information dissemination: (1) filing and retrieval problems; (2) level and styles of writing, listing, abstracting, summarizing, and reconceptualizing; (3) profiling the average practitioner-consumers; and (4) leveling attitudinal barriers. Filing and retrieval…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Guidelines, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval
Coffin, Robert – 1968
This appendix describes the Integrated Communications Experiment (ICE), a comprehensive computer software capability developed for the ComField Project. Each major characteristic of the data processing system is treated separately: natural language processing, flexibility, noninterference with the educational process, multipurposeness,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
