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Duke, Barbara – 1980
This directory of 62 library networks and information systems was produced from information collected in preparation for the First Conference of Texas Library Networks and Information Systems, cosponsored by the Texas Library Association and the Texas State Library, February 25-26, 1980 in Austin. A library network or information system is defined…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Services, Information Systems
World Federation of Engineering Organizations, London (England). Committee on Engineering Information. – 1977
This international collection of papers on the role of technical information in the engineering profession contains 18 discussions on the following: activities of the Committee on Engineering Information (CEI) of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO); engineering information in the framework of UNESCO/UNISIST; industrial and…
Descriptors: Databases, Engineering, Engineers, Information Services
PDF pending restorationTydeman, John; And Others – 1980
The size, cost, and complexity of quantitative modeling in the social and physical sciences demand that modelers focus attention on premodeling phases of analysis, specifically on formulation and definition of problems. This is especially true in the areas of futures research and technology assessment. At the problem-defining stage of modeling, a…
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Oriented Programs, Display Systems, Information Networks
Ford, Geoffrey, Ed. – 1978
The survey methodology outlined in these guidelines is aimed at helping the professional planner in a developing nation to anticipate user information needs for the population as a whole according to the particular characteristics of his own country. Part of the initial planning and design of a national information system, such a survey must be…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Information Needs, Information Services, Information Systems
Download full textCOHEN, ARTHUR M. – 1967
TO FACILITATE GATHERING OF RESEARCH AND OTHER INFORMATION, RETRIEVAL SERVICES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN MANY FIELDS. THE ERIC SYSTEM IS A LARGE SCALE PROGRAM TO BRING THE LITERATURE OF THE EDUCATION FIELD UNDER CONTROL. ADMINISTRATIVELY, IT IS A COMBINATION OF CENTRALIZED AND DECENTRALIZED CONTROL, WITH A CENTRAL OFFICE, A DOCUMENT REPRODUCTION…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Clearinghouses, Documentation, Federal Programs
MORCHAND, CHARLES A. – 1967
THIS PRELIMINARY STUDY OF A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AMONG THE APPROXIMATELY FIFTY AFFILIATES OF THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN REFERENCE AND RESEARCH LIBRARY AGENCY, INC. (METRO) PROVIDES AN OUTLINE FOR AN INITIAL INFORMATION TRANSFER NETWORK WITHIN A FIFTY MILE RADIUS OF TIMES SQUARE. THE TECHNIQUE OFFERED IS THE MORCHAND INFORMATION…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Facsimile Transmission, Information Centers, Information Dissemination
ZWICKEL, I.; AND OTHERS – 1966
STATE- AND FEDERAL-LEVEL DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS WERE DEVELOPED FOR A SYSTEM CAPABLE OF COLLECTING AND REDUCING NATIONWIDE STATISTICAL DATA ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. THESE SPECIFICATIONS WERE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR THE ADOPTION BY ALL STATES OF AN INFORMATION REPORTING SYSTEM THAT WOULD MEET BOTH PRESENT AND FUTURE FEDERAL REPORTING…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Federal Programs, Information Systems, Models
Burford, Anna M.; Northcutt, Helen A. – 1980
This report presents the results of a survey conducted to analyze the factors constituting information records management in business offices located in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. Seventy-one percent of 142 randomly selected companies of various sizes responded to mailed questionnaires, and two companies were selected for on-site visits.…
Descriptors: Business, Computer Storage Devices, Information Processing, Information Retrieval
Shoffner, Ralph M.; Madden, Mary A. – 1980
This study compares the three versions of DOBIS (Dartmunder Bibliothekssystem) that are currently running in Canada and the Washington Library Network (WLN) systems in order to determine which one is the most appropriate to replicate in support of the British Columbia Library Network (BCLN). Comparisons of systems costs and operating features, the…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Feasibility Studies
Trester, Delmer J. – 1979
This account of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) provides information on its background and origin, and traces the development of the system from initial planning in 1962 through mid-1979. Although this is essentially an overview of the growth of the system, some of the more complex aspects of the ERIC story are included in the…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Data Processing, Databases, Educational Research
PDF pending restorationMiddleton, Morris G.; And Others – 1980
The Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET) Automated Budget System II (CABS II) is an improved and expanded version of an earlier system which was developed by the Training Analysis and Evaluation Group (TAEG) to provide an efficient, easy means of handling the large volume of data necessary to produce budget documents. Intended as a guide…
Descriptors: Automation, Budgets, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
MacFarlane, Gordon F. – 1980
The use of telecommunications to expedite business communications in the "office of the future" is addressed in this paper. After briefly describing the development of the telephone industry and its response to consumer needs, the paper discusses the importance of information exchange through word processing, electronic mail, teleconferencing,…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Equipment Standards, Futures (of Society), Information Utilization
Hayman, John L., Jr.; And Others – 1973
Prepared for top and middle managers, this paper represents a comparative overview of management information system development in 40 state departments of education. Questionnaires elicited information about the background of participating agencies as well as conceptual concerns, the planning and implementing of MIS data collection, data…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrators, Data Processing, Decision Making
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Vocational Education. – 1977
One of six documents describing the Management System for Vocational Education (MISVE), this document is intended to provide those persons who would administer, manage, or support MISVE operations with a basic understanding of the product package. This description of MISVE includes purposes and features, how the system differs from other…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Collection, Data Processing
Vinsonhaler, John F.; And Others – 1978
This paper is a distillation of research findings on clinical problem-solving over the past decade. These findings are summarized by means of three basic concepts which describe a rudimentary theory of clinical problem-solving performance and instruction: (1) the principle of case simulation--valid clinical problem-solving behavior can be induced…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Programs, Management Information Systems, Medical Evaluation
