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Peer reviewedSimmons, Peter – Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1979
Describes an eight-week continuing education program which used the Canadian Communications Technology Satellite to provide interactive educational television in the teaching of online computer retrieval techniques to librarians in remote areas. (FM)
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Educational Television, Experimental Programs, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedBayer, Alan E.; Jahoda, Gerald – Online Review, 1979
Research results with industrial and academic users and nonusers of computer-readable bibliographic data bases indicate that prior information "style," satisfaction with more traditional information resources, and attitudinal predisposition to the possible utility of on-line search services have some small effect on subsequent usage of on-line…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Databases, Industrial Personnel, Information Needs
Peer reviewedAntony, Arthur; And Others – Special Libraries, 1979
An on-line bibliographic search on evaluating computerized bibliographic data bases and systems, which was performed in the ERIC data base, led the authors to recommend several aspects of online searching for more relevant search results in library and information science literature. (Author/JD)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Information Science, Library Science
And Others; Ogilvie, W. Buckner, Jr. – EDUCOM Bulletin, 1979
Describes the development and implementation of a plan at Baylor College of Medicine for providing computer support for both the administrative and scientific/ research needs of the Baylor community. The cost-effectiveness of this plan is also examined. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Educational Administration
Peer reviewedCarmel, Erran; Collins, Elizabeth – Telematics and Informatics, 1997
As laws lag behind technology, multimedia presents complex problems for international legal frameworks, enforcement, and licensing. Discusses principles of international multimedia copyright management and clearance systems; describes market solutions, mandatory, and voluntary clearinghouses; and reviews key world agreements and copyright…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Copyrights, Foreign Countries, Information Management
Peer reviewedGilson, Tom – Against the Grain, 1997
Illustrates how print and electronic information/communication formats can enhance, rather than oppose each other. Discusses "IFB Abstracts" and the role of the World Wide Web as a breeding ground for a printed reference annual. Points out the value of "authoritative" print annuals and Web updates and archives. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Publishing, Information Sources, Online Systems
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1997
Freedom from the necessity for technical understanding of online technology allows librarians to focus on the human factors in online interaction. This article discusses estimates of Web use, need for user assistance, alternative sources of information, information overload and relevance, Internet identities, pornography and library policy, and…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Sources, Interaction, Internet
Larson, Ray R. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1996
Examines the bibliometrics of the World Wide Web based on analysis of Web pages collected by the Inktomi "Web Crawler" and on the use of the DEC AltaVista search engine for cocitation analysis of a set of Earth Science related Web sites. Looks at the statistical characteristics of Web documents and their hypertext links, and the…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Citation Analysis, Computer System Design, Hypermedia
Image Retrieval: Theoretical Analysis and Empirical User Studies on Accessing Information in Images.
Ornager, Susanne – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1997
Discusses indexing and retrieval for effective searches of digitized images. Reports on an empirical study about criteria for analysis and indexing digitized images, and the different types of user queries done in newspaper image archives in Denmark. Concludes that it is necessary that the indexing represent both a factual and an expressional…
Descriptors: Archives, Content Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedPillow, Lisa – Reference Librarian, 1997
Because freely accessible resources allow searching without the constraints of costs for connect times, the Internet resources profiled in this article are intended for browsing. Includes references for some valuable patent information but not for extensive patent searching. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Regulation, Information Sources, Intellectual Property
Peer reviewedWeaver, Bruce – Reference Librarian, 1997
Presents a selective annotated list of environment-related Web sites for reference use. The term "environment" has been considered both broadly and traditionally in compiling this list of useful content-based and linking sites. (Author)
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Environmental Research, Information Sources, Internet
Kingwell, Jeff – Australian Special Libraries, 1996
Data management systems for earth science information gathered from space are being affected by two related trends: (1) a move from ad hoc systems established for particular projects to a longer lasting national and global infrastructure; and (2) an emphasis on efficient service delivery in an era of diminishing resources for national space…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Delivery Systems, Earth Science, Information Networks
Peer reviewedFitzgerald, Mary Ann; Lovin, Vicki; Branch, Robert Maribe – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2003
Explains Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM), http://www.thegateway.org/ an online indexed database of lesson plans designed for teachers. Evaluates GEM and explores characteristics of teachers who use it to determine whether teachers possessed the technological skills needed to use GEM and if they were successful in their search for…
Descriptors: Databases, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Materials, Lesson Plans
Peer reviewedSimco, Greg – Internet and Higher Education, 2003
The Distributed Storage Infrastructure (DSI) project, a cooperative effort of the University of Tennessee and University of North Carolina, is an example of the Internet 2 (I2) efforts to enable remote collaboration among the research and educational communities. It extends the domain of a distributed high-speed computing environment to enable…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Programs, Educational Research, Educational Resources
Marcondes, Carlos Henrique; Sayao, Luis Fernando; Diaz, Paloma; Gibbons, Susan; Pinfield, Stephen; Kenning, Arlitsch; Edge, Karen; Yapp, L.; Witten, Ian H. – D-Lib Magazine, 2003
Includes six articles that focus on practical uses of technologies developed from digital library research in the areas of education and scholarship reflecting the international impact of digital library research initiatives. Includes the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) (Brazil); the National Science Foundation (NSF) (US); the Joint…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Full Text Databases, Information Sources, Journal Articles
