Presents six principles for building and evaluating Web-based information retrieval interfaces: help the user develop an understanding of the interface and search process, judge the value of continuing search paths, and refine search queries or search topics; avoid complex navigation; make system actions explicit; and provide verbal labels…

Reports findings from recent studies conducted on effectiveness of school information systems (SIS) and recommends strategies for well-structured evaluations that attend to key factors (relative to system implementation and use) that affect all schools-regardless of their size and organization. (Author/AEF)

Presents the results of an investigation into information structures in natural language science texts. (Author)

A model of word occurrences in documents is presented in the context of a model information system. (Author/PF)

An experiment concerned with presentation formats for Dialectic Information Systems (DIS) is described. The experiment investigates the effects of explicit DIS training on an individual's world view. (Author/PF)

The difference between pertinence and relevance is discussed. Other pairs of terms and the differences between their members are examined, and the suggestion is made that such studies could increase our understanding of the theory of information systems, and thence lead to practical improvements. (Author)

The usefulness of a readability formula as a technique for evaluating the reading levels of abstracts was investigated using the abstracts published in "Research in Education." (Author/PF)

Reviewed is the historical background of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and described are the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system and CEC's literature collection entitled "Exceptional Child Education Resources" (ECER). Plans for the Council's future, including the development of its own computer system for…

A series of studies have been initiated which explore methods of information systems evaluation and their application to operational situations. Included are means of expressing benefits in terms of tangible measures of effectiveness. Functional and system objectives are considered in determining meaningful performance parameters which effect the…

This manual provides instructions for completing the COMPENDEX (Computerized Engineering Index) Profile Submission Form used to prepare Current Information Selection (CIS) profiles. An annotated bibliography lists nine items useful in searching for proper profile words. (AB)

These notes are intended for working scientists who wish to set up and operate Specialized Information Centers to serve their own specialized areas of science. Their purpose is to set out the different tasks to be performed and the decisions that must be taken, to discuss the problems of Center operation and to suggest some of the solutions. This…

The Slovak National Bibliography consists of two separate bibliographies: (1) the contemporary national bibliography and (2) the retrospective national bibliography. The contemporary bibliography fulfills the following needs: (1) Provides registration and elaboration of Slovak books published on Slovak territory and books in Slovak published on…

The report is a collection of internal reports dealing with the library management. The preliminary design details the anticipated system. The structure of data base reveals the implementation scheme on an IBM 2314 Disk Facility. Various algorithms are presented to document the actual system conditioned by using XPL and OS/MVT/HASP. Finally a…