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Horn, Robert E.; And Others – 1971
One of the most important requirements of information mapping is that every sentence and illustration in a subject must be part of an information block. In this way all of the blocks of information in a subject matter can be assigned to unique maps, and thus be manipulated, stored, and displayed in a variety of sequences. The hierarchy from top to…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Fundamental Concepts, Guides, Information Science
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America, New York, NY. Latin American Centre for Economic and Social Documentation (CLADES). – 1971
The developing countries and international agencies which possess limited human, financial and technical resources cannot hope to solve the information problems by methods similar to those of the more affluent countries. For them the solution probably lies in the establishment of co-ordinating centers for information and documentation at the…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Dougharty, Lawrence; Haggart, Sue – 1971
The information system for the Los Angeles City School District has been designed to provide relevant information in a readily available and concise manner. Equally important to the effectiveness of the information system, however, is that the decisionmaker have the capability to actually use the information. This report describes an in-service…
Descriptors: Course Content, Decision Making, Educational Administration, Information Needs
Mason, William F.; Polk, Sidney – 1972
The MITRE Corporation has been experimenting with a system called Time-Shared Interactive Computer-Controlled Information Television (TICCIT) to show that standard TV receivers, cable television (CATV), and computers can be used to provide low-cost in-the-home information services. In the experiments computer generated pictures were delivered to…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Communications, Computers, Costs
Casasco, Juan A. – 1970
The overall goal of this report is to help university administrators assess what computer-aided university planning can and cannot do for them and to arouse their interest in the application of system analysis, simulation, and computer models to university planning. The report is limited to analysis of selected examples of computer oriented…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Administration, Educational Planning, Higher Education
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1972
The Smithsonian Science Information Exchange is intended to be a clearinghouse for information on current research in physical, biological, and social sciences. The information is compiled to facilitate more effective planning and coordination of research and development programs sponsored by Federal funds. This report informs the Congress of a…
Descriptors: Databases, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Information Dissemination
Institution of Engineers, Sydney (Australia). – 1972
The working party was established with instructions to recommend a policy on scientific and technical information retrieval and dissemination and on how that policy might best be implemented. This report of the working party defines what the objectives of such an information system should be and discusses the governmental responsibility toward the…
Descriptors: Engineers, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1971
In pursuance of resolution 2.141 (a) adopted by the General Conference at its sixteenth session (October-November 1970), the Intergovernmental Conference for the Establishment of a World Science Information System (UNISIST) was organized by Unesco. The purpose of the Conference held October 4-8, 1971 was to make recommendations covering the basic…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
Olejar, Paul D., Ed. – 1971
The conference papers, workshop committee reports and records of panel discussions are presented in this proceedings. The contents are separated into the following sections: (1) General Sessions which includes papers on information systems in the pharmacist's modern role and on system design considerations; (2) Workshops, committee reports and the…
Descriptors: Computers, Conferences, Design, Health Services
Resnikoff, H. L.; Dolby, J. L. – 1972
It is the purpose of this study to provide fresh insight into the nature of library problems by systematically studying the question of size in various information contexts. In the introduction, the role that size plays from the user's point of view is illustrated. In the following sections, a study of the card catalogue, the classification system…
Descriptors: Costs, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Information Systems
Lemelshtrich, Noam – 1972
When evaluating alternative designs of subscriber terminals that have been proposed for two-way cable television (CATV) systems we need to use political as well as economic criteria. The political objective a two-way communication system should serve is making government more responsive to feedback from citizens. At the national and state level…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Communications, Computers, Display Systems
Debons, Anthony; And Others – 1972
The best sources of information about educational requirements for careers in information sciences are the institutions that offer training programs in such careers. The American Society for Information Science maintains a file of information on institutions offering training programs in information science. This pamphlet is intended for general…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Computer Science, Education, Information Science
CAMPBELL, GEORGIA C. – 1965
OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICE IN GUIDANCE FOCUSES ON THE DIFFERING NEEDS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR KNOWLEDGE OF OCCUPATIONS. OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION IS DEFINED AS ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE TREATMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA IMPORTANT TO THE PROCESS OF OCCUPATIONAL SELECTION, PREPARATION, PLACEMENT, AND ADJUSTMENT. TO MEET THE NEED FOR SUCH…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Guidance Programs, High Schools, Information Processing
Nelson, Carol R. – 1976
This paper presents data and discusses: (1) the procedures used in the preparation and delivery of eight computer-produced bibliographies, (2) the benefits of using them, (3) the costs in dollars, librarians, and time, (4) the possible operational problems, (5) suggested improvements, (6) additional uses, and (7) questions concerning service…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computer Oriented Programs, Information Sources, Information Systems
Grabowski, Stanley M. – Training and Development Journal, 1976
Trainers will find that Educational Resources Information Center is a valuable research tool providing ready access to descriptions of exemplary programs, research and development efforts, and other pertinent information. How to effectively conduct a computer search of the ERIC system is described in detail. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Services
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