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Stinson, E. Ray; Mueller, Dorothy A. – 1978
The first of three phases of a project to develop a Comprehensive Integrated Cancer Information System (CICIS) consisted of a survey which was conducted through personal interviews with 402 Alabama health professionals to determine their sources of health information. Type of practice, location of practice, age, size of hospital, and specialty…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Information Seeking, Information Sources, Information Systems
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). Documentation Center for Education in Europe. – 1978
Bulletin 4 of the European Documentation and Information System for Education (EUDISED) compiles citations and abstracts of on-going and completed projects in educational research and development from 14 participating countries. Projects are grouped and cross referenced according to facets and sub-facets of the EUDISED Thesaurus, which precedes…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bulletins, Developed Nations, Educational Research
Czuchry, Andrew J.; And Others – 1978
The reliability and maintainability (R&M) model described in this report represents an important portion of a larger effort called the Digital Avionics Information System (DAIS) Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Study. The R&M model is the first of three models that comprise a modeling system for use in LCC analysis of avionics systems. The total…
Descriptors: Aviation Technology, Data Processing, Equipment Maintenance, Information Systems
Gilreath, Charles L. – 1976
This manual, intended for the librarian or information specialist beginning with online systems, introduces the National Agricultural Library's (NAL) Cataloging and Indexing System (CAIN) and presents the search techniques required for retrieving information on agriculture and its many related fields. The manual, which concentrates on the online…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Autoinstructional Aids, Cataloging, Databases
Elton, Martin C. J. – 1978
Papers presented at this symposium are grouped into eight sections, including introductory overviews; the delivery of health care, education, and community services; contributions from the field of scientific and technical information; teleconferencing and computer conferencing services; new services; and communication processes at both the…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Conference Reports, Conferences, Educational Research
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1974
A product of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Planning of National Documentation, Library and Archives Infrastructures in September 1974, this document outlines fourteen objectives adopted by the delegates for the development of National Information Systems (NATIS). These objectives are presented in two groups: those for national…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Cooperative Planning, Information Dissemination, Information Services
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1977
This summary of the deliberations and proposals of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science includes brief discussions of programs goals, a needs analysis, and the concerns of both libraries and the private sector. Recommendations for a national program are presented as eight priority objectives, and various facets of the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Information Dissemination, Information Systems, Libraries
Lawrence, Barbara – 1978
The use of computers in retrieving bibliographic chemical information is traced through the SDI, batch, and online modes, and related changes are noted in such areas as data base availability, cost, software, and amount of user control. The impact of these changes on both the quality and quantity of chemical information use is discussed, as well…
Descriptors: Chemical Industry, Data Processing, Databases, Information Retrieval
de Grolier, Eric – 1977
The development of a National Documentation Centre in the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan's East Bank is described in five major sections including basic data (geographical background, historical background, population, natural resources, services, finance, research and development, and planning); the information situation (user studies, media, data…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Documentation, Information Networks, Information Systems
Wright, Robert B., Jr. – 1978
Career information needs to be systematized for individual understanding and use, structured at a rate and depth harmonious with the individual's development, and presented or displayed in a manner facilitating selection of pertinent information. This report presents some of the more salient characteristics of an information system which would…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Computer Oriented Programs
Ferris, Charles D. – 1979
The merging of print, broadcast, mobile, and common carrier communications services offers a challenge to federal regulatory agencies. A cause for concern that the information distributed must be as untarnished and unencumbered as possible and must afford the ultimate consumer the widest assortment and the greatest discretion over its…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Communications, Federal Regulation, Information Dissemination
Saracevic, Tefko – 1979
This review surveys the literature emanating from less developed countries (LDCs) and international agencies that deals with their perception of the needs of LDCs for scientific and technical information (STI) in relation to social and economic development. It explores five major areas: (1) recognition of STI as it is expressed through…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Information Needs, Information Systems
Clark, Jay B. – 1979
This examination of the problems and opportunities of system organization from the viewpoint of public libraries provides a perspective on the growth of library networks, their administration, and the pressures that opposed their development in the 1970's. It identifies the requirements for their further development, and looks at the need for new…
Descriptors: Consortia, Information Systems, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Byerly, Greg; And Others – 1979
Designed for librarians and administrators new to the field as well as experienced online searchers, this bibliographic guide provides current and comprehensive information to aid in online searching. The normal types of materials, i.e., books, journals, newsletters, directories, bibliographies, indexes, and abstracts are listed; however, there…
Descriptors: Administrators, Bibliographies, Databases, Directories
Levine, Gwen R. – 1980
User perception of data importance and the economic feasibility of hardware and storage devices will determine the future direction of online systems. A retrieval system's functions are ultimately dictated by database design. Early online sytems were designed for bibliographic information limited to citations only using sequential files. When…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Data Processing, Databases, Information Needs
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