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Download full textRethemeyer, R. Karl – 1994
This document provides information on two services established on the Internet by the National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL): electronic mail (e-mail) communication with NCAL and a Gopher server that makes it possible to access and download information, documents, and software relevant to adult literacy. A recent "NCAL Connections" article,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Databases, Educational Research
Stonehill, Robert M. – 1992
Ten commonly held misconceptions about the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) information system are presented together with a brief discussion of the facts for each one. These factual responses provide the following overview of the ERIC system. ERIC is a national information system that includes 16 clearinghouses and four support…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Clearinghouses, Databases, Education
Goodwin, Chester – 1997
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact that computer based information systems (CBIS) could have on U.S. multinational corporations operating in Canada, particularly in the province of Quebec, and the implications for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that went into effect on January 1, 1994. The study focused on how the…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Corporations, Data Processing, Foreign Countries
Brandhorst, Ted, Ed. – 1992
This document describes the major organizational components of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, the interactions between those components, and the major products and services provided by those components. (WTB)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Cataloging, Databases, Documentation
Brandhorst, Ted, Ed. – 1992
The purpose of this section is to specify the procedure for making changes to the ERIC database after the data involved have been announced in the abstract journals RIE or CIJE. As a matter of general ERIC policy, a document or journal article is not re-announced or re-entered into the database as a new accession for the purpose of accomplishing a…
Descriptors: Databases, Documentation, Error Correction, Information Processing
Brandhorst, Ted, Ed.; And Others – 1992
This Glossary contains an alphabetic list of some 291 terms used in the ERIC Processing Manual (EPM) or in connection with the generation of the ERIC database and the work of the ERIC Clearinghouses and other ERIC contractors. Each term is defined as it is used in the ERIC context. Appended to the Glossary is a list of 203 commonly-appearing…
Descriptors: Abbreviations, Databases, Definitions, Documentation
PDF pending restorationChang, Shan-Ju – 1989
This review of the literature examines the relationship of information needs and uses and explores some of the factors that influence the relationship. The paper begins with a review of ways that the terms "information and information need" and "information use" have been defined in the literature. It then identifies and discusses three approaches…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Information Systems, Information Transfer, Information Utilization
Visscher, Adrie J.; Bos, Klaas Tj. – 1992
Findings of a study that examined the effect of a computer-assisted absence registration system (ARS) on student truancy are presented in this paper. A pre- and post-test group design compared the truancy levels of 30 secondary schools in 4 large cities in western Holland who participated in the ARS program with those of 19 nonparticipating…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Attendance Records, Computer Uses in Education
National Center for Disability Services, Albertson, NY. Research and Training Inst. – 1994
TECH-REACH, a federally funded rehabilitation technology information exchange program, serves New York City and some surrounding areas. Its mission is to improve the delivery of technology information and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities and the professionals who serve them. The information exchange has gathered and maintained…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Federal Programs, Information Dissemination
Bailey, Charles W., Jr., Comp.; Myers, Judy E., Comp. – 1991
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit presents the results of a survey of library members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) which assessed their perceptions of expert systems and determined their level of expert system development activity; 78 of these ARL libraries returned useable surveys, and 7 submitted planning…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computers, Expert Systems, Higher Education
Evans, John Edward – 1991
Management of information services requires managerial control of information about the service itself. A critical factor for information managers that affects their ability to provide service is their own competence at handling management information, i.e., information concerning and describing the performance, income, and expenses of their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administration, Higher Education, Information Management
Sampson, James P., Jr.; And Others – 1987
The purpose of this research was to compare two widely used computer-assisted career guidance (CACG) systems, DISCOVER and System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI). The goals were to: (1) assist practitioners in learning more about the benefits of using a CACG system as a component of total program services; (2) assist CACG system…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Career Information Systems, College Students
Peterson, Gary W.; And Others – 1987
The Computer-Assisted Career Guidance (CACG) Evaluation Form was developed to evaluate the effectiveness of CACG systems in performing three vital functions in career decision-making. This instrument was subsequently used to compare the effectiveness of DISCOVER, System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI), and SIGI PLUS using 132…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Career Information Systems, College Students
Hawaii State Office of the Auditor, Honolulu. – 1991
The Hawaii Legislature asked the Office of the Auditor to examine two major Department of Education computer projects--a financial management system (FMS) and a student information and program management system (SIPMS). It also requested guidelines for use in evaluating funding requests for future projects. A 1-year implementation delay in the FMS…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Management Information Systems
Bierschenk, Bernhard – 1991
Two kinds of perspectives governing the provision and preservation of knowledge, a universal and an ecological perspective, are discussed in this paper. In the first case, scientific observations are represented through a semantic interpretation of facts. This is illustrated with a series of experiments on semantic feature perception in the recall…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Context Effect
