The goal of this study was an appraisal of indexing coverage for the interdisciplinary field of toxicology. Information of research significance was limited to primary literature, defined as published documents containing original data from experimental work or case studies. (6 references) (Author/NH)

Organizational development (OD) and its future are discussed. Examines database implications about OD's applications. Reports an effort to transcend the limitations of the literature, based on a very intensive search for OD applications in both business and government contexts. (CT)

Briefly describes the 1978 National Conference on Cataloging and Information Services for Machine-Readable Data Files, listing its recommendations; notes related cataloging activities of the Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards and the MARC Format Working Group; and illustrates the cataloging of two bibliographic data bases using…

Describes and discusses the relational organization of a bibliographical database, the notion of normal forms, relational languages, and the advantages of the relational approach to information retrieval. Twenty references are cited. (FM)

Discusses problems associated with increasing corporate network complexity as a result of the proliferation of client/server applications at remote locations, and suggests the key to providing high WAN (wide area network) availability is relational databases used in an integrated management approach. (LRW)

Discusses database agents which can be used to establish federated information bases by integrating heterogeneous databases. Highlights include characteristics of federated information bases, including incompatible database management systems, schemata, and frequently changing context; software agent technology; Java agents; system architecture;…

Describes the purpose, services, and publications of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills. (MM)

Outlines the scope and services of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Reading and Communications Skills. (MS)

Information about the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics (CLL), part of the federal ERIC education network and database that is housed at the Center for Applied Linguistics, is offered. Ways to find ERIC/CLL documents and access the ERIC database are outlined. (LB)

As sets of heterogeneous databases converge, there is a layering of values into the emergent infrastructure. This layering process is relatively irreversible in that it operates simultaneously at a very concrete and abstract level. (Contains 119 references.) (Author/YDS)

You may or may not be aware that ERIC, the Educational Resources Information Center, had a complete makeover during the last year or so. The old ERIC stood for "Educational Research and Information Clearinghouse," and it was run by a private company that leased its database of information and selected full-text articles to subscribers…

Only the most dedicated super-searchers are motivated to learn and control command systems, like DialogClassic, that rely on the user to input complex search strategies. Infrequent searchers and most end users choose interfaces that do some of the work for them and make the search process appear easy. However, the easier a good interface seems to…

Educators are constantly looking for the magic bullet--that intervention which will miraculously result in higher achievement scores for students, as well as happier and more productive teachers. The pressure for improvement has caused education to become a "bandwagon" industry. Therefore, educational leaders adopt the latest fad in hopes that it…

This article analyzes server logs, providing helpful information in making decisions about Web-based services. The author indicates, as a result of analyzing server logs, several interesting things about the users' behavior were learned. The resulting findings are discussed in this article. Certain pages of the author's Web site, for instance, are…

Aims: We discuss the Addicts Index (AI) and examine whether the epidemiological trends of the AI can be continued by the regional drug misuse databases (DMDs, now known as National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS). Methods: (i) Matching individuals recorded as addicted to opiates and/or cocaine in the AI with those reported to the North…