Twelve papers written by fifteen authors from nine countries comprise this collection which embraces many of the crucial problems facing modern information science and scientific information activities, ranging from information needs of scientists and specialists to the specific aspects of computerization of various information processes. The…

The current library environment is first examined, and an attempt is made to explain why the standard approaches to the library problem have been less productive than had been anticipated. A new design is then introduced for modern library operations based on a two-fold strategy: on the input side, the widest possible utilization should be made of…

Textbooks currently in use in courses on information science are listed in this bibliography under the following headings: Information storage and retrieval, Information systems, Information theory, Behavioral sciences, and Basic books. Some of the entries in each category contain evaluative annotations by the author, while others have only the…

The purpose of this Manual is to provide the detailed information needed by users of the Cataloging Data Search and Print Service for day-to-day operation. It contains: (1) introduction and background information, (2) availability and initiating procedures, (3) instructions for filling out the cataloging data request form, (4) keypunch…

Obsessive thoughts (intellectualization, obsessive ideation) were studied by S. Freud, as were compulsions. The former are related to isolation, fixed ideas, compartmentalization, and encapsulation but differ from intellectuality. Compulsions are related to obsessive acts, ritualizations, and undoing but differ from habit. Analagously, obsessive…

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…

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…

On the 14th and 15th of January, 1971, a workshop on The User Interface for Interactive Search of Bibliographic Data Bases was held in Palo Alto. The participants were provided in advance with a challenge paper and with a number of papers prepared in response to that challenge. The Workshop sessions themselves were devoted exclusively to focussed…

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…

The South Central Research Library Council was asked if the services of the Bibliographic and Reference Center, a subsidiary of the Council, located at the Cornell University Libraries could be extended to libraries outside its region. To date, the Center has been handling a limited number of requests from non-member libraries without interfering…

THE "THESAURUS OF ERIC DESCRIPTORS (INTERIM)" SUPERSEDES, AND REPRESENTS A REFINEMENT OF, THE "THESAURUS OF ERIC DESCRIPTORS." THE INTERIM ISSUE IS A PRELIMINARY ERIC SYSTEM TOOL AND IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED A COMPLETE REPRESENTATION OF THE FINAL PRODUCT. THIS REFINEMENT IS THE RESULT OF TWO MAJOR PROJECTS--(1) THE INCORPORATION…

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)

SCORPIO is a multi-tasked, terminal-independent information system used to support the Library of Congress and U.S. Senate applications. (Author)

Although taking notes during a lecture can interfere with absorption of information, review of notes before a test neutralized the interfering effect. (Editor)

Reference librarians with expertise in a subject area and in information retrieval see research problems in terms of the current state of the discipline and provide information using the total array of online and manual library services; they can also identify and participate in the development of needed research tools. (Author/JAB)