Concentrates on four specialized indexes that are devoted exclusively to personnel and human resources topics: "Personnel Literature,""Personnel Management Abstracts,""Human Resources Abstracts," and "Work Related Abstracts." A concluding section compares strengths and weaknesses of these publications to three broader indexes: "The Business…

Describes results of a system rating study in which users responded to WPS (word processing software) questions. Study objectives were data collection and evaluation of variables; statistical quantification of WPS's contribution (along with other variables) to user satisfaction; design of an expert system to evaluate WPS; and database update and…

The features of Higher Education Abstracts that make it an important resource for academic advisors are outlined. HEA compiles summaries of journal articles, conference papers, books, monographs and research reports about college students, faculty, administration, and related topics in higher education. (MLW)

Computers, though they can help educational institutions manage their facilities efficiently, are no substitute for good judgment. Before computerizing, institutions should systematize their records and evaluate their information needs; they should take care not to acquire unnecessary systems or become over-reliant on computers. (MCG)

Details a National Library of Canada project to produce a videodisc, show its value as a research tool, and demonstrate its viability as an information storage and retrieval medium. An overview and time sequence of the project, disc contents, resource materials for production, production and postproduction techniques, and project results are…

Describes the construction (input preparation, computer processing, and presentation) of Classaurus, a vocabulary control tool used for indexing according to the Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI) language. The efficiency of an online classaurus with facilities for direct accessing and updating is discussed. (MBR)

Discussion of implications of highly decentralized nature of local government for collection of local documents highlights meaning of access, effect of local government environment on access to local government information, library responses, and tools that can assist libraries in increasing citizen and government access to local government…

Examines ways in which names and titles may be used in online searching (definition of new concepts, enhancements of searches by improving recall or precision, search expression development for multi-database searching). Personal names, book and movie titles, names of affiliating and sponsoring bodies, and journal titles are considered. (12…

Describes applications in variety of settings of videodiscs as tools of information retrieval with online databases, identifies underlying technical capabilities, and discusses five operations required to implement any application: coordinating diverse formats; indexing; physically arranging items on disc; designing input, search, and output;…

Discusses use of computers in various areas of geography. These include: geography instruction; an information retrieval; systems analysis; computer simulation; entering of data to be represented graphically and in map form; and experimental research. Such potential future uses as creating models to analyze effects of meteorological changes are…

Profile of fee-based information services offered by the Information Exchange Center of Georgia Institute of Technology notes history and background, document delivery to commercial clients and on-campus faculty, online and manual literature searching, staff, cost analysis, fee schedule, operating methods, client relations, marketing, and current…

This profile of INFORM, the fee-based service offered by Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center, highlights its background, online search services and frequently used databases, major planning considerations (equipment, user aids, choice of vendor, training), internal operations (billing, purchasing items for clients), marketing, and…

Describes the development and evaluation of a new classification system for fiction which is based on an analysis of users' formulations of needs. Problems of concept identification (author's intention, citation order, vocabulary control, and choice of access terms) are highlighted. Examples of questions used in retrieval tests and 20 references…

Demonstrates efficiency of preparation of query description using semantic analyser method based on analysis of semantic structure of documents in field of automatic indexing. Results obtained are compared with automatic indexing results performed by traditional methods and results of indexing done by human indexers. Sample terms and codes are…

Discusses the integration of subject pathfinders into online public access catalogs (OPAC) through following features: within the OPAC, offline user guide manuals, remotely printed upon user request, or online as saved searches displayed in help screen format. Excerpts of a pathfinder display for biotechnology are presented. Four sources are…