Historical Note: Shining Palaces, Shifting Sands: National Information Systems.

Wooster, Harold

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ERIC Number: EJ358345

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Publication Date: 1987

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Historical Note: Shining Palaces, Shifting Sands: National Information Systems.

Wooster, Harold

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v38 n5 p321-35 Sep 1987

Describes the lack of progress toward national information systems and discusses the needs of users and the role of technical documentary reports, project information systems, and scientific journals. Proposals for various national information systems and federal government involvement in scientific and technical information since 1790 are provided in two appendices. (CLB)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Government Publications, Government Role, Military Organizations, Research Projects, Research Reports, Scientific and Technical Information, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers; Reference Materials - Bibliographies

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Audience: Policymakers; Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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