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Download full textOntario Educational Communications Authority, Toronto. Research and Planning Branch. – 1974
Three projects, each covering certain selected aspects of a potential information storage and retrieval system, were part of a study by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority (OECA) to explore various means for extending the usefulness of audiovisual materials. Project Dataset began the collection, classification, and cataloging of…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Content Analysis, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Mole, Dennis – Videodisc/Videotext, 1981
Discusses a project in which a large variety of materials from the collection of the Canadian Public Archives were recorded and played back using laser optical videodisc technology. The videodisc's capabilities for preserving, storing, and retrieving information are discussed. (Author/JJD)
Descriptors: Archives, Equipment Standards, Foreign Countries, Information Storage
Bidd, Donald; And Others – 1984
This report describes the development and operations of FORMAT, a Canadian database system designed to achieve comprehensive national bibliographic control of Canadian-produced audiovisual materials. FORMAT's developmental criteria are outlined, including its emphasis on Canadian-produced audiovisual documents, French/English bilingualism,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Automation, Cataloging, Databases
Peer reviewedNewman, William L.; And Others – Canadian Library Journal, 1979
Presents background information on DOBIS (an online library system) evaluation, software acquisition, and development, and describes the status and plans for DOBIS in the Canadian government. Appendices provide an overview of the Canadian government version of the system from a librarian's and a systems analyst's perspective. (CWM)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Computer Storage Devices, Government Libraries, Information Systems
Brahan, J. W.; Cossalter, J. G. – Journal of Educational Data Processing, 1973
The National Research Council of Canada has under way a research project aimed at the development of facilities required to permit the computer to be used effectively in computer-aided learning applications. (Authors)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science, Computer Storage Devices, Computers
Turner, Ann; And Others – 1980
Conducted to gather information on the practical impact of implementing either the Washington Library Network (WLN) system or one of two versions of the DOBIS system in British Columbia Union Catalogue (BCUC) member libraries, this study addressed four questions: (1) the effect the introduction of the new system would have on workflows; (2)…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Data Processing, Information Retrieval
Dolan, F. T., Ed. – 1970
The two-day conference included the following: (1) a tutorial on Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) services including those of the National Science Library, COMPENDEX, and the retrospective and current-awareness searches of "Chemical Titles;" (2) a workshop on profiling and search editing, for the aforementioned services; (3)…
Descriptors: Automation, Conference Reports, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval
Pocklington, Dorothy B.; Guttman, Linda – 1980
This comprehensive annotated bibliography contains 220 references on computer technology in nursing. Selected articles on electronic devices are included if they contribute to the historical perspectives of this area. The bibliography contains all articles that have appeared in nursing journals published in the United States, Canada, and England…
Descriptors: Administration, Annotated Bibliographies, Automation, Clinical Diagnosis
