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Hamilton, G. E.; Smart, K. I. – 1974
The aims of the first phase of the Statistics Indexing and Retrieval (STIR) Project have been: (1) to define the types and sources of statistics which should be within the scope of an operational indexing system for statistical sources; (2) to analyze the use made of statistical sources; and (3) to consider the intellectual, structural, and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Databases, Feasibility Studies, Indexes
Peer reviewedHider, Philip M. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1996
Describes three bibliometric analyses of articles in the United Kingdom anthropology journal, "Man," focusing on forms of materials cited; relative age of cited publications; and presentation history of articles. Discusses the applicability of bibliometric studies to anthropology librarianship, outlining problems and benefits. (AEF)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Bibliometrics, Citation Analysis, Foreign Countries
Beagle, Donald; Kenney, Anne R.; McGovern, Nancy Y.; Martinez, Ida T.; Heidig, Lance J.; Bonthron, Karen; Urquhart, Christine; Thomas, Rhian; Ellis, David; Everitt, Jean; Lonsdale, Ray; McDermott, Elizabeth; Morris, Helen; Phillips, Rebecca; Spink, Sian; Yeoman, Alison; Armstrong, Chris; Fenton, Roger; Paskin, Norman; Miller, Paul; Dawson, David; Perkins, John – D-Lib Magazine, 2003
Includes five articles that discusses c-space as a visualization schema related to keyword distribution in information retrieval; academic librarians and alternative information providers, such as Google and eBay; electronic journal use in higher education in the United Kingdom; digital object identifiers; and international audiences for digital…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Journals, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWakeham, Maurice – Information Services and Use, 1992
Results of a survey of nursing students and qualified nurses in the United Kingdom indicate that nurses tend not to be readers and that they consult colleagues and personal collections for information concerning patient care and for personal use. Findings show that nurses use libraries infrequently except for research and coursework. (12…
Descriptors: Courses, Foreign Countries, Information Seeking, Information Sources
Peer reviewedBaldwin, Karen – Reading, 1992
Observes primary children's information skills and identifies areas of difficulty. Discusses modifying and developing such skills through specific teaching methods. Focuses on the case of one student whose response to gathering information from difficult text was to copy the text word for word. (RS)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries, Information Seeking
Peer reviewedBurke, Frank G. – Reference Librarian, 1997
Describes the "National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States" (NIDS-US), a microfiche resource of finding aids for manuscript collections and archives. Discusses its companion, NIDS-UK (United Kingdom), the NIDS CD-ROM index, and the development of ArchivesUSA, a CD-ROM which will combine NIDS, the National Union Catalog…
Descriptors: Archives, Foreign Countries, Indexes, Information Sources
Peer reviewedTurk, Judy VanSlyke; Franklin, Bob – Public Relations Review, 1987
Synthesizes findings of American and British studies on the influence that government sources, particularly public relations and public information officers, have upon the mass media agenda. Concludes that the difference between the countries in media reception accorded government public information subsidies may be due to differences in the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Government Publications, Government Role
Western European Education, 1976
Presented is a directory of sources of educational information in the United Kingdom in areas of educational policy, reform, and development. Included are agency addresses, publications, and brief descriptions of activities and objectives. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Directories, Educational Development, Educational Policy
Direct linkWakeham, Maurice; Garfield, Diana – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2005
Nationally, there has been debate on the role of research within higher education and increased interest in the teaching/research nexus. A team of Academic Liaison Librarians at Anglia Polytechnic University was awarded funding to investigate the extent to which learning resources overlap with research resources, whether researcher/teachers…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Information Sources, Researchers
Krishnamurthy, Ramesh; Kosem, Iztok – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2007
UK universities are accepting increasing numbers of students whose L1 is not English on a wide range of programmes at all levels. These students require additional support and training in English, focussing on their academic disciplines. Corpora have been used in EAP since the 1980s, mainly for research, but a growing number of researchers and…
Descriptors: Internet, Computational Linguistics, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedSmith, J. T.; Rockett, B. W. – Higher Education, 1983
A random sample of 268 lectures given in 55 agricultural colleges in the United Kingdom were analyzed by the lecturers for the sources of new information used in them. Fourteen sources were identified and are analyzed for patterns of use in six subject areas. (MSE)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Course Content, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedLees, Nigel – Electronic Library, 1997
Describes developments in the United Kingdom's Royal Society of Chemistry's Library and Information Centre that has changed from a professional and learned society library into a business center. Development of a priced information service, electronic sources of information including online databases and the Internet, and marketing and promotion…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Chemical Industry, Databases, Information Centers
Young, Alys; Jones, David; Starmer, Clare; Sutherland, Hilary – Deafness and Education International, 2005
This article concerns parents' identification of the dilemmas and challenges involved in providing them with good information. Twenty parents (both Deaf and hearing) took part in focus groups to review the draft of a standard information folder for parents of newly diagnosed deaf children that was being developed by the National Deaf Children's…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Deafness, Parent Attitudes, Feedback (Response)
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2006
Public bodies hold a range of information and content ranging from demographic, economic and meteorological data to art works, historical documents and books. Given the availability of information and communication technologies (ICTs) public sector information can play an important role in producing innovative value-added services and goods.…
Descriptors: Public Sector, Information Sources, Access to Information, Information Utilization
Peer reviewedTapper, Richard – Journal of Educational Television, 1986
Describes the organization of the Schools Domesday Survey, which was conducted to collect information on all aspects of British life for a national database to be recorded on videodiscs. Discussion covers the educational design, information content, and potential applications of the interactive videodiscs as an educational resources. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
