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Peer reviewedHensley, Oliver D.; Williams, Kathleen – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1981
A pilot study is described showing that when the costs associated with a centralized research administration library are analyzed, all functions do not have equal expenses, and unit costs for information dissemination are relatively inexpensive. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administration, Clearinghouses, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
Download full textHopkins, Cleve – 1976
An experimental program based on a study by the Department of Housing and Urban Development was activated to deliver services to urban residents via automated communications technology. Designed to contribute to improvement in the quality of life, the program of a Community Information and Services Center (CISC) included: outreach programs, i.e.,…
Descriptors: Automation, Community Information Services, Costs, Data Analysis
Summit, Roger K.; Firschein, Oscar – 1976
In conjunction with the National Science Foundation (NSD), an on-going experiment is being conducted to test the feasibility of increasing public access to 16 major data bases by providing public libraries with on-line, interactive, retrieval capacity. During the period from January to March 1976, the major activities of the study were: (1) a…
Descriptors: Computers, Costs, Databases, Feasibility Studies
