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Slamecka, Vladimir – 1984
The evaluation and selection of information/data management system software for the Egyptian National Scientific and Technical (STI) Network are described. An overview of the state-of-the-art of database technology elaborates on the differences between information retrieval and database management systems (DBMS). The desirable characteristics of…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Download full textLawrence, Gregory W.; Kehoe, William R.; Rieger, Oya Y.; Walters, William H.; Kenney, Anne R. – 2000
Given the right hardware and software, digital information is easy to create, copy, and disseminate; however it is very hard to preserve. At present, it is impossible to guarantee the longevity and legibility of digital information for even one human generation. Migration can be defined as the periodic transfer of digital materials from one…
Descriptors: Archives, Computer Software, Electronic Text, Information Management
McClure, Charles R.; Hernon, Peter – 1990
A discussion piece to assist the U.S. Bureau of the Census in planning for the effective use and dissemination of future census data and products in the Government Printing Office's Depository Library Program (DLP), this report identifies key issues that may affect the role of the DLP in providing the public with access to Census Bureau data. The…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Strategies, Depository Libraries, Government Publications
Shaw, Suzanne J. – 1989
This document reports the results of a follow-up survey of 34 Association of Research Libraries member libraries which was conducted in 1989 to measure changes that had taken place in the administration of computer files (CF)--previously referred to as machine readable data files--since the original survey in 1984. It is noted that this survey…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Information Management, Information Retrieval
Evans, John E. – 1984
This study is designed to illuminate some of the issues, options, and activities related to developing fee based information services at a large academic library, and to suggest the feasibility of developing such services at Memphis State University Libraries. The basis for the study is the realization that libraries, through automation, a changed…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Feasibility Studies, Fees, Higher Education
Nassar, Nancy – 1988
A review of the literature was undertaken to determine whether purchasing DIALOG in the CD-ROM format or subscribing to the DIALOG online format would be the better solution for middle school students interested in information retrieval. This report begins by stating the problem and defining common computer terms. A review of the related…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Databases
