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Peer reviewedHoehl, Susan B. – Special Libraries, 1989
Describes a LAN (local area network)-based automation project which has neared completion of the first phase of implementation at the Health Sciences Library of Allegheny General Hospital (Pittsburgh, PA). Changes in the library and its objectives with increased technological experience are examined. Diagrams of the current LAN configuration and…
Descriptors: Hospital Libraries, Information Systems, Library Automation, Local Area Networks
Peer reviewedHaag, D. E. – Special Libraries, 1984
Identifies 14 barriers that delay or impede information flow to libraries and users: publishing delay, inferior quality of information, information congestion, information dispersal, poor use of nonprint, inconsistent publication standards, terminology, ownership, suspected existence of information barriers, searching strategy, foreign language,…
Descriptors: Diffusion (Communication), Information Dissemination, Information Systems, Information Utilization
Peer reviewedMcKenna, Frank E. – Special Libraries, 1973
Pollution of natural resources such as information is the result of inefficient use of those resources and misplacement of those resources after use. Information workers must make judgements or assign priorities to information to ensure its use to serve the cause of a humane rationality. (1 reference) (Author)
Descriptors: Evaluation, Humanization, Information Needs, Information Services
Peer reviewedLucas, Henry C., Jr. – Special Libraries, 1972
Criteria used by the Information Services Department in deciding on the feasibility of proposed computer applications are reviewed. Natural trends in the development of information systems are described. Suggestions are made for increasing the probability of developing a successful application and for insuring that subsequent applications will be…
Descriptors: Computers, Decision Making, Information Services, Information Systems
Peer reviewedGoom, H. H. – Special Libraries, 1971
Activity in the United Kingdom in the field of Selective Dissemination of Information is discussed and the approach of one industrial library to the problem is described. (1 reference) (Author)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Industry, Information Dissemination, Information Systems
Access to Corporate Information Systems: Datafiles, Classified Documents, and Information Resources.
Peer reviewedBaumgartner, Kurt O.; And Others – Special Libraries, 1988
Three articles discuss aspects of corporate information systems: (1) "Packet Switching Networks: Worldwide Access to Corporate Datafiles" (Kurt O. Baumgartner); "Classified Documents in the Corporate Library" (Patricia M. Shores); and "From Library to Information Center: Case Studies in the Evolution of Corporate…
Descriptors: Business, Corporate Libraries, Information Centers, Information Networks
Peer reviewedRenner, Fred; And Others – Special Libraries, 1971
The conversion of an information system containing air pollution related documents from manual to automatic computer-based operation is outlined with emphasis on the increased services to system users which resulted from the conversion. (Author)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Automation, Data Processing, Government Publications
Peer reviewedKlempner, Irving M. – Special Libraries, 1981
Discusses the societal implications of advanced information technology, focusing on ethical questions and the personal responsibility of the information professional in designing information systems. (FM)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Ethics, Information Science, Information Systems
Peer reviewedBryan, M. Leonard – Special Libraries, 1975
Data from various remote sensing systems require a cataloging system for information storage and retrieval to meet the needs of earth scientists. (LS)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Earth Science, Geography, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedDrake, Miriam A. – Special Libraries, 1984
This paper defines "corporate culture" (set of values and beliefs shared by people working in an organization which represents employees' collective judgments about future) and discusses importance of corporate culture, nature of corporate cultures in business and academia, and role of information in shaping present and future corporate…
Descriptors: Culture, Information Dissemination, Information Systems, Middle Management
Peer reviewedPrice, Douglas S. – Special Libraries, 1974
A system called Building Block Costing is explained, with examples of techniques, reports, and application of results. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Information Services
Peer reviewedHarmon, George H. – Special Libraries, 1971
Descriptors: Computer Output Microfilm, Computers, Information Processing, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedCriner, Kathleen; Johnson-Hall, Martha – Special Libraries, 1980
Describes the five categories of videotex systems, the experimental uses of videotex, and its implications for libraries as a service delivery medium. (FM)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Information Services, Information Systems, Library Role
Peer reviewedLundeen, Gerald – Special Libraries, 1981
Examines the present and future capabilities of microcomputers for personal use, and discusses the requirements for such individualized systems, including software and hardware considerations. A glossary is provided, and 31 references are cited. (FM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computer Programs, Computer Storage Devices, Family Environment
Peer reviewedPower, D. Lee; And Others – Special Libraries, 1976
SCORPIO is a multi-tasked, terminal-independent information system used to support the Library of Congress and U.S. Senate applications. (Author)
Descriptors: Information Networks, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Laws
