Briefly describes the ERIC system and discusses the costs, who can use it, and what kinds of information it provides. (JOW)

Computer-assisted school information systems (SISs) are developed and used worldwide; however, the literature on strategies for their design and development is lacking. This paper presents the features of a fundamental approach to systems design that proved to be successful when developing SCHOLIS, a computer-assisted SIS for Dutch secondary…

The ERIC Administrative Bulletin (EAB) is the internal "house organ" of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), the nationwide bibliographic information system covering the educational literature. ERIC is sponsored by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) within the U.S. Department of Education. The EAB…

Plans for the American Chemical Society's (ACS) information-oriented activities for the next five years (1971-1975) are summarized. Although the Society is concerned with a great variety of matters, only those programs closely related to chemical information are included in this document. It brings together thinking from all parts of the…

The Ames Laboratory SDI system requires a minimum of human intervention. The adaptability of the system provides two major contributions to information dissemination. (1) The user benefits proportionately from the amount of effort he expends in setting up his profile and the diligence in sending back responses. (2) The document input has only to…

The process of comparing the many Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) systems is a complicated task, requiring proper test procedures and the control of critical variables. The necessity for controlling the interest level as well as the number of documents disseminated when evaluating systems is demonstrated. The process of SDI is…

This document consists of the last two issues of the now discontinued printed "ERIC Administrative Bulletin" (EAB). For nearly twenty years, EAB was the internal "house organ" of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), the nationwide bibliographic information system covering the educational literature. ERIC is…

The ERIC Administrative Bulletin (EAB) is the internal "house organ" of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), the nationwide bibliographic information system covering the educational literature. ERIC is sponsored by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) within the U.S. Department of Education. The EAB…

INFORMATION SYSTEMS CAN OFFER A DELIBERATE MECHANISM FOR THE DIFFUSION OF EDUCATIONAL IDEAS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE FOLLOWING FACTORS MUST RECEIVE ADEQUATE ATTENTION--(1) THE ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE SO THAT ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTS CAN BE LOCATED, (2) THE IDENTIFICATION OF USER GROUPS AND THEIR INFORMATION NEEDS, (3) THE EXTENSIVENESS OF DIFFUSION…

A program is presented for a National Information System for Physics based on a computerized AIP (American Institute of Physics) Information Service which is designed to augment the element of selectivity of the present information system for user interests. It is proposed that the system be developed in discrete stages, each adding to the…

The base'', means of access, indexing, storage, input costs and retrieval are discussed as factors that must be considered in comparing information systems. (2 references) (Author/KE)

That the value of information and, hence, the design of information systems, whether for a company, a university, a learned society, or an individual, is in the early stages of a significant change in structure is demonstrated in this paper. (5 references) (Author/NH)

Describes the state of science and technology information transfer, details an idealized design of a Scientific Communication and Technology Transfer (SCATT) system, reviews alternative strategies for implementing changes, and constructs a typology of stakeholders in the field on the basis of the idealized planning approach. (FM)