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Download full textRichstad, Jim – 1970
The Documentation Conference on Developmental Communication Resource Materials was held in October 1970 to help the Communication Institute at the East-West Center to define needs for documentation work in Asia and the Pacific, and the means by which to meet part of those needs. This report describes discussions of one of the Communication…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Developing Nations, Documentation, Information Centers
Peer reviewedDillon, Martin – College and Research Libraries, 1973
Information needs are growing more rapidly than the abilities of research libraries and information centers to meet them. Two reasons and their influence on information systems are discussed: a shift in scientific endeavor from basic science to applied, leading to the emergence of programmatic research; and the technology of science itself. (16…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Information Centers, Information Needs, Information Processing
Wooster, Harold – J Amer Soc Inform Sci, 1970
A survey of the literature on the effectiveness of information analysis centers which also includes papers on less specialized information centers, by the Director of Information Sciences of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. (JB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
John, Patricia La Caille – Rural Libraries, 1989
Discusses the services provided by the Rural Information Center (RIC), a joint project of the Extension Service and the National Agricultural Library designed to provide information and referral services to local government officials. Numerous examples of requests received by the RIC and the services provided in response to those requests are…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Community Services, Crisis Intervention, Economic Development
Matross, Ronald – Association for Institutional Research, 1987
In order to further define the role of information centers in institutional research activities, two hypotheses are advanced: there are distinctive markets for information center activities within the university; and different services, products and delivery mechanisms are needed to serve each market. Following a discussion of the evolution of the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Delivery Systems, Higher Education
Heinmiller, J. L. – 1982
Following a brief description of the role of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) as a provider of bibliographic control over the fugitive research and development literature in education, this paper reports on a number of studies evaluating various aspects of the effectiveness of the ERIC system. The function of ERIC as a vehicle…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Educational Resources, Federal Programs, Information Centers
Wild, Cheryl L.; Davis, Leta – 1978
Requests to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) for postsecondary education data were analyzed and compared to previously identified issues. Summaries of telephone requests (log entries) and files of letter requests from January 1977 through December 1977 were studied. A single coding scheme was developed for both letter and phone…
Descriptors: Codification, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Data Processing
Goodrum, Charles E. – 1978
The Congressional Research Service, founded in 1914, is staffed by 542 research specialists who provide information services solely to the legislative function of the United States Government. The Congressional Reference Division and seven subject divisions--American Law Division, Economic Division, Education and Public Welfare Division,…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Information Centers, Information Needs, Information Retrieval
Paisley, William – 1971
Information systems for the sciences and professions should differ from those of traditional libraries because their purpose is to disseminate information, not to archive it, and their holdings should reflect user needs, not the size of the knowledge base. Various information system models may be identified, such as the discipline-oriented, the…
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Networks
Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation, Washington, DC. – 1970
This project was designed to demonstrate that a voluntary agency, such as the National Rehabilitation Association can provide an information and helping service in the area of interagency relationships to State Vocational rehabilitation agencies. During the first year of the project, a system of reports known as Rehabilitation Interagency Focus…
Descriptors: Administrators, Agency Cooperation, Demonstration Programs, Information Centers
Peer reviewedDavies, D. M. – International Library Review, 1985
This paper examines "appropriate information" and criteria for determining which information technologies are appropriate for developing and developed countries. Discussion covers history of development theory, developments in information technology, need for appropriate information, introduction of information technology, international…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Evaluation Criteria, Information Centers
Platte, James P.; Dassance, Mary A. – Community College Frontiers, 1981
Describes the services provided by Lansing Community College's Professional Resource Center (Michigan). Focuses on the archival function of the center, its role in circulating and collating professional literature, and its administrative reference and searching services. (AYC)
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Information Centers
Matross, Ronald – 1986
The role of information research centers in institutional research activities was explored, based on 1,040 requests for student data at an information center at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, during 1980-1985. Three distinct information center markets were identified and mechanisms for serving each market were recommended. The first was…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Delivery Systems, Higher Education
TAYLOR, ROBERT S. – 1967
THIS REPORT IS A STUDY OF TWO TYPES OF THE PROCESS OF QUESTION NEGOTIATION IN LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTERS. THROUGH TAPED INTERVIEWS WITH SPECIAL LIBRARIANS AND INFORMATION SPECIALISTS, FIVE LEVELS OF INFORMATION WERE ISOLATED WHICH ARE CONSCIOUSLY SOUGHT AND RECEIVED BY THE LIBRARIAN IN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS. THESE ARE (1) SUBJECT…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Centers, Information Needs, Information Retrieval
Grimes, George; Doyle, James – 1969
This document is one of a series describing the background, functions, and utilization of the Regional Information System (RIS) developed by the Michigan-Ohio Regional Educational Laboratory (MOREL). The purpose of this manual is to detail a procedure for performing a productive search of information resources which can satisfy the informational…
Descriptors: Education, Educational Researchers, Guides, Information Centers
