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Henderson, Harold C.; Eagar, Virginia L. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1981
In January of 1979, the Contracts and Grants Office at Utah State University implemented a computerized system to keep track of pending research proposals, as well as active grants. The automation process used is described from its conception, design, and implementation to future enhancements. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Contracts, Data Processing
Cole, Charles; Leide, John E.; Nwakamma, Emeka; Beheshti, Jamshid; Large, Andrew – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
Presents preliminary results from a study of an information need identification system for interactive information retrieval for undergraduates researching a history topic. Concludes that the query taxonomy must include levels of topic specificity because while general topic-based queries are inappropriate as query terms, more specific topic-based…
Descriptors: Databases, Higher Education, History, Information Processing
Heidorn, P. Bryan – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
Examines the vocabulary and communication constructs that are used by novices and domain experts to describe objects in an object identification task. Results suggest that indexing and retrieval systems should provide semantic level similarity mechanisms to allow for whole-object as well as part-wise visual analogy. The systems should also provide…
Descriptors: Indexing, Information Processing, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
Montgomerie, T. Craig; And Others – 1984
This study identified alternatives for the design, implementation, and operation of a national information management system in multicultural education resources and materials and assessed the feasibility of implementing such a database. Sources of information for the study were potential users of the system, experts in information management and…
Descriptors: Computers, Cultural Exchange, Databases, Feasibility Studies
Download full textSmith, Linda C., Ed. – 1982
The papers presented at the 18th Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing discuss current developments and applications of new technologies for processing, transmitting, and storing information, as well as some issues raised by these new technologies. Ten papers are included: (1) a keynote speech on the changing roles of the information…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Copyrights, Databases, Information Processing
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Proaction Inst. – 1977
One of 10 publications from a long-range vocational education planning project, this dictionary is designed to help the planner identify vocation planning data elements and organize them for storage and easy accessibility. This publication serves to identify and describe (1) those data elements required to support current planning and…
Descriptors: Community, Courses, Data Processing, Dictionaries
Yurow, Jane H.; And Others – 1981
In response to the growing importance of information issues in regional, national, and international forums, these papers on information policy were prepared by National Telecommunications and Information Administration consultants and staff members during 1979 and 1980 to provide a foundation for review, public analysis, and debate. Two types of…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Communications, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
Jacobs, Mary Ellen; And Others – 1979
This comparative study of three major online bibliographic systems is designed to provide assistance to library administrators in the assessment of the potential impact of such systems upon the operations of their libraries. A side by side arrangement of the text allows an overview of any specific characteristic under consideration. These…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Information Networks, Information Processing, Information Systems
CREAGER, WILLIAM A.; SPARKS, DAVID E. – 1965
THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A CONTINUING NATIONAL INVENTORY OF THE WORLD'S SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERIALS. THE MAJOR TECHNICAL, OPERATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF SUCH A SERIALS DATA PROGRAM HAVE BEEN EXAMINED. THE BASIC PARAMETERS OF A SERIALS DATA…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Automation, Bibliographies, Cataloging
Reilly, Kevin D. – 1967
This report describes various aspects of generalized or task-oriented programing systems and in particular, how their features can be adapted for retrieval from (typical) information center and library data bases such as those described in a previous report (LI 000 498). It is not meant to be comprehensive in the sense that all such systems are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Programs, Information Centers
Wolfe, Howard; Foote, Thomas – 1972
Computer routines to summarize data and generate reports from weekly log records submitted by teachers participating in the Southwest Regional Laboratory's communications skills monitoring program are described. Written in Univac FORTRAN V, Communications Skills 1, Weekly Log Summary, Revision 1 (CS-1-WLSR1) displays information by student group,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Databases
Steere, William C., Ed. – 1970
Special problems in the handling of biological information arise from the diversity of biological subject matter and the complexity of biological approaches towards phenomena of the living world. This state-of-the-art report on communications of information in the biological sciences provides information on: (1) users of biological information,…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
Woods, Bill M. – 1968
Objectives of this study of the operations of Engineering Index were to: (1) determine the need for a planning capability, (2) blueprint a mechanism to accomplish planning, and (3) recommend priorities requiring planning attention. Topics considered in the study are planning, the role of the board of directors and trustees, organizational…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Organization, Automation, Computers
McEwen, Hazel E., Ed. – 1974
Recent technological advances in computers and communications make possible the integration of data systems and the exchange of data among them on an expanding scale. However, the full effect of these advances cannot be realized unless the need for uniform understanding of the common information (data elements) and its expression in data systems…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Programs, Conference Reports, Conferences
Martinez Martinez, Antonio L., Ed. – 1972
This bulletin contains several articles on various topics concerning information science. The first article is a report on the November 1971 Seminar on Documentation and Pedagogical Information in Latin America held in Panama. The second article, entitled "Informatica," provides a discussion of information science by three Soviet writers;…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bulletins, Computer Science, Documentation
