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Peer reviewedCollins, Rosann; Straub, Detmar W. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Outlines the impact of current divisions in the information infrastructure of the information environment on the ability of knowledge workers to integrate information across media and sources of information. Discussion covers information "seams," inaccessible information, information overload/impoverishment, and bottlenecks. The…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Higher Education, Information Centers
Download full textIllinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Div. of Specialized Education Services. – 1983
A 5-year project to improve the dissemination of educational resources in Pennsylvania involved establishing a Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Dissemination Council to coordinate dissemination within the department, developing a comprehensive file of education resources, and strengthening educators' ability to acquire and use resources.…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Centers, Information Dissemination
FOLEY, WALTER J. – 1967
A STEP BY STEP OUTLINE OF THE SYSTEM DEVELOPED TO MAKE AND KEEP RECORDS FOR A 2-YEAR FOLLOWUP STUDY OF IOWA HEADSTART PARTICIPANTS (SUMMER 1965), SUPPLIES DETAILED INFORMATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SIMILAR SYSTEM. THE IOWA EDUCATION INFORMATION CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AND THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COOPERATED TO DEVELOP AN…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Collection, Data Processing, Followup Studies
Elliott, David L. – 1978
A study was conducted (1) to describe the specific services of seven major career education information and technical assistance systems, including (but not limited to) content of each system, services offered, clients served, procedures for use, cost for each service, service area (geographic), response formats, response time, and utility of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Clearinghouses, Comparative Analysis, Information Centers
California Univ., Los Angeles. Inst. of Library Research. – 1967
The development of mechanized information services in a university library has the following design goals: (1) the center for information services should be operational, (2) it should be a general purpose system, (3) it should be adaptable, (4) it should be replicative, (5) it should encourage increased receptivity and use, and (6) it should be…
Descriptors: Automation, College Libraries, Computer Programs, Computers
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., Dublin, OH. – 1975
The 1974-75 annual report of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) provides statistics, tables, and narrative information about OCLC's operation, particularly its on-line cataloging services. A detailed financial statement is included. Members as of June 1975 are listed, as are the OCLC trustees. (LS)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Cataloging, College Libraries, Computers
Federal Council for Science and Technology, Washington, DC. Committee on Scientific and Technical Information. – 1969
This progress report on the U. S. Federal scientific and technical information activities during 1967 describes the efforts of the Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI) of the Federal Council for Science and Technology, COSATI panels and task groups, and individual Federal agencies and departments. Information activities of…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Cooperation, Automation, Federal Government
Kromer, Charles; 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). RIS, which was developed to improve the accessibility of information for the educational practitioner, is described in this handbook. The handbook…
Descriptors: Administration, Classification, Codification, Costs
Richards, Berry; Oakey, Joseph H. – 1974
The information systems of nontraditional education are examined. Case studies illustrate the variation in nontraditional programs: Open University of Pennsylvania, British Open University, Prince George's County Library (Maryland), University Without Walls--Skidmore, Empire State College--Saratoga, Minnesota Metropolitan State College, and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Extension Education, External Degree Programs
Baker, W. O.; And Others – 1958
In simple terms, the scientist's problem with respect to information is: How can the present volume of research results be published promptly? What is being published now? Where is it? and How can I get at it? The purpose of this paper is to examine these problems and to suggest possible ways in which they can be solved. In regard to what the…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Databases, Government Publications, Government Role
Elias, Arthur W., Ed. – 1971
Nineteen documents on various aspects of information science are included in this introductory book of readings. The documents were selected because they are relatively easy to read for beginning students and are likely to be useful for a number of years. The documents cover the literature from 1958 to 1970. They are: (1) Information Science: What…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Documentation, Indexing, Information Centers
Peer reviewedBaiget, Tomas – Education for Information: The International Review of Education and Training in Library and Information Science, 1983
Provides technical description of system (SOCRATE) used to re-transmit searches from searching terminal to second, remote terminal, where end user or inexperienced searcher can observe search strategy development and interact with search. Use of the system as searching and training aids and experiences at Consorci d'Informacio i Documentacio de…
Descriptors: Diagrams, Display Systems, Foreign Countries, Information Centers
Rohde, Nancy Freeman; Herther, Nancy – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1993
Discusses experiences at the Integrated Information Center at the University of Minnesota regarding staffing considerations and suggests that, to operate effectively in this new environment, information professionals will need knowledge and skills not formerly emphasized in their educational programs. Highlights include communication skills,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Centers, Information Networks
Durrant, Fay – 1989
This document outlines the proposals for a regional information system strategy resulting from a project undertaken by the Caribbean Community Secretariat and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Sub-regional Headquarters for the Caribbean. The document covers: (1) the role of information in the development…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
Halasz-Salster, Ida; And Others – 1979
A statewide study was conducted to assess the extent of services offered by Education Information Centers (EICs) in Ohio. The following four objectives guided the project activities: (1) to catalog, describe and analyze current statewide resources and services for providing educational information, guidance, counseling and referral services to all…
Descriptors: Adults, Counseling Services, Federal Legislation, Guidance Centers
