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Peer reviewedSchipma, Peter B. – Journal of Chemical Documentation, 1974
Statistics gathered over five years of operation by the IIT Research Institute's Computer Search Center are summarized for profile terms and lists, use of truncation modes, use of logic operators, some characteristics of CA Condensates, etc. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computers, Databases, Information Centers
Download full textWilliams, Martha E.; And Others – 1972
The major objective of the IITRI Computer Search Center is to educate and link industry, academia, and government institutions to chemical and other scientific information systems and sources. The Center was developed to meet this objective and is in full operation providing services to users from a variety of machine-readable data bases with…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Chemistry, Computers, Databases
Peer reviewedAnd Others; Miller, Kathy C. – Journal of Chemical Documentation, 1974
Search procedures and techniques used by the Center staff are described; the computerized information systems and traditional resources used and types of search requests received are delineated. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computers, Databases, Information Centers
System Development Corp., Falls Church, VA. – 1968
A project definition study was conducted for the development, implementation and operation of a National Traffic Safety Documentation Center. Included in this final comprehensive report are: (1) the results of nationwide surveys of users and sources of traffic safety information; (2) a review of relevant information technology in terms of the…
Descriptors: Administration, Automation, Computers, Costs
Chen, Lei-da – 1997
The last few years have witnessed continuous power shifts in the information structure of organizations. As a result of these changes, end-user computing (EUC) has been growing at a tremendous rate. This paper discusses the three functions of Information Centers (IC) to support EUC in organizations: training, technical support, and control. A…
Descriptors: Computers, Information Centers, Information Services, Organizational Change
Summit, Roger K. – 1970
The utility of computer based on-line retrieval of material from the ERIC document files was tested by members of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Media and Technology at Stanford University and by the Region IX office of the U.S. Office of Education in San Francisco. The DIALOG retrieval system developed by the Information Sciences Group of…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Data Processing
Oberst, Daniel J.; Smith, Sheldon B. – EDUCOM Bulletin, 1986
Discusses history and development of the academic computer network BITNET, including BITNET Network Support Center's growth and services, and international expansion. Network users, reasons for growth, and future developments are reviewed. A BITNET applications sampler and listings of compatible computers and operating systems, sites, and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computers, Costs, Electronic Equipment
Summit, Roger K.; Firschein, Oscar – 1976
In conjunction with the National Science Foundation (NSD), an on-going experiment is being conducted to test the feasibility of increasing public access to 16 major data bases by providing public libraries with on-line, interactive, retrieval capacity. During the period from January to March 1976, the major activities of the study were: (1) a…
Descriptors: Computers, Costs, Databases, Feasibility Studies
Cuadra, Carlos A.; And Others – 1967
The application of technology to libraries, possible library systems of the future, and problems of effecting a transition between the present and the future are examined. The report identifies a series of recognized or assumed service and operations requirements, surveys major technologies applicable to libraries, and reviews current and planned…
Descriptors: Automation, Communications, Computers, Electronic Equipment
