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Law, Margaret H.; Rosen, Bruce K. – 1989
The objectives of this project were to assist the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in developing a policy for the representation, transfer, access, and preservation of electronic records of permanent value. A lack of attention to the management, retention, and selective preservation of these machine-readable records will result…
Descriptors: Archives, Computer Networks, Computer Storage Devices, Databases
Wainwright, Jane – 1975
A study of computer facilities in British libraries highlighted the respective benefits and disadvantages of using the parent institution's central computer or using a dedicated minicomputer. The large computer's technical advantages include greater opportunities for sharing or buying operational software, and the availability of experienced…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Storage Devices, Computers
Hawkridge, David G. – 1973
The demand for computers to help manage learning comes mostly from those engaged in attempts to individualize education, who have discovered a need for computers to help them make decisions and organize their data. This paper considers the problems that can arise in implementing computer-managed learning by indicating what has happened in…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Storage Devices, Computers
Desmarais, Norman – Electronic and Optical Publishing Review, 1986
Discusses factors that should be considered by buyers and producers of databases on CD-ROM (compact disc-read only memory). The advantages and disadvantages of CD-ROM are also discussed and compared with those of magnetic and print media, and market projections are provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
Gallenberger, John; Batterton, John – Optical Information Systems, 1989
Describes the Eastman Kodak Company's microfilm and optical disk technologies and their applications. Topics discussed include WORM technology; retrieval needs and cost effective archival storage needs; engineering applications; jukeboxes; optical storage options; systems for use with mainframes and microcomputers; and possible future…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Computer System Design, Cost Effectiveness, Engineering
Case, Jackie L.; Ingram, Marion Thorp – Journal of Access Services, 2006
Most library buildings were built thirty or more years ago. As a result libraries are sharing a common situation. There is little or no room to add more books onto the shelves, and there are odd spaces throughout the stacks which are not being used. Jackson Library, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, faced this challenge and grew space by…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Facilities, Sustainability, Models
Cleary, Daniel E. – Acquisitions Librarian, 2007
Simply an idea for systematic incentives at all institutional levels necessary to implement institutional archiving of peer-reviewed papers produced by their faculty. Some of the key concerns are addressed outlining the roles of senior faculty, junior faculty, librarians and others in fulfilling what should be an administrative imperative in all…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Electronic Journals, Archives, Intellectual Property
Simonyi, Stacy – Knowledge Quest, 2007
This article describes how the author changed a gloomy and outdated library into a cheery and welcoming place for teaching and learning. When the author was hired as the new library media specialist at Tri-County Career Center Library in Nelsonville, Ohio, the library was antiquated, uncomfortable, and not geared for the present-day hills of…
Descriptors: Library Schools, Teacher Collaboration, Computers, School Libraries
Olivier, Elsabe – Perspectives in Education, 2007
There is much speculation that the development of institutional repositories will impact on or even change the traditional scholarly communication process. The purpose of this conversation is to introduce the reader to the use of and response to institutional repositories which were initiated by the Open Access Initiative. The concept of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Archives, Information Storage, Scholarship
Weimer, Douglas Reid – 1990
American copyright law provides a means of stimulating intellectual development and protecting the ownership interests of the authors of copyrighted works. Over the years, U.S. copyright law has evolved in order to respond to societal and technological changes. Under the copyright statute certain uses of a copyrighted work are permitted under the…
Descriptors: Audiodisks, Computer Storage Devices, Copyrights, Fair Use (Copyrights)
Cohen, Malcolm S. – 1975
The report describes an experimental study involving an on-line placement system in Boulder, Colorado which permitted applicants to request information from a terminal on any job stored in the computer. Data were collected on applicants referred by the Employment Service: whether or not hired, reason for not being hired if not hired, applicant…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing
Minker, Jack; Sable, Jerome – 1970
A relational data system (RDS) is one that has the capability not only to retrieve specific facts but also the ability to deduce facts that are implicit rather than explicit in the data base. The study investigated the application of RDS technology to intelligence data processing. RDS technology and the nature of intelligence data processing are…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Linguistics, Computer Programs
Yee, Patricia; And Others – 1970
Three operations relevant to preparing a data base and supporting scripts are discussed in considerable detail. Section One enumerates the activities which constitute the collection and documentation of a data base. The material presented is relatively nontechnical and requires no knowledge of computers. Section Two discusses the preparation of…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Computer Programs, Computer Storage Devices, Computers
Edwards, Ian C. – Electronic and Optical Publishing Review, 1987
Discusses the user benefits of write-once optical storage devices; describes typical applications in archival storage, one-off complex instruction sets, and information storage and retrieval systems; and identifies current trends toward standardization of equipment. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Audiodisks, Computer Oriented Programs
Reno/Sparks Indian Colony, Reno, NV. – 1986
Following the passage of the 1972 Indian Self-Determination Act, the volume of tribal government records has exploded. This manual is a guide to establishing a system for the effective organization, maintenance, and disposition of such records. Section A discusses the major goals of a records management program, defines relevant terms, suggests…
Descriptors: American Indians, Archives, Guidelines, Information Storage