This examination of abstracting-indexing services for the field of history focuses on Historical Abstracts (HA) and America--History and Life (AHL), and their relationship to the American Bibliographical Center's Subject Profile Index (ABC-SPIndex). The history, scope, selection criteria, and classification arrangements of the two databases are…

Presents the Israeli experience with merging different computerized files using a unique identifier. The advantages and disadvantages of this identifier are examined. Four types of problems are identified and some examples of use of an I.D. number as identifier are given. The desirability of merging files and confidentiality issues are also…

Three separate articles present advantages and disadvantages of microcomputer use in libraries and some guidelines for determining whether their use is appropriate. Highlights include potential of microcomputers for improving existing situations; merits of automation; health hazards posed by microcomputers; man-machine interface difficulties;…

Describes the computer field before the advent of CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers), an operating system which facilitated compatibility between different computers. CP/M's functions and flaws and the advent of Apple DOS and UCSD Pascal, two additional widely used operating systems, and the significance of their development are also…

Describes a course of study to assist business education teachers with understanding the components of information processing; an awareness of related literature, equipment, and instructional materials; and the development of materials for classroom use. (JOW)

This document includes procedures and policies for a networked serials control system originally developed at the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). The serials control systems encompass serials processing, public service, and end-user functions. The system employs a…

Describes the activities of Unesco's General Information Programme in the promotion, creation, promulgation, and updating of standards for information work throughout the international community, and introduces five articles dealing with various aspects of this program. (RAA)

Describes an online library catalog in which bibliographic references have been compiled by simply transcribing the descriptive data found on the title page and elsewhere on the documents, and discusses the wider implications of the use of natural language descriptions without modifications. Eleven references are listed. (FM)

Describes a word processing course which is structured to provide a hands-on experience with all the elements present in a centralized word processing center. The program provides expanded information processing capabilities to faculty and administrative offices plus experience for students in the utlization of modern equipment and systems…

Examines various types of link list structures built on top of the traditional random access files for application to a database query technique involving multiple keys, and shows how the technique can improve performance of traditional random access files for the Grants Information System. (Author/CMV)

Develops some of the vocational constructs available through Computerized Heuristic Occupational Information and Career Exploration (CHOICES). By making choices immediately through reality-testing in a low-risk counseling environment, the counselor and client are provided with valuable data within a vocational counseling experience. (Author)

The three-year-old system for organizing and classifying materials in career counseling, devised for the Curricular/Career Information Service at Florida State University, is described and critically appraised. This system shows improvement in meeting needs of counselors and clientele. (Author/MBR)

Focuses on the Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) developed by the Library of Congress' Network Development and MARC Standards Office. Discuses reasons for MODS development; advantages of MODS; features of MODS; prospective uses for MODS; relationship with MARC and MARCXML; comparison with Dublin Core element set; and experimentation with…

Discusses the World Wide Web (W3) and its relevance to a philosophy of science. Topics include PORIDGE, an electronically mediated encyclopedia of postmodern knowledge; hypertext mark-up language; W3 as a medium for information ecologies; the relationship between W3 and the user; social manufacture of knowledge; and W3 as a model. (29 references)…

A supplement to Craigie's two-volume "Bibliography of Scottish Education" is being compiled in the library of Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow. Principles of compilation, methodology, and structure of the new bibliography are described. Availability of printed volume and computer disk versions is noted. (Author/SV)