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Peer reviewedSvarc, J.; Svarc, A. – Information Processing and Management, 1989
The Cobb-Douglas model applied to value added as a function of labor, capital, purchases of information services, and purchases of other input is used to investigate the use of information by the industrial sector of Croatia, Yugoslavia. It is concluded that less than an optimal amount of information resources is being used. (13 references)…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Foreign Countries, Industry, Information Utilization
Peer reviewedAnd Others; Fialkowski, Konrad R. – Information Processing and Management, 1981
Describes the principles and methodology of Warsaw Clearinghouse activity and its specialized bibliographic service for collecting, processing, and disseminating information on thesauri and related topics. An information retrieval system TEKLA, designed to improve clearinghouse service, is discussed. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Clearinghouses, Data Processing, Databases
Peer reviewedvan der Starre, Jan H. E. – Information Processing and Management, 1993
Summarizes the findings of a recent study of the ways in which the institutions for initial library professional training in the countries of the European Community have incorporated information technology into their curricula. Four stages of development are identified, and increased library school cooperation--both within and between…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedZeffane, Rachid M.; Gul, Ferdinand A. – Information Processing and Management, 1993
Explores the effects of task characteristics and structural characteristics on aspects of information processing based on a survey of employees in the Australian telecommunications industry. Relevant research is reviewed; the analysis of results is explained; and implications for organizations are suggested. (Contains 42 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Information Processing
Peer reviewedAziagba, Philip C. – Information Processing and Management, 1993
Describes a bibliometric study of the "Nigerian Journal of Microbiology" that was conducted to aid librarians in scientific journal selection decisions. Data are presented on authorship; forms of literature; ages of the literature; ranking of titles included in citations; geographic location of authors; and academic disciplines of…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Citations (References), Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disciplines
Peer reviewedPravdic, Nevenka; Oluic-Vukovic, Vesna – Information Processing and Management, 1987
Outlines procedures for selecting scientific journals for academic library collections and provides a model which ranks data sources according to their relative weights rather than ranking the journals themselves. Use of the model in scientifically less developed countries is discussed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSlonim, Jacob; Bauer, Michael A. – Information Processing and Management, 1990
Description of a Canadian research and development project that involved the development of a library information system which would satisfy the needs of a variety of libraries focuses on the technological aspects of the system. Data manipulation is discussed, software is described, standards are considered, and customer requirements are examined.…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Data Processing
