Four independent approaches to the formulation of a taxonomy of review publications and the subsequent development of criteria useful to their planning and evaluation are presented. One approach considers reviews on a continuum of criticality ranging from the bibliographic review through the interpretive to the critical. Another considers types of…

Social science data, existing in a format that can be manipulated by computing machinery, can be used for many purposes in addition to those for which they were initially collected. Scholars and government planners should hve ready and equal access to such material and these groups will be best served if they are informed regarding the…

In 1969 the U.S. Office of Education sponsored a national meeting to examine information dissemination efforts within state education agencies. This initial encounter was designed to introduce the establishment of a network of communication and cooperation involving USOE and the agencies. Texas was awarded funds to begin a study. In 1971 the South…

The thesaurus is explained to be a distillation of the more comprehensive Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors used by the Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouses, and contains approximately 1,500 indexing terms called descriptors selected from the ERIC Thesaurus on the basis of particular need to the Clearinghouse on Exceptional…

This study examined the effectiveness of a simple browse search strategy and a more complex analytical strategy with 25 high school students, using an electronic full-text encyclopedia. Captured keystrokes and student essays were analyzed for retrieval performance and information application. No significant differences between types of search…

Indicates that citation data conform to the Brookes model, that a scientific journal which is used as an archive ages slowly, and that one which supports a research front ages quickly--aging being dependent not only on the material, but on the user. (Author/SW)

Discussion of efficient communication in research and development focuses on the use and nonuse of relevant information. Highlights include information overload and efficiency; nonuse of relevant information as policy; two kinds of overload; and implications for information science. (33 references) (LRW)

Describes competitive intelligence (CI) literature in terms of its location, quantity, authorship, length, and problems of bibliographic access. Highlights include subject access; competitive intelligence research; espionage and security; monographs; and journals. (21 references) (LRW)

To explore whether there is a recognizable point (a terminology-setting event, e.g., a scholarly conference, a special issue of a journal, or a particularly influential journal article) in the development of a new branch of knowledge that serves to codify a vocabulary for the researchers of that field, electronic and manual searches were conducted…

The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system provides information to education writers for newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. ERIC can be used to find the names of reliable sources in a given field, as well as background information for an in-depth article or broadcast. The ERIC collection of documents on microfiche is…

Until recently, the emphasis in information storage and retrieval systems has been towards batch-processing of large files. In contrast, SHOEBOX is designed for the unformatted, personal file collection of the computer-naive individual. Operating through display terminals in a time-sharing, interactive environment on the IBM 360, the user can…

Delphi is a method for obtaining group judgments on factual matters for which precise information may not be available, and on values for which information is a matter of opinion. This paper discusses different applications of the Delphi method to educational planning and attempts to evaluate its potential in resolving the particular needs of the…

In 1972 American universities will confer 33,700 doctorates. An essential feature of the process which leads to the doctorate is the submission and defense of a dissertation. The doctoral dissertation must embody the results of extended research, be an original contribution to knowledge and include material worthy of publication. It is surprising,…

The manual is designed to clarify and document procedures now in effect at the Information Center of the Council for Exceptional Children, to assist in training new personnel, and to provide a model for other information centers. Types of information requests received are differentiated, followed by a profile of the typical users of the…

Reports results of a national survey on the use of computerized central registry systems as in child protective services, the perceived advantages and disadvantages of such systems and the extent to which protections have been established against potential abuse of individual civil rights. A need for further study of central registries is…