Papers presented at scientific meetings are at least as valuable as those published in the journals. As a medium for current awareness, meeting papers have important advantages over those published in the journals. "Current Programs," a new current-awareness service, is making it possible to take advantage of this heretofore underutilized…

Report of a research project aimed at determining the availability and use of occupational information in Alberta, Canada, secondary schools. (JOW)

Sternberg's Thinking Style Inventory and the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire were completed by 261 of 552 teleworkers in virtual teams. Cognitive styles and types of media (rich/lean) were associated with commitment to telework and to the team. Results have implications for staff development and the design of telework. (Contains 74…

Objectives: Existing findings on cancer patients' use of information sources were synthesized to (1) rank the most and least used information sources and the most helpful information sources and to (2) find the impact of patient demographics and situations on use of information sources. Methods: To synthesize results found across studies, a…

To let newspaper researchers know the information sources used for various applications and the value of each of the sources, 122 Newspaper Research Council members were surveyed in February 1988 (with a 75% response rate). Questions concerned the frequency of use of various listed sources, and the value, location, and applications for each…

The training manual was developed as a tool for understanding the occupational information and descriptive data presented in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) (Volumes 1 and 2 and Supplements 1 and 2). Exercises are provided in workbook form to increase an understanding of the occupational information presented. Exercises coordinated…

A simulation program is presented which considers the effect of response time upon the utilization of a multiple node information system. Specific examples of such systems are presented. They include: (1) information networks, (2) library systems, (3) multi-level files. The simulation characterizes users (in terms of their information requirements…

Discusses the critical sociology of communication of the Frankfurt School suggesting that theorists such as Lowenthal, Adorno, and Habermas have outlined both the political economics of manipulation and the social psychological interaction between the audience and the media. (MH)

Presents an interview in which Robert Carkhuff states his current beliefs with respect to the critical ingredients to effective functioning in the Age of Information. (BH)

Information transfer among scientists can be regarded as analoguous to a complex rate process highly dependent on the characteristics of the information forms. A general model is presented and an attempt made to quantify certain pathways. (25 references) (Author)

Examines results from one pilot study and two empirical studies of a collaborative filtering system applied in higher education settings. Explains the use of collaborative filtering in electronic commerce and suggests it can be adapted to education to help find useful Web resources and to bring people together with similar interests and beliefs.…

Analysis of consumer decision making following deregulation of the telephone industry (based on a sample of 500 Pennsylvania residents) shows that independent decision making and tendency to use information and influence others are highly interrelated. Four types of consumers were identified: influential, active, dependent, and nondecision makers.…

Examines the notions of aging, obsolescence, impact, growth, utilization, and related concepts in information science. Illustrates the influence of growth on aging, how aging rates can be corrected for growth, and the relation with impact measures. Presents mathematical results, practical calculations, and examples of these concepts. Gives a brief…

On the verge of 21st century with the knowledge explosion it has become one of the prime necessities of all the students to become an information literate life-long learner in order to meet the requirements of the fast-paced society. Students differ in the way they seek information, its use, as well as the way they adopt these information. All…