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Koltay, Tibor; Krakowska, Monika; Landova, Hana; Prokai, Margit – Education for Information, 2011
The Visegrad group comprises four countries: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. The literature on information literacy, mainly in the respective national languages, and the development of initiatives are presented in this paper. The situation in each country is discussed separately, followed by a short discussion of similarities and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, Information Skills, Comparative Analysis
Chitty, Mary Glen – 1979
The functions of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and its predecessor agencies in serving as a central source for dissemination of federally funded scientific and technical research reports are examined in this paper. The primary emphasis is on identifying questions which need to be asked before any solutions to perceived problems…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Bibliographies, Government Publications, History
Organizacion de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educacion, la Ciencia y la Cultura, Madrid (Spain). – 1988
This directory is designed to provide an introduction to educational information and documentation services for specialists in information and educational documentation as well as educational administrators, planners, and researchers, and teachers. Its basic objective is to promote cooperation between such services, thereby increasing the transfer…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Education, Foreign Countries
Hernandono – UNESCO Bulletin for Libraries, 1978
Discusses the development of a library network in Indonesia, including problems encountered due to inadequate manpower, the need for the support of a powerful national advisory committee, and the possibility of utilizing telecommunication facilities in the future. (CWM)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Documentation, Information Networks, Information Services
Benson, Gregory, Jr. – 1977
Composed of three separate papers, this document contains the initial design work required for the National Education Practice File Development Project. The first paper presents the ideas put forth by educators regarding their perceptions of what a "practice file" should be and how it might be organized and maintained. Areas considered…
Descriptors: Databases, Design Requirements, Educational Research, Educational Resources
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Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Science Information Exchange. – 1978
This international directory of existing information systems and services on ongoing research includes descriptions of planned systems and services, those under development, and those which are fully operational, as well as several institutional initiatives which represent innovative approaches to the field. Data collection for the inventory was…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Databases, Directories, Global Approach
Elliott, David L. – 1978
A study was conducted (1) to describe the specific services of seven major career education information and technical assistance systems, including (but not limited to) content of each system, services offered, clients served, procedures for use, cost for each service, service area (geographic), response formats, response time, and utility of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Clearinghouses, Comparative Analysis, Information Centers
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Two papers on library and information activities in developing nations, particularly in India and other Asian countries, were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference. In "IFLA in Asia: A Review of the Work of the Regional Section for Asia," Edward Lim Huck Tee (Malaysia) describes the low…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Developing Nations, Information Services, International Organizations
Bedarf, Erwin W.; Korotkin, Arthur L. – 1969
A report is presented of a study undertaken to analyze the future clearinghouse requirements of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system. Volume 1 describes research on the domains of future ERIC clearinghouses. A taxonomy of education was created, a sample of educational literature categorized by means of it, and 21 domains…
Descriptors: Classification, Clearinghouses, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
Kirpicheva, I. K. – 1979
In describing the role of Soviet libraries in the satisfaction of information needs of specialists, I.K. Kirpicheva has provided a comprehensive picture of the extensive system for the State System Scientific and Technical Information (SSSTI) in support of the accelerated development of Soviet science and technology. Information needs arising at…
Descriptors: Centralization, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination