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Download full textClague, P. – 1971
The performance, economics and acceptability to users of the INSPEC SDI system were investigated in this study. The effect that provision of an SDI service might have on the information-use habits of users was also studied. The sample group of users consisted of 600 individuals of whom 540 were drawn equally from: universities and colleges,…
Descriptors: Economics, Electronics, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
Clague, P. – 1971
Volume II of this five volume investigation of the INSPEC SDI system contains discussions of the following topics: (1) Composition of user and control groups and the information use habits of users and controls, (2) thesaurus development and document indexing, (3) problems of printing notification cards and assessing numbers required for each…
Descriptors: Economics, Foreign Countries, Indexing, Information Dissemination
Clague, P. – 1971
The third volume of this five volume study of the INSPEC SDI system contains: Recall performance of SDI profiles; Assessment of the Recall performance of the SDI system in relation to particularly valuable articles; Subjective assessment of the SDI system Recall performance; Relation between Precision performance of the system and document…
Descriptors: Economics, Electronics, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
Clague, P. – 1971
Volume IV of this five volume study of the INSPEC SDI system consists of the following appendices to the study: A proposal to investigate the selective dissemination of information; Covering letter to questionnaire; Questionnaire: survey of information use; Chasing letter; Letter of invitation to participate; Chasing letter; Statement of…
Descriptors: Economics, Electronics, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
Clague, P. – 1971
The appendices included in Volume V of this five volume study of the INSPEC SDI system are a continuation of those in Volume IV and consist of: Communications with users etc.; Specimen sheets from descriptor file; Time on profile modification and analysis, and user assessment; Profiles compiled by compilers 1, 2, and 3; Proposed comparison of…
Descriptors: Economics, Electronics, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
Clague, P. – 1971
The investigation of the performance, economics, and acceptability to users of the selective dissemination of information (SDI) computer system that supported the International Information Service in Physics, Electrotechnology, Computers, and Control (INSPEC) during its initial testing phase is described. The initial design of the study, involving…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Electricity, Evaluation
