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Peer reviewedLopez, Manuel D. – Urban Education, 1990
Discusses ERIC practices related to the "Current Index to Journals in Education" (CIJE). Presents information about problems with the clearinghouse system and the information gaps that result from these problems. Lists 65 journals that were on the CIJE list but were actually not processed by ERIC in the 5 years prior to the article. (JS)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Clearinghouses, Information Needs, Information Services
Peer reviewedLynch, Clifford A. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Explains the technologies of electronic imaging as background for other articles in this section, focusing on technologies seen by the developer or user of electronic imaging applications. Topics discussed include image acquisition, storage, retrieval, compression, transmission, display, manipulation, and printing; standards and architectural…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Information Retrieval, Information Science
Peer reviewedShor, Francis – Journal of General Education, 1993
Suggests that news media play a major role in shaping adult college students' views and in suppressing critical thinking. Reports on Wayne State University students' perceptions of the Gulf War, linking those perceptions to the media. Describes the use of class discussion in a media literacy and critical thinking course. Includes the Gulf War…
Descriptors: College Students, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Information Sources
Peer reviewedGomez, Enrique J.; Quiles, Jose A.; Sanz, Marcos F.; del Pozo, Francisco – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1998
Presents a cooperative information system for remote medical imaging diagnosis. General computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) problems addressed are definition of a procedure for the design of user-centered cooperative systems (conceptual level); and improvement of user feedback and optimization of the communication bandwidth in highly…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer System Design, Cooperative Programs
Peer reviewedTallman, Julie I. – School Library Media Research, 1999
Examines what occurred when the mental models of library media specialists teaching electronic information literacy database access interconnected in the complex changing environment of a lesson. Discusses changes to the mental models the library media specialists held with respect to the electronic database, role of the library media specialist,…
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Strategies, Information Literacy, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedBaich, Laura; Loving, Jessica – OAH Magazine of History, 1998
Describes 21 World Wide Web sites devoted to various aspects of judicial history. Includes for each entry the site name, address (Uniform Resource Locator), and brief description of site contents. Focuses primarily on United States judicial history but also includes some resources for Anglo-Irish legal history and world legal history. (DSK)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Courts, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Peer reviewedSloan, Bernie – Library Trends, 1999
Explores the idea that written family stories are akin to folk objects and suggests that folklore is a powerful medium for transmitting information and should be incorporated more fully into the curricula of schools of library and information science. Presents personal narratives and reminiscences from the author's interviews with family members.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Family History, Folk Culture, Higher Education
Schrock, Kathleen – Book Report, 1999
Outlines the need to train students to think critically about information sources. Describes steps students should take in evaluating information on the World Wide Web. Discusses evaluating the authority of the author; presentation of Web sites; and content, bias, and authenticity of information. (AEF)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Electronic Publishing
Peer reviewedWalters, William H. – Journal of Documentation, 1999
Describes collection-development strategies for use in the identification, evaluation, and selection of numeric-data resources. Addresses three primary issues: the delineation of collecting scope and organizational role; the identification of potentially relevant data resources; and the evaluation of those resources in accordance with objective,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Design, Evaluation Criteria, Information Sources
Unsworth, Michael E. – American Libraries, 1999
Discusses the history of the concept of freedom of information, development of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and its fluctuations. Explains how to file a FOIA request, what happens when records are released, and what can be done to improve FOIA. Sidebars list FOIA Web sites and material exempted from FOIA. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Freedom of Information, Government Publications, Information Dissemination
Cubbins, Elaine M. – SACNAS News, 1999
Presents guidelines for evaluating and identifying Web sites that contain accurate information and are not exploitative of American Indians. Reviews general information, content and authority guidelines for Web sites. (CCM)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedWilliamson, Kirsty – Library & Information Science Research, 1998
Discusses the role of information which is incidentally or accidentally acquired and reports on a study that investigated the information-seeking behavior of older adults, aged 60 and over, from Australia. Examines the role of telecommunications, especially the telephone; interviews that determined information needs and sources; and the mass media…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incidental Learning, Information Needs, Information Seeking
Peer reviewedMiller, Heather S. – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1998
Presents an alternative method of managing the purchase of volumes in monographic series. The purpose is to both ensure comprehensive review of all volumes in specified monographic series and to allow return of volumes not wanted for the library's collections. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Information Sources, Library Acquisition, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
O'Sullivan, Michael; Scott, Thomas – MultiMedia Schools, 2000
Discusses the Internet as a resource for secondary school students and describes a three-day Internet Information Literacy unit that is designed to improve students' critical thinking skills in using the Internet. Considers reliability problems, evaluation criteria, navigation problems, and effective research strategies. (LRW)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Evaluation Criteria, Information Literacy, Information Sources
Paepcke, Andreas; Brandriff, Robert; Janee, Greg; Larson, Ray; Ludaescher, Bertram; Melnik, Sergey; Raghavan, Sriram; [and] Owen, Catherine; Pearson, Tony; Arnold, Stephen; [and] Moore, Reagan; Baru, Chaitan; Rajasekar, Arcot; Ludaescher, Bertram; Marciano, Richard; Wan, Michael; Schroeder, Wayne; Gupta, Amarnath; [and] Coyle, Karen – D-Lib Magazine, 2000
Includes four articles that discuss: (1) search middleware, or software packages that allow access to information sources for digital libraries; (2) film archives and building online collections of data for use in film research and teaching; (3) digital archives; and (4) a virtual union catalog for the University of California. (LRW)
Descriptors: Archives, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries
