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Zull, Carolyn G.; Baumanis, George J. – 1967
A study of relevance through comparison of texts judged by users is reported. The relevant set of documents for each information request was characterized by textual properties. The validity of procedures and interpretations is discussed. Consideration is given to possible mechanization of the process and its possible usefulness in development of…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Correlation, Information Retrieval, Investigations
Download full textBenford, John Q. – 1969
The data-gathering instruments and accompanying materials included in this document were designed, pretested, and evaluated during Phase I of a project to determine the library resource requirements for elementary and secondary students in Philadelphia, and to analyze the contributing part school systems and the public library system might play in…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational Resources, Libraries, Library Research
Anderson, R. R.; And Others – 1968
The SDI system now operational at the Institute for Atomic Research, Iowa State University, is implemented with the concept of feedback. The profile user is notified of a document which may be of interest to him and indicates his response to this document on the response card accompanying the notification. The profile words carry individual…
Descriptors: Documentation, Evaluation, Feedback, Information Dissemination
Sage, C. R. – 1968
A resume of the Ames Laboratory Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) Computer System is presented. The results of three types of evaluation studies made of the Ames Laboratory SDI systems are discussed which include: evaluation of model studies utilizing restricted document and user sample sizes; statistical evaluation of production runs…
Descriptors: Computers, Documentation, Evaluation, Information Dissemination
Matross, Ronald; And Others – 1974
A mailed survey was conducted of the drinking practices of students at the University of Minnesota. Responses were received from 402 of the 496 individuals in a random sample of students at the Twin Cities campus. Key findings include: (1) the majority of students, 56 percent of the men and 61 percent of the women, were classed as moderate…
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, College Students, Individual Differences, National Norms
Atherton, Pauline, Ed. – 1972
The 15th annual summer symposia sponsored by the School of Library Science of Syracuse University invited speakers who represented efforts to humanize knowledge in the social sciences. They described their recent efforts in a neglected research area, namely the role and status of blacks in society. Dr. Charles V. Willie, a sociologist, presented…
Descriptors: Black Education, Black History, Blacks, Conferences
Mikhailov, A. I., Ed. – 1973
The approach taken in preparing this collection of papers was to focus upon questions of an applied nature pertaining to the studies of information needs and connected with the theory of scientific information, rather than to approach the problems of user needs in information science from a purely theoretical point of view. The nine papers…
Descriptors: Documentation, Information Needs, Information Science, Information Systems
Skelton, Barbara – 1971
The Investigation into Information Requirements of the Social Sciences (INFROSS) was initiated in 1968 because it was feared that in the absence of knowledge about information requirements of the social sciences, solutions adopted in science, based on the findings of science user studies, would be applied to the social sciences. It is now…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Information Needs, Information Systems, Information Utilization
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY. Dept. of Computer Science. – 1970
Part Three of this five part report on Salton's Magical Automatic Retriever of Texts (SMART) project contains four papers. The first: "Variations on the Query Splitting Technique with Relevance Feedback" by T. P. Baker discusses some experiments in relevance feedback performed with variations on the technique of query splitting. The…
Descriptors: Automation, Feedback, Information Retrieval, Online Systems
Thom, Bill – 1969
The aims of this one-year research project undertaken for the School of Librarianship were: (1) to determine the various information needs of the user groups in the colleges, (2) to investigate present library services in light of the users' needs and (3) to propose immediate and long-term development plans for the library. In this study the role…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Needs, Library Planning, Library Role
Bury, Richard L.; Dutra, Robert S. – 1970
This survey reports the use of installed tables and stoves as compared with the use of personal tables and stoves at 20 campgrounds in the central Sierra Nevada during the summer of 1961. The data reveal about 70 percent of the campers brought a portable stove. Installed grates were used by only half of the campers who had them available, and…
Descriptors: Camping, Comparative Analysis, Equipment Utilization, Recreational Facilities
Barcley, Janet A. – 1971
The results of a questionnaire sent to the users of the Health Sciences Information Service (HSIS) at the University of Kentucky are summarized by this report. Several observations were made from the data presented: (1) when a dependable information service is organized it gets used; (2) the number of individuals who report the use of HSIS through…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Services, Library Services, Medical Libraries
Zink, Lee B.; And Others – 1973
The purpose of this study was the examination of the Albuquerque Model Cities Library Materials and Cultural Centers and of their impact upon the community they serve. This was not a traditional cost/benefit study although it contains many of the aspects of such an analysis. The area served by the Centers is an area of relatively poor persons of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Blacks, Disadvantaged
New South Wales Parliamentary Library, Sidney (Australia). – 1969
The views of three parliamentary librarians and two academics on the subject of library services to Australian legislators are given in this publication. A variety of viewpoints is given in order to stimulate and provoke reaction from the Members of Parliament for whom the book is basically intended. The five articles included are: (1) "The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Legislators, Library Role
Tolliver, Don L.; Drake, Miriam – 1973
The major objective of this survey is to describe and evaluate current policies, activities, staffing and use of the (Teletype Writer Exchange) TWX System by the Indiana State Library and the four university libraries. Data were collected by the interview method from a total of eighteen employees; each of whom were actively involved in one of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Decentralization, Evaluation, Library Networks
