Presents a review, an analysis, and a projection of the use of machine-readable databases, including online search and support services, and emphasizes the application of bibliographic databases for special libraries. More than 40 references are cited. (FM)

Reviews the background of the "TARGET Project for Aids to Translation," its current facilities, and its goals. Describes the system's central feature as an interactive, multilingual terminology database intended to eliminate time wasted in researching unknown terms and to facilitate final document production, study of person-machine…

Notes advantages and disadvantages of the DIALOG Predicasts files and provides instruction in their use. (RAA)

Suggests that social science information services generally follow patterns set by science information services a decade or so earlier. Topics discussed include library research, the structure of communication and knowledge in the social sciences, communication patterns, shifts in methodology, and reassessment of achievements. (DB)

Compares the retrieval performance of a technique for machine-aided indexing using a controlled vocabulary with that of a Key Word Out of Context Index, basing conclusions on the results of 20 subject searches of a database containing summaries of defense management data. (FM)

Describes the operational activities of UNESCO to facilitate easy access of developing countries to works protected by copyright. Particular reference is made to collection of data, economic situation, formation of national copyright information centers, copyright data bank services, reprographic reproduction, preparation of model contracts,and…

Europe's lag in databanks and online commercial availability is contrasted to its lead in numbers of bibliographic files. Intelligent use of new technologies such as Viewdata and the European Communications Satellite are expected to correct this imbalance. (RAA)

Describes the role of information privacy in modern society, examines recent legal cases to illustrate how privacy cases are adjudicated and to identify the limits of available privacy protection, and raises issues regarding techniques for insuring data confidentiality. (FM)

A challenge is presented to school media specialists to become informed about networks and data bases in order to expand access to resources to meet user needs. (Author)

Discusses restrictions regarding use of bibliographic data bases, cites their rationale in terms of cooperation in input creation, economics and administrative control, and notes their effect on use. (Author/CWM)

Examines some of the primary outlets for IAC (Information Access Company) databases on the Web and evaluates when and why each source might be more appropriate to different situations. Features for DIALOG Web, DataStar Web, DIALOG Select, Dow Jones, and InSite Pro are compared. (Author/LRW)

To elucidate natural spoken conversation as a genre type, the characteristics of dyadic discourse as a "communicative genre" is focused on by examining the primary intent of utterances and the four phases of the dominant exchange structure via an interactive functional analysis of an extensive database of ordinary conversations (student,…

Developments in the representation of music, in notated and acoustic forms, in computerized databases suggest a need for nontext searching. Examines aspects of music notation and sound and reviews literature concerned with basic considerations of musical document representation; systems for encoding music for storage, regeneration, and analysis;…

Although some patent questions should be left to professionals, others can be answered using Internet-based patent databases. Provides an overview of Internet sites, including addresses, descriptions, costs, and evaluations of free and fee-based sites and guidelines for when do-it-yourself online patent searching is and is not appropriate. (PEN)

A property records system organizes data to be utilized by a camp's facilities department and integrated into other areas. Start by deciding what records to keep and allotting the time. Then develop consistent procedures, including organizing data, creating a catalog, making back-up copies, and integrating procedures. Use software tools. A good…