In an institute responsible for coordinating research and development for the electric energy industry, a data base and technical library are being developed to provide for information and research needs. Includes a selected basic annotated list of reference publications. (LS)

Provides a conceptual framework and the organizational content for describing and understanding the nature and role of information systems in higher educational decisionmaking. Sections covered include: university processes, core data bases, analytical tools, general information, and evaluation processes. (Author/PG)

A new technique, known as discrimination value analysis, ranks the text words in accordance with how well they are able to discriminate the documents of a collection from each other. (Author/PF)

Reference librarians at Georgia Institute of Technology provide computerized reference service through the Georgia Information Dissemination Center. (PF)

Describes the New York Times Information Bank which indexes 66 journals and newspapers plus the New York Times, and has been called the "ultimate data bank." (PG)

The computer search service provided to faculty by the University of New Mexico General Library is described. (PF)

This annotated bibliography contains 150 citations of journal articles, conference and research reports, and other publications drawn from the BIBELO database concerning linguistics as applied to the field of information science or information science as applied to linguistics. The bulk of the bibliography consists of the bibliographic citations,…

This brief guide provides journalists with information on the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). It describes what is in ERIC, why journalists writing education news should use ERIC, when ERIC is most useful, and how journalists can obtain access to ERIC. It explains how to search the ERIC database, manually or on compact disks…

A common command language has been proposed for use by systems designers and those developing new user interfaces. There is controversy over the appropriateness of a standard command language, and those who are working in artificial intelligence believe that natural language interfaces will make it unnecessary for users to learn such a language,…

A glossary of terms used in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is presented. IPEDS is a group of 10 surveys designed to collect data from all primary providers of postsecondary education and is a major part of data collection for the federal Center for Education Statistics. In developing IPEDS, a set of common data elements…

Focusing on how to use a microcomputer as a terminal for searching online databases, this digest addresses the following topics: (1) hardware and software requirements; (2) configuring the software; and (3) basic requirements for specific microcomputers. Special features in communications software which allow microcomputer users to do database…

Holdings of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) and fiscal year (FY) 1982 data acquisitions and software enhancements are discussed. NCHEMS holds many years of data from surveys conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, the National Science Foundation, the Bureau of the Census, and the Department…

Managers and executives need the easy and quick access to business and management information that online databases can provide, but many have difficulty articulating their search needs to an intermediary. One possible solution would be to encourage managers and their immediate support staff members to search textual databases directly as they now…

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: Today there are over 900 on-line data banks available for public access. Most microcomputers can use them through the aid of a modem and communication program. Major public information utilities that offer access to these on-line data bases are growing and expanding. The Source, a data base utility…

Online searching is now a recognized specialization in library schools, but there are certain problems involved with offering online courses. There is a large amount of material to be covered, especially in one course. Students must learn new concepts and make them work in a machine environment. It is difficult to offer suggestions for a fruitful…