Key Papers on the Use of Computer-based Bibliographic Services


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Compilation of research papers on the uses of computer-based information services and bibliographyc data bases in the USA - lists some directories of available services, and covers standardization, the experiences of university librarys and industrial users, the experiences of information centres in the USA and the UK, the national level scientific and technical information system in Canada, etc. Flow charts and references.







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Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science


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"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."







Designing a National Scientific and Technological Communication System


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Contributors: Russell L. Ackoff, Martin C. J. Elton, Thomas A Cowan, James C. Emery, Peter Davis, Marybeth L. Meditz, Wladimer M. Sachs. With the collaboration of William C. Donovan, Mohammad Jahani, and Jonathan V. Rosenhead.




Librarians and Online Services


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USA. Research report on the use of computerized information services in librarys - examines consequences for librarians and other staff, discusses cost evaluations and related financial aspects, and investigates the various types of present and future information retrieval services, their marketing and management, etc. Bibliography pp. 121 and 122, questionnaires (checklists and search forms), references and statistical tables.