Browsing by Subject: Information Sciences
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MEDOC: An Index for the Health Sciences
Wayne J. Peay
Government Information Quarterly Vol. 2, No. 2 (1985) pp. 193–205
Describes MEDOC, an index to U.S. government documents in health sciences produced at the Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah. Both the development of the index from an in... More
pp. 193-205
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Computing and the Political World
James N. Danziger
Computers and the Social Sciences Vol. 2, No. 4 (1986) pp. 183–200
Presents a review of research on the influence of computing on government and politics. States that computing has increased information power, efficiency, and centralized control within the... More
pp. 183-200
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Special Resource Centers in Gerontology and Geriatrics
Dorothea R. Zito
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian Vol. 4, No. 4 (1985) pp. 61–66
Growth of special resource centers (i.e., Gerontological Information Program (GRIP) and New York Statewide Resource Center for Geriatric Education) shows need for intermediary information services ... More
pp. 61-66
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Library Automation in the People's Republic of China
John H. Maier
Information Technology and Libraries Vol. 5, No. 2 (1986) pp. 106–11
This article is the result of author's visit to more than 16 of China's top university libraries, various Academy of Sciences libraries, and National Peking Library during 1984-85 academic year.... More
pp. 106-11
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Empirical Laws and Theories of Information and Software Sciences
Pranas Zunde
Information Processing and Management Vol. 20, No. 1 (1984) pp. 5–18
Reviews what information and software sciences have thus far accomplished in search for empirical regularities and laws and examines what theories have been developed to explain and account for... More
pp. 5-18
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Since Bath: A Review of Published Information Transfer Studies in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 1974 Through 1978
Perry D. Morrison
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian Vol. 1, No. 1 (1979) pp. 5–22
Review of selected studies on use of social science information indicates that social scientists tend to use private sources and informal networks rather than libraries; value of citation studies... More
pp. 5-22
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Online Searching in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Sara D. Knapp
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian Vol. 1, No. 1 (1979) pp. 23–36
This overview of 48 online databases relevant to behavioral and social sciences provides access and scope information for each database, a listing of database vendors, and a list of selected... More
pp. 23-36
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Academic Information in the Academic Health Sciences Center: Roles for the Library in Information Management
Nina W. Matheson & John A. D. Cooper
Journal of Medical Education Vol. 57, No. 10 (October 1982)
The rationale for the long-range development of integrated institutional information management networks is presented. How such networks can be achieved through the development of a technologically... More
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Nonbibliographic On-line Data Base Services
Ruth N. Landau & Judith Wanger
Journal of the American Society for Information Science Vol. 31, No. 3 (May 1980) pp. 171–80
Presents an overview of nonbibliographic computerized databases in business and economics, science and technology, and the social sciences, and discusses some major issues in the field. (FM) More
pp. 171-80
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Women in Computer Sciences
Clare Rose & Sally Ann Menninger
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The keynote address of a conference that focused on the future of women in science and engineering fields and the opportunities available to them in the computer sciences is presented. Women's... More
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The use of new media among sports information directors in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Timothy J. Gerszewski, Southwest Minnesota State University, United States
(2010) pp. 1–83
This action research project explored the use of new media by sports information sae directors in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Thirteen sports information directors participated in ... More
pp. 1-83
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Exploring Factors Influencing K-12 Teachers Information-Seeking Behaviors on Educational Portals
I-Ling Cheng, School of Information Sciences- Library and Information Science Program, University of Pittsburgh, United States; Daqing He, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, United States; Brenda G. Jordan, Asian Studies Center, University Center for International Studies,University of Pittsburgh, United States
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 (Oct 21, 2013) pp. 1831–1839
Abstract: Computer and internet technologies are now widespread, which directly impacts on teaching-learning in K-12 education. Many researchers state that to understand teachers’ information... More
pp. 1831-1839
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Openness of Information-Communications Systems: The Rescue Tool for Preserving Information Age Heritage
Fjodor Ruzic, Institute for Informatics, Croatia
Proceedings of the Informing Science and Information Technology Education Conference 2013 (Jul 01, 2013)
Information communication systems contextually are similar to the informing science idea and they are conveyed by three main categories making them operational in a real life environment. These... More
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The Senegal Project: A Cultural Foods Unit for Middle School Students
Diane Nelson
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences Vol. 103, No. 3 (2011) pp. 35–36
The Senegal Project is the culminating project in a unit on cultural foods in an 8th grade family and consumer sciences (FCS) course. Initially, students take a quick world tour by studying and... More
pp. 35-36
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Tracking Trends: Students' Information Use in the Social Sciences and Humanities, 1995-2008
Joanne B. Smyth
portal: Libraries and the Academy Vol. 11, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 551–573
This study uses citation analysis to examine students' dissertations and theses in history, psychology, and education, noting changes in research practices since the introduction of electronic... More
pp. 551-573
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Physiology
Ian Kay
Journal of Biological Education Vol. 42, No. 4 (2008)
Underlying recent developments in health care and new treatments for disease are advances in basic medical sciences. This edition of "Webwatch" focuses on sites dealing with basic medical sciences,... More
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An Exploratory Study of Adoption of Software and Hardware by Faculty in the Liberal Arts and Sciences
Teresa Yohon & Don Zimmerman
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Vol. 36, No. 1 (2006) pp. 9–27
Universities and colleges are investing millions of dollars in information technology infrastructure to support teaching, research, and service, and thousands of dollars annually in faculty... More
pp. 9-27
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Evaluation of a University Online Information Literacy Unit
Nicole Crawford & Andrew Broertjes
Australian Library Journal Vol. 59, No. 4 (November 2010) pp. 187–196
Arts IRIS (Introductory Research and Information Skills) is a compulsory online information literacy unit for commencing students in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at The... More
pp. 187-196
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Information Literacy among Medical Students in the College of Health Sciences in Niger Delta University, Nigeria
Emmanuel E. Baro, Benake-ebide C. Endouware & Janet O. Ubogu
Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems Vol. 45, No. 1 (2011) pp. 107–120
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to investigate whether undergraduate students in the College of Health Sciences in Niger Delta University are information literate, and to determine whether they... More
pp. 107-120
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Get Your Head in the Clouds
Bernd Becker
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian Vol. 30, No. 1 (2011) pp. 57–60
EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association dedicated to advancing higher education by promoting the efficient and effective use of information technology, recently released the annual "ECAR Study of... More
pp. 57-60