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Presents information on a case study which used an integer programming method to investigate a library's loan policy. Insight on a literature relating to loan policy; Details on the integer programming method; Information on King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia; Categorization of library users.

Focuses on a study which used techniques derived from artificial intelligence (AI) research, to automate the production of meta-data supporting the library interface in the Informedia Digital Video Library. Standard method for making the full context of audio and video material searchable; Advantages of using the Informedia Digital Video Library system.

OMB Circular No. A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources, sets basic policy for the management of information and Information technology by Federal agencies. The circular makes a distinction and explains the relation between access to information and dissemination of information. Further work on application of the Circular's general principles will focus especially on electronic filing and the proper roles of the public and private sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Naive (end-user) searchers were assigned to two different experimental conditions and given conceptual instruction in online searching. The subjects, fourteen graduate students in mass communication, were searching on topics framed in a mass-communication context. Seven subjects were assigned to conduct a search in printed indexes followed by a search in DIALOG electronic files. The other seven subjects were assigned to conduct a search in DIALOG electronic files followed by a search in printed indexes. The precision of the electronic searches was measured, and the total relevant items found in the combined search was computed. The first hypothesis, that the manual/electronic searches would be more precise than the electronic/ manual searches, was not supported by standard measures of statistical significance, but the direction of effect was supportive. The second hypothesis, that an electronic/manual search will locate, overall, more relevant items than a manual/electronic search, was also not statistically supported, but did show supportive direction of effect. Small sample size may be the cause of the statistically insignificant findings. The study suggests that for naive searchers, an electronic search followed by a manual search may be the best approach for covering a large and complex topic with an expanding literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article attempts to reconstruct, from the material available to the author, the concept of the national system of scientific, technical, and organizational information in Poland. A new approach to the system was formally introduced in 1974 and is now a subject of extensive debate among Polish librarians and information specialists. The network might be of interest to some Western readers for its unique scope, and for its professional and political implications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A six-month journal evaluation study was conducted at the two NOAA libraries in Boulder, Colorado, from 28 October 1975 to 28 April 1976 to assist in subscription renewal activities, enhancement of collection relevance, and determination of efficient methodology. Data were collected from a use study, circulation and interlibrary loan statistics, a core list, local availability, questionnaire returns, subscription costs, and librarian and patron input. Results showed that (1) monitoring use for three months pulled 84% of the low-use titles obtained in the six-month study indicating that a three-month study is sufficient; (2) considering the lower 31% of the collection in terms of six-month useage, the same titles were pulled 92% of the time when using raw use versus use density data, indicating that use density data need not be obtained for determination of low value titles; (3) when two or more scientists (about 0.8% of scientists responding to a questionnaire) recommended a title, it appeared as a low-use (two or fewer uses) title 5.5% of the time (13.7% of the time for one or more scientists) thus indicating the significance of scientists' recommendations; (4) a balance index for determination of collection balance was derived. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A decision model for book acquisitions has been developed to simulate the intellectual processes used in acquiring these materials in academic libraries. It consists of a flow chart, weighted inputs and an equation, which when solved indicates whether a library should add the title to its collection, refer it to a cooperative group, defer the decision or drop it altogether. Inputs to the model need further study and development, but the model is a step in defining and quantifying the decision process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents a response to a letter to the editor referencing education curriculum, published in the "Journal of the American Society for Information Science."

Presents a letter to the editor referencing the article on computer mapping, published in the May 1984 issue of the "Journal of the American Society for Information Science."