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This overview of the ERIC system begins with a brief history of the system; a description of the types and numbers of materials contained in the database; sources of types of information for educators that are not processed by ERIC; and the various publications and reference materials produced by and for the system. The analysis of ERIC usage in the United States that follows is based on the final report of the Cost and Usage Study of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) System, which was conducted by King Research in 1981. This analysis includes data on types of access points for the ERIC system and the services they offer; the level of knowledge of ERIC in the educational community; a qualitative evaluation of ERIC products and services; and ERIC coverage of materials related to disadvantaged groups. The components of the ERIC system and their functions are then described, including relationships among the various units and products and services designed to make ERIC more available to users. System operations, resource allocation, and costs are also discussed. The article concludes with a discussion of cultural, organizational, and policy concerns that would need to be addressed if the ERIC model were to be adapted to meet the needs of French educators. (BBM)

In the paper entitled “Risks and vulnerabilities generated by gambling addiction”, we have described the risks and vulnerabilities that gambling addiction generates on MIA missions and on the classified information handled. The scientific approach is based on the premise of the security awareness in which we must recognize the importance of the checks carried out by the intelligence services in the process of granting access to classified information, as well as their contribution to national security. However, the gambling phenomenon has grown in Romania, a situation in which it could have a negative impact in the circumstances of a possible addiction, including among MIA’s personnel.

Thanks to the Medical Information Service of our institution, we obtained the data on burns during 2019, saved in the national database. We found 10,913 reports, among them 10,347 metropolitan and 566 overseas. When compared to the French population on January 1st 2020, the incidences were 16 (global population); 15.7 (metropolitan) and 27.1 (overseas)/100,000 inhabitants respectively. The majority (62.95%) of the patients were taken care of in Burn Centres (BCs). However, 4,043 patients were never seen by a burn specialist. Nevertheless 88.54% of skin grafts were performed in BCs and 71.86% of the burns with high seriousness (levels 3 and 4) were in BCs. One hundred and seventy-nine patients (1.64%) died. For the first time, we obtained the intensive care activity, through the scoring actions. Intensive care was held for 958 patients (8.96%), 90.81% of them in a BC. Only 28.57% were associated with major (>30% BSA) burns, but these major burns accounted for 63.78% of the organ failure treatments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper tests a long-overlooked aspect of the association between school management and student mental health. Specifically, the question asked is whether and to what extent quality of information services is associated with students’ feelings of loneliness. Research on this relationship is almost inexistent—most probably because of the rather narrow conceptual framework within which loneliness research has been carried out. The present study attempts to fill this gap by looking at loneliness from a different conceptual angle, that of alienation, and from there to test a couple of hypotheses: (i) the significance of the relationship between quality of information services and student loneliness and (ii) the protective role of quality of informal student networks. Data from 439 undergraduate students from a Moroccan institution of higher education were used for the purpose. Both hypotheses were confirmed. Quality of information services, which a sweeping majority of students (64.2%) rated as unsatisfactory, was negatively associated with feelings of loneliness (β = -.17**, p < .01). To test the protective role of quality of student networks, a moderation analysis was conducted. Quality of student networks proved a significant moderator. Results and implication for educational management and future research directions are discussed.

The Centre de Référence sur les Agents Tératogènes (CRAT) is a unique French national reference center involved in the risk assessment of exogenous agents (mainly drugs, but also medical imaging and addictions) on pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility. To help improve patient care, CRAT makes its expertise available to healthcare professionals via its website (www.lecrat.fr), a free, independent and public online resource regularly updated by its multidisciplinary team. In December 2023, a new version was launched, based on the evolutions desired by the CRAT team and on a satisfaction survey of website's users. A predictive search bar integrated into the home page now enables users to find the specific information they are looking for more quickly. To optimize the access via smartphones, a mobile version is now available., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)

The article reports that the preparation of special issue of AHRF takes place in a double context. Topics include considered that the health crisis brings to light as the difficulties linked to the methods of financing science as they are implemented within framework of neoliberal policies and produced by a movement initiated in the 1990, the new French research programming law seeks to impose a logic of targeted funding that meet expectations determined by economic and social issues.

Introduction: the satisfaction of the interactant involves a field of study of Information Science that seeks to understand the influences of internal and external factors and the social components that interfere in the management of the process of development of services, products and organizations. Objective: to analyze scientific production in the area of user satisfaction, in the period from 2015 to 2019, represented by scientific articles indexed in the referential database of articles in information science journals - Brapci. Methodology: this is a qualitative and quantitative research that used bibliometrics and content analysis as the main methodological tools. Results: the scientific production in consumer satisfaction has presented a relatively stable behavior in the last five years, and the year 2017 expresses the period is the advance in the treatment of this theme. Conclusions: the analysis of scientific articles and journals showed that ‘user satisfaction’ is related to multidisciplinary areas, especially regarding the issue of assistance in archives, libraries and museums.

For two centuries, in Canada, the Indigenous Peoples have been converted and deprived of their rights. Since the 1970s, the Indian awakening has contributed to the rise of the Indigenous' intellectual elite and lead to the publication of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada in 2012. Since, several Canadian social and federal organizations attempt to answer the different demands concerning their respective fields. To address the issue, many Canadian information services have implemented a wide variety of initiatives. However, Indigenous issues remains unknown for many information professionals. In addition, their in-library operationalization seems to be a delicate task for which few professionals feel prepared. To demystify these issues and inspire their operationalization, a literature and initiatives review was conducted. The present text proposes a synthesis of indigenous issues for the information professional and the library. It then identifies a list of initiatives that contribute to answer the demands of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

When you have questions, the Library of Parliament's research librarians can help you find answers. As a part of the Library's Parliamentary Information and Research Service (PIRS), some of these research librarians are embedded in its multidisciplinary sections while others are based in the library's five branches. In this article, the authors trace the emergence of research librarians back to the early days of widespread Internet use, explain how their role has evolved, and offer examples of how they collaborate with the library's analysts to provide information products and training. They conclude by noting this organizational structure provides librarians with opportunities to develop expertise in a given subject area and provides analysts with the support they need to serve individual parliamentarians and parliamentary committees and associations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

n the last five years, the library of Lanaudière's Centre intégré de santé et de service s sociaux embarked on systematizing and offering its services online in order to meet the new needs of the organization. The information monitoring services offered was reviewed in its entirety in order to reflect the new realities. From specialized alerts, information monitoring has become thematic. The processes, almost entirely performed manually, have been revamped and automated to alleviate the time and resources constraints. Kentika Press has been the chosen tool to log the RSS feeds and to create monitoring newsletters. More users can now benefit from the information monitoring alerts and the primary evaluations of the project are positive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ten years ago, a structured service for information monitoring (RSS feeds/alerts) was set up at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ). The success of this service relies essentially on the combination of the scientific advisors' expertise on public health, along with the methodological and technical knowledge of the technical resources team. This article intends to share monitoring support practices currently underway at INSPQ. Following contextual information on INSPQ, its technical resources team and the institutional vision regarding information monitoring, we describe our methodology and the tools used to build the said monitoring systems. These two main spheres, methodological and then technological, are explored alternately in the six stages of the monitoring's theoretical framework: planning, identification, collection, analysis and management, dissemination and evaluation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the century of the global information society and innovation economy, the introduction of modern computer and telecommunication technologies in almost all spheres of human life and activities, has led to the formation of a single space using information services. In the context of information development in an innovative economy, information is becoming an increasingly important and integral part of every competitive company. In innovation economics, this component is becoming the subject of the rapid development of communications, telecommunications, computer and information technologies. By increasing information and intellectual abilities in various market spheres of economic activity of companies, an innovative economy increases its competitive advantages and, consequently, its competitive potential, since its elementary composition receives multilateral economic, personnel, organizational and information support. Information services are considered one of the most promising areas of an innovative economy and their further development is based not only on the timely creation, but also on the implementation of innovations.

The article explores the e-commerce infrastructure. The factors that influence the development of e-commerce are highlighted. The relevance of the role of e-commerce in the world economy is gaining its importance and the use of electronic virtual tools in modern conditions has shown the result of the experience of developed countries which brings efficiency to any country or industry. It is proved that for the application of effective methods of e-commerce development it begins with the construction of its infrastructure, which contains factors affecting the development of this industry. The study also examines the trend and prospects for the development of electronic commerce in Kazakhstan. The dynamics of foreign countries is shown. The e-commerce development tools are considered, some problems of the development of the e-commerce infrastructure are identified and ways to solve them are proposed.

Launched in 2013 supported by the Program “Cohorts – Investments for the Future”, the CKD-REIN (Chronic Kidney Disease – Renal Epidemiology and Information Network) study is a prospective cohort that included and followed for 5 years more than 3000 patients with moderate or advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), from 40 nationally representative nephrology clinics. A large amount of data was collected on CKD and its treatments, patient social characteristics and reported outcomes, and nephrology practices and services. A total of 170,000 blood and urine samples were collected and stored in a central biobank. Coordinated with the CKD outcomes and practice pattern study (CKDopps) and collaborating with the international Network of CKD cohorts (iNETCKD), CKD-REIN contributes to the understanding of CKD and the positioning of France with respect to CKD epidemiology and care in the world. This review highlights major findings from the cohort, and their potential implications for clinical practices and the health system, grouped into the following themes: (1) the complexity of patients with CKD; (2) adherence to clinical guidelines; (3) treatment practices and drug risk; (4) acute on chronic kidney disease; (5) CKD metabolic complications; (6) prediction of kidney failure; (7) sex differences in CKD; (8) patient perspective on CKD; (9) transition to kidney failure and replacement therapy; (10) conservative care.

Abordagem conceitual de tecnologia, inovação tecnológica e de transferência de tecnologia entre universidade e indústria como transferência de conhecimento (tácito e codificado), como base teórica que permite incluir os serviços de informação como componente relevante para o sucesso da transferência. Análise do processo de transferência de tecnologia, dos mecanismos, dos atores envolvidos em sua execução e da complexidade de sua implantação.Conceptual approach of tecnology, inovation, and technology transfer between university and industry as the transfer of knowledge (tacit and codified), as a theoretical base to include information services as a relevant component for the success of technology transfer. Analyse of technology transfer process, as well as both mechanisms and actors involved in this process and the complexity of its implementation.

Se analiza la prestación de servicios en las bibliotecas públicas / populares de la ciudad de Buenos Aires y sus alrededores. Se parte de un relevamiento selectivo de la bibliografía internacional sobre el tema, con el propósito de vincular los datos descriptivos de la realidad local con las tendencias en los países desarrollados. Finalmente, se pone en evidencia que las unidades de información estudiadas brindan los servicios básicos, subutilizan infraestructura tecnológica que manifiestan poseer y no orientan los recursos existentes con miras a la implementación de los servicios que la sociedad en la era de la información demanda. The article analizes public/popular library services in Buenos Aires and surrounding areas.The aim has been to relate the descriptive local data with the trends in developed countriesafter a selective study of the international literature.The results have shown that the studied units provide a basic service, misuse their allegedtechnological infrastructure and do not direct their resources to implement the servicesrequired by society in the information age.

Propuesta para un modelo de operación de la Biblioteca Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, en la que se hacen algunas consideraciones estratégicas con relación a la creación de servicios bibliotecarios, destinadas a la explotación intensiva de los recursos de la información mediante la incorporación de la tecnología y la transición gradual de la biblioteca tradicional a la automatizada y hacia la biblioteca electrónica y su articulación con las funciones sustantivas de la educación superior.Proposal for an operation model of the National Library of Science and Technology of the National Polytechnic Institute, in which are done some strategic considerations in relation to the creation of library services, destined to the intensive use of the information resources by means of technology incorporation and gradual transition of the traditional library to automation and toward the digital library and their articulation with theacademic functions of higher education.

Institutional repositories have become an important vector for scientific communication. Today, four out of five open archives are institutional archives. One of their characteristics is their great diversity. There is no one single model, but a variety; not a single procedure but multiple options. Our article describes four basic patterns or "archetypes" (publishing platform, container, heritage site, deposit), their success factors and some prospects. The legitimacy of institutions, but also their strategic choices and their digital infrastructure impact the future of these sites. If they neglect the needs of the scientific communities, their fate will be that of catalogs and other databases: useful indeed, but not essential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The intent of this article is to define the concept of context during information retrieval and to better understand its impact on the definition of relevancy and its evaluation by the user, namely the assessment of relevancy. Following a discussion of the concept of context, the author explores the principal definitions of relevancy as well as several theoretical models that underscore the increasing influence of the socio-technical approach on these models, specifically the integration of human and technical components, including their interactions. The author outlines the criteria used to evaluate the relevancy of the research results and describes how these criteria can be influenced by the different dimensions of the context. Finally, he underscores the dynamic and multidimensional character of the concepts of relevancy and context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a reflection on the oppositional notions of libraries and archives, and their meaning at a time when data are being digitized. Topics discussed include an overview of the history of archives and libraries, details on their counterpart, documentation, and the limits of digital devices in information research.

Museums must manage documents and collections in a world that functions increasingly in a network mode. The users' needs regarding access to information and their interaction with content are constantly evolving. In this context, the role and importance of library standards for museums become more acute given that the standardisation and exchange of date have become critical. Library standards for museums have undergone several recent changes and Canadian museums, as well as the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN), have largely contributed to their development. This article outlines the principal library standards used by Canadian museums as well as recent developments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Organisations have been managing data about persons and groups involved in the different stages of the life of intellectual productions for a long time. They have also been waiting for a unique international identifier that could be used as a bridge between different systems and data bases, thus making the transfer of information easier. The International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) was developed to meet this need. The different stages of the development and implementation of this management system are described in this article. It also outlines some of the challenges associated with the numeric environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This literature review focuses the attention on the mobile equipment used for reading and writing in order to develop information literacy in a university setting. The specific aspects of the Web 2.0 in university libraries, as well as their related services, are illustrated. Past experience, here and elsewhere, using mobile equipment such as digital tablets, the development and the mastery of information literacy are also described. The interactive dimension of this equipment is also highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The library is being increasingly confronted by complex demands for multimedia, multicultural and multilingual materials. This article describes some of the challenges faced by libraries in a digital era. The problems associated with the access to multilingual information are described as well as solutions proposed by various research projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Normalization is involved in many fields of information processing. It improves the performance of several applications, such as information retrieval or information extraction, and makes the construction of language resources more reliable. Normalization consists in standardizing each variant of a term or named entity into a unique form, and in this way restricts the impact of language variation. Our work applies to named entity normalization, and aims at optimizing fine-grained corpus analyses carried out by the TecKnowMetrix Company. Our approach mixes several methods, such as pattern matching, similarity metrics and endogenous techniques. Moreover, we place the user in the center of our normalization process, in order to obtain fully reliable data that fit his or her needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented in which the author discusses the theme of text-mining techniques from the perspective of information retrieval, presented in various articles in the issue.

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This study questions the role of the field of study on information seeking practices. The study confirms the structuring role made by this affiliation and also shows the disorder caused in part by the massive arrival of online information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]