Showing papers on "Services computing published in 1970"

Chemical information services.

Abstract: The definition of information services derives from the demarcation between documentation and information. The main criteria for information services are up-to-dateness, clarity, manageability, relevance, and flexibility. In addition to the printed information media (tables of contents, lists of titles, abstract journals) services have been offered in recent years which are prepared with the aid of data processing machines and which operate on the basis of data tapes (SDI, profile searches).

The Practice of Charging Users for Information Services: A State of the Art Report.

Abstract: The state of the art literature review disclosed that society has not yet come to the point that paying for library information services is a common thing. It was also found that a sound basis for determining the costs of the services–let alone charge for them–does not exist: While some data on specific costs for unit operations are available, it is very difficult to compare the data and arrive at meaningful figures. Nevertheless, there is an indication that large operating centers are becoming concerned with costs to the point that they are cost-accounting their operations, which would permit them to establish realistic fees for their services.

Network Services for Library Education and Research.

Abstract: Network Services for Library Education and Research. Judith A. Tessier, Syracuse University, School of Library Science, Syracuse, New York 13210. Fall 1970. Network services for library education and research should include access to: documentation and personnel in combination for research and education and instructional laboratories, instructional packages and testing, and curriculum information for education and computer-based facilities for research. An ideal network, current networks and facilities that could be used in a network, and proposals for network activities and research are considered in the framework of service needs. Technical and cost requirements are excluded as secondary to setting objectives. Experimentation on networks is considered only in the frame of a service network. The ideal network would provide access to information services throughout the library education and research field. Learning and research would benefit by combined services where possible. The network should serve students, instructors and researchers, take advantage of current local facilities and spark coordinated innovation. Review of the literature reveals a scarcity of current activities that might be used in a network. Costs to develop instructional laboratories and packages discourage experimentation locally. Bibliographic coverage of the field is uneven. Informal channels of communication have not been assessed. Proposals include research to describe information seeking patterns in library research and education and to provide a base for planning national services, and four pilot networks to meet current needs and to provide data. The pilot networks for education focus on the subject areas: computers in libraries, service to the disadvantaged, and international librarianship; a pilot telephone network for researchers is suggested.