ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360302

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360303

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractPolicies for development assistance have undergone several changes in recent decades. These changes have affected the information needs in developing countries and the responses of aid agencies. The article outlines trends in assistance strategies and types of international organizations as sources of information transfer. The review concludes with information‐related factors to be considered by technical assistance projects and implications for developing countrie

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360304

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractThis article considers information exchange as an essential element in international cooperative arrangements. It examines in some detail the information systems of the United Nations and its specialized agencies and their impact on and contribution to international cooperation. The library, archives, and information programs of Unesco are described. The article considers recent trends observed in the establishment of a global information network, under the auspices of the United Nations, in order to facilitate a more equitable distribution of technological information and promote technical cooperation among developing countries. Certain features of Unesco's regional approach to information network development are reviewed and their advantages are described. The impact, both beneficial and disadvantageous, of information technology on international cooperation in the information area is examined. The special problems faced by developing countries wishing to benefit fully from international (cooperative) information systems are discussed as well as some of the strategies adopted in an effort to find solutions to some of these problems. The authors conclude that in the coming years the transfer of information will have to be considered as a whole encompassing the production, recording, processing, distribution and use of information, the economic aspects of related industries, the sociopolitical and socioeconomic characteristics of the countries participating in a given information system, and the contribution of the information communication industry to the economic development of nations.

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360305

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractDevelopments in computer and telecommunications technology underlie the shift to an information‐based economy. Throughout the world policymakers are establishing national policies to promote their information industries and to protect against potential negative effects of the information age. Efforts to address information policies at the international level involve a process of reconciling these varying national perspectives. Three aspects of the transborder data flow debate—privacy protection, national and cultural sovereignty, and economic development—provide illustrations of the effect that national concerns have on the formulation of international information pol

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360306

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractThe rise of the information society calls for quantitative and qualitative measures of information activities at the subnational, national, and international levels, which could help us better understand the issues and make sounder decisions. This article reviews recent developments in this direction as they relate to sectoral studies centered around kinds of information, information institutions and services, messages and communication technologies, and to global studies, concerned with the production and consumption of information, social change, information channels, policies and information indices. An account of efforts in the area of information statistics is also given. The present limitations of the various kinds of measures are discussed. It is advocated that consistent, comprehensive, and meaningful information measures need to be compiled regularly, evaluated, and upgraded to properly monitor, interpret, and control the far reaching changes taking place nationally and internationally.

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360307

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractThis article reviews selected effects of new developments in information technology on the Third World, and suggests that the more positive effects lie in the social and cultural realms. It is generally conceded that the economic impact of information This article reviews selected effects of new developments in information technology on the Third World, and suggests that the more positive effects lie in the social and cultural realms. It is generally conceded that the economic impact of information This article reviews selected effects of new developments in information technology on the Third World, and suggests that the more positive effects lie in the social and cultural realms. It is generally conceded that the economic impact of information technology favors industrialized countries rather than those with labor intensive industries and high unemployment. A number of social and cultural impacts of information technology are discussed, and the effect of changing technology on national informatic policies is illustrated. While national development of informatic industries in the Third World is essential and beneficial, the “postindustrial society” does not appear to be a realistic alternate goal of socio‐economic developme does not appear to be a realistic alternate goal of socio‐economic developme does not appear to be a realistic alternate goal of socio‐economic developme does not appear to be a realistic alternate goal of socio‐economic

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360308

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractScientists in less developed and peripheral countries have difficulty in accessing and acquiring primary and secondary literature. A regression analysis of journal and abstracting and indexing subscriptions in less developed countries shows a strong relationship of 80.3% between subscriptions and size of the scientific population and number of libraries in a country. This suggests that countries have great difficulty in increasing the subscriptions to the amount needed to support the scientific needs of their small population. Networking is suggested as the solution to this problem. Two specific network models are given including both organizational and implementation plans. The first model involves areas of the world with a reasonable computing and telecommunications infrastructure. The second involves areas of the world where there are less computing facilities, a less sophisticated telecommunications structure, and less development in the area of information policy.

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360309

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractThe environment of development provides the framework for information science education in developing countries, but the issue of what is appropriate or relevant for development in such education is debated. Up to now, continuing education is the majorThe environment of development provides the framework for information science education in developing countries, but the issue of what is appropriate or relevant for development in such education is debated. Up to now, continuing education is the major vehicle for education and training of information scientists in the Third World. Not many formal, academic courses and programs exist; those that do are almost exclusively located in library schools. The dependence on continuing education and lack of academic bases present another important issue, as does the lack of faculty and facilities. International organizations, particularly Unesco and FID, played a major role in spreading information science education in the Third World. The advent of the “information age” is watched with some anxiety—reactions to which will affect the future of information science education in developing countri is watched with some anxiety—reactions to which will affect the future of information science education in developing co

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360310

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractAutomatic feedback methods may be used in online information retrieval to generate improved query statements based on information contained in previously retrieved documents. In this study automatic relevance feedback techniques are applied to Boolean query statements. The feedback operations are carried out using both the conventional Boolean logic, as well as an extended logic producing improved retrieval effectiveness. Experimental output is included to evaluate the automatic feedback operations.

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360311

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY