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A Study of Six University-Based Information Systems - Hardcover

Beatrice Marron

 
9780366458943: A Study of Six University-Based Information Systems

Synopsis

This book examines the development of university-based information system in the United States by discussing the history, objectives, operating systems, and utility of six specific systems supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The author explores how NSF support over several years allowed each university to establish 'retail' campus-based terminals that could access 'wholesale' machine-readable tapes from society-based, discipline-oriented systems, as well as mission and problem-oriented products from Federal and private sources. The book's ultimate focus is evaluating the potential network relationships of various systems, assessing proposed new systems relative to the state-of-the-art, and identifying transferable programs and general methodology. The author positions university-based information systems within a larger context of scientific and technological information systems, exploring the broader utility of such systems, the technical means of transferring programs and/or data between different systems, and the role of information specialists in bridging the gap between users and the often-complex systems.

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