A Study of Six University-Based Information Systems - Hardcover

Beatrice Marron

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0366458949 ISBN 13: 9780366458943

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2024

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0366458949
• ISBN 13: 9780366458943
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 108