ERIC Number: ED074744
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Publication Date: 1972
Pages: 45
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DARE: Unesco Computerized Data Retrieval System for Documentation in the Social and Human Sciences (Including an Analysis of the Present System).
Vasarhelyi, Paul
The new data retrieval system for the social sciences which has recently been installed in the UNESCO Secretariat in Paris is described in this comprehensive report. The computerized system is designed to facilitate the existing storage systems in the circulation of information, data retrieval, and indexing services. Basically, this report discusses the sequential planning measures taken during the development of the system. The new system is characterized by four interrelated computerized files on institutions, projects, specialists, and documents that can be automatically updated. Because of compatibility considerations with other UNESCO systems, the MARC II record format was chosen. The new system is planned to be introduced in three stages: pilot-running, parallel-running, and direct change-over. (MC)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Science, Computers, Data Processing, Documentation, Facility Planning, Information Centers, Information Processing, Information Retrieval, Information Science, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Social Sciences, Systems Approach, Telecommunications
UNIPUB, Inc., P. O. Box 433, New York, N. Y. 10016 ($1.50)
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Authoring Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France).
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