Saved in:
| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
|---|---|
| Language: | en |
| Published: |
1975
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED119657 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Review of National Scientific and Technical Information Policy; Ireland. Cooperative Programs Coordination Documentation Information Dissemination Information Science Information Services International Organizations Libraries National Programs Policy Policy Formation Sciences Technology The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) studied scientific and technical information (STI) policy in Ireland preliminary to proposing a coordinated nationwide policy. Following a brief analysis of the general demographic and economic situation in Ireland, the OECD examiners defined the major STI achievements in the areas of access to documents and information dissemination services. They found that, in the absence of a coordinated national policy, individual industrial firms and government agencies set their own policies. A national STI policy was found to be particularly needed for industrial development, science, education, and social development. The responsibilities of the government in establishing the STI policy were developed, and the content of such policies was proposed for the library, information and documentation service, and national government levels. The organization of boards and committees to implement the proposals was also outlined. A meeting between the OECD examiners and Irish officials, set up to discuss the policy proposals, centered around discussions of access to documents; information services to industry; and elements, substance, and institutional arrangements of a national information policy. (LS)