Curriculum vitae for F. Wilfrid Lancaster.ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Fellow (by thesis) of the Library Association of Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. , 1969 RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT 8/92- Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Library and Information Science A School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) is a university-based institution that provides a Master's degree or other advanced degrees associated with Library science, Information Science, or a combination of the two. , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Early years: 1867-1880 The Morrill Act of 1862 granted each state in the United States a portion of land on which to establish a major public state university, one which could teach agriculture, mechanic arts, and military training, "without excluding other scientific 9/72-8/92 Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Editor, Library Trends, 1986-2006 1970-72 Associate Professor, and Director of Program in Biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. Librarianship (70-73), Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1969-70 Director of Information Retrieval information retrieval Recovery of information, especially in a database stored in a computer. Two main approaches are matching words in the query against the database index (keyword searching) and traversing the database using hypertext or hypermedia links. Services, Westat Research, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, just Northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from 1965-68 Information Systems Specialist, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland 1964-65 Resident Consultant and Head, Systems Evaluation Group, Herner and Company, Washington, DC 1962 Senior Research Assistant, ASLIB ASLIB Association of Special Libraries & Information Bureau , London, England 1960-62 Technical Librarian, The Babcock and Wilcox Co., Barberton, Ohio Barberton is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 27,899 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area and has the ZIP code 44203. Geography Barberton is located at (41.015805, -81. 1959-60 Senior Librarian, Science and Technology, Akron Public Library Akron Public Library is a registered historic building in Akron, Ohio, listed in the National Register on 1983-01-19. Historic uses
1. ^ National Register Information System. , Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County.GR6 The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of 1957-59 Assistant Information Officer, Tube Investments, Ltd., Birmingham, England 1953-57 Senior Assistant, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Public Libraries, England HONORS AND AWARDS Recipient of Festschrift fest·schrift n. pl. fest·schrif·ten or fest·schrifts A volume of learned articles or essays by colleagues and admirers, serving as a tribute or memorial especially to a scholar. from Essen University, Essen, Germany, 1995. Recipient of fellowship from Spanish Ministry of Education for teaching and research at the University of Granada The University of Granada is a university at Granada, Spain, first founded by the Moors in 1349 and then officially founded in 1531 by the Emperor Carlos V, with , February-June, 1994. Fulbright Teaching Fellow in India (Indian Statistical Institute Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) engages in the research, teaching, and application of statistics to the natural sciences and social sciences. Founded by Professor P.C. Mahalanobis [2] in Kolkata in 1931, while statistics was a relatively new scientific field, the ), 1991. Selected by the University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
Recipient of the G. K Hall Award of the American Library Association American Library Association, founded 1876, organization whose purpose is to increase the usefulness of books through the improvement and extension of library services. for best book on library science, 1989. Recipient of the 1988 Award of Merit of the American Society for Information Science, 1988. Appointed as Visiting Professor in the College of Library and Information Science, Wuhan University Wuhan University (WHU; Simplified Chinese: 武汉大学; Traditional Chinese: 武漢大學; Pinyin: Wǔhàn Dàxué; colloquially 武大, Pinyin: Wǔdà) is a prestigious university in China. , 1988. Fulbright teaching fellow in Denmark (The Royal School of Librarianship), 1985. Recipient of the first Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award, American Society for Information Science, 1980. Recipient of the John Brubaker Memorial Award for the best paper of 1980, in Catholic Library World. Presented at the Catholic Library Association Annual Convention. Recipient of the 1970, 1974, 1978, and 1992 award by the American Society for Information Science for the best book of the year on information science. Recipient of the 1978 Ralph Shaw Award for outstanding contribution to the literature of library science. Postdoctoral fellowship, Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is South Africa's central and premier scientific research and development organisation. It was established by an act of parliament in 1945 and is situated on its own campus in the city of Pretoria. , Norsk Senter for Informatikk, 1976. Fulbright teaching fellow in Brasil (Instituto Brasileiro de Informacao em Ciencia e Technologia), 1975. Elected to PHI KAPPA PHI The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (or simply Phi Kappa Phi) is the oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society for land-grant and public colleges in the United States. , University of Illinois chapter, 1971. Paper "MEDLARS MEDLARS abbr. Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System (computerized index system of the US National Library of Medicine) MEDLARS, n. : Report on the Evaluation of its Operating Efficiency" (first published in American Documentation, April 1969) received "Best Paper" award in 1969 from the American Society for Information Science. MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Library Association American Society for Information Science Library Association (London) CONSULTANT SERVICES Provided consultant services to more than thirty agencies and libraries in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and abroad, including: the National Library of Medicine (NLM Software that runs in a NetWare server. Although NetWare servers store DOS and Windows applications, they do not execute them. All programs that run in a NetWare server must be compiled into the NLM format. They are typically written in C and use Novell's libraries. ); UNESCO UNESCO: see United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. UNESCO in full United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ; the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). ); the American Film Institute American Film Institute (AFI), nonprofit organization established in Washington, D.C., in 1967 by the National Endowment for the Arts to preserve and catalog American films and television, to provide work grants for new and established filmmakers, and to increase ; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke; the Arab League Arab League, popular name for the League of Arab States, formed in 1945 in an attempt to give political expression to the Arab nations. Documentation Centre in Egypt; the National Libraries of Australia and Venezuela; and the Bureau National d'Information Scientifique et Technique in Paris. INVITED PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND LECTURES Participated in more than one hundred national and international conferences and lecture series which resulted in extensive travel throughout the United States and to a long list of countries, including: Argentina; Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Colombia; Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. ; Denmark; Egypt; England; Finland; France; Germany; Guatemala; Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. ; India; Israel; Italy; Mexico; Namibia; the Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Singapore; South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. ; Spain; Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (srē läng`kə) [Sinhalese,=resplendent land], formerly Ceylon, ancient Taprobane, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, island republic (2005 est. pop. ; Sweden; Syria; Taiwan; Tunisia; Turkey; and the West Indies West Indies, archipelago, between North and South America, curving c.2,500 mi (4,020 km) from Florida to the coast of Venezuela and separating the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic Ocean. . UNIVERSITIES AT WHICH COURSES OR GUEST LECTURES WERE PRESENTED Made presentations at more than seventy universities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Switzerland, Brazil, Israel, South Africa, Spain, China, India, Sweden, Denmark, Namibia, France, Norway, the Netherlands, and Singapore. Books Lancaster, F. W. (2003). Indexing and abstracting in theory and practice. (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Lancaster, F. W., & Warner, A.J. (2001). Intelligent technologies in library and information service applications. ASIS 1. ASIS - Application Software Installation Server. 2. (language) ASIS - Ada Semantic Interface Specification. monograph series. Medford, NJ: Information Today. Jacso, P., & Lancaster, F. W. (1999). Build your own database. Chicago: American Library Association. Lancaster, F. W., & Sandore, B. (1997). Technology and management in library and information services See Information Systems. . Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Haricombe, L., & Lancaster, F. W. (1995). Out in the cold: Academic boycotts and the isolation of South Africa. Arlington, VA: Information Resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. Press. Lancaster, F. W., & Warner, A.J. (1993). Information retrieval today. Arlington, VA: Information Resources Press. Lancaster, F. W. (1993). If you want to evaluate your library. (2nd ed.). Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Baker, S., & Lancaster, F. W. (1991). The measurement and evaluation of library services. (2nd ed.). Arlington, VA: Information Resources Press. Lancaster, F. W. (1991). Bibliometric methods in assessing productivity and impact of research. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Series, 1993. Bangalore, [India]: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science. Lancaster, F. W. (1985). Vocabulary control for information retrieval. (2nd ed.). Washington: Information Resources Press, (1985). Lancaster, F. W. (1983/1977). Evaluacion y medicion de los servicios bibliotecarios. Estudios de bibliotecologia 1. Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. (Spanish translation of book first published in the United States in 1977.) Lancaster, F. W. (1982). Libraries and librarians in an age of electronics. Arlington, VA: Information Resources Press. Lancaster, F. W., & Martyn, J. (1981). Investigative methods in library and information science. Arlington, VA: Information Resources Press. Lancaster, F. W. (1979). Information retrieval systems: Characteristics, testing and evaluation. (2nd ed.). Information Sciences series. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of : Wiley. (1979). Lancaster, F. W. (1978). Toward paperless information systems. New York: Academic Press. Fayen, E. G., & Lancaster, F. W. (1973). Information retrieval: On-line. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. : Melville Pub. Co. TRANSLATIONS Various of the books listed have been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. BOORS EDITED Lancaster, F. W. (1993). Libraries and the future: Essays on the library in the twenty-first century. Haworth Library and Information Science. New York: Haworth Press. Lancaster, F. W., & Smith, L. C. (Eds.). (1992). Artificial intelligence and expert systems: Will they change the library? Urbana-Champaign, IL: Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Lancaster, F. W., & Allerton Park Allerton Park may refer to either:
Lancaster, F. W. (1986). What is user friendly? Proceedings of the 1986 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a , April 1986. Urbana-Champaign: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Lancaster, F. W. (1983). Library automation as a source of management information. Papers presented at the 1982 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, April 1982, Urbana, IL. Urbana-Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Lancaster, F. W. (1980). The role of the library in an electronic society. Proceedings of the 1979 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, April 1979, University of Illinois. Urbana-Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library Science. Lancaster, F. W. (1979). Problems and failures in library automation. Proceedings of the 1978 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, 1978, University of Illinois. Urbana- Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library Science. Lancaster, F. W. (1977). Evaluation and scientific management of libraries and information centres. Proceedings of the NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. Advanced Study Institute on the Evaluation and Scientific Management of Libraries and Information Centres, August 1975, Bristol, UK. (no. 18). Leyden: Noordhoff. Lancaster, F. W. (1976). The use of computers in literature searching and related reference activities in libraries. Proceedings of the 1975 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, April 1975, Champaign, Illinois “Champaign” redirects here. For topics with similar names, see Champagne. Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. As reported in the 2000 U.S. Census, the city was home to 67,518 people. . Urbana-Champaign, Ill: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library Science. Lancaster, F. W., (1975). Applications of minicomputers to library and related problems. Proceedings of the 1974 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, April 1974. Urbana-Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library Science. Lancaster, F. W. (1974). Networking and other cooperative activities. Proceedings of the 1973 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, April 1973. London: Bingley. Lancaster, F. W. (1972). Applications of on-line computers to library problems. Proceedings of the 1972 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, April 1972. London, Bingley. PARTS OF BOOKS (SELECTIVE LIST) Lancaster, F. W. (1997). Evaluation in the context of the digital library. In A. H. Helal (Ed.), Towards a worldwide library: A ten year forecast (pp. 156-167). Essen: Essen University Library. Lancaster, F. W., & Pandit pan·dit or pun·dit n. 1. A Brahman scholar or learned man. 2. Used as a title of respect for a learned man in India. [Hindi pa , I. (1997). Development information and information policy. In J.G. Williams & T. Carbo car·bo n. pl. car·bos Informal A carbohydrate. (Eds.), Information science: Still an emerging discipline (pp. 123-152). Pittsburgh, PA: Cathedral Publishing. Lancaster, F. W. (1997). Artificial intelligence and expert systems. In Libraries for the new millennium. London, Library Association. Lancaster, F. W. (1996). Artificial intelligence, expert systems and the digital library. In Proceedings of the international conference on information science and technology: Perspectives in the 21st century (pp. 1-22). Taipei: World College of Journalism and Communications. Lancaster, F. W. (1995). Libraries. In The Macmillan encyclopedia of the future. Lancaster, F. W. (1995). Networked electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. of the results of scholarly research. In A. H. Helal & J. W. Weiss (Eds.), Information superhighway: The role of librarians, information scientists and intermediaries (pp. 207-225). Essen: Essen University Library. Lancaster, F. W. (1994). Collection development in the year 2025. In P.Johnson & S.S. Intner (Eds.), Recruiting, educating, and training librarians for collection development (pp. 215-229). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Lancaster, F. W. (1993). Librarians, technology and mediocrity. In A. H. Helal & J. W. Weiss (Eds.), Opportunity 2000: Understanding and serving users in an electronic library (pp. 99-113). Essen: Essen University Library. Elzy, C, Joseph, K. M., &. Lancaster, F. W. (1992). The reference librarian as mediator: Predicting accuracy scores from user impressions. In M. K. Ewing & R. Hauptman (Eds.), The reference librarian and implications of mediation (pp. 143-159.) New York: Haworth Press. Abdullah, S., & Lancaster, F. W. (1992). Science and politics: Some bibliometric analyses. In R. Arvanitis & J. Gaillard (Eds.), Science indicators for developing countries (pp. 319-331). Paris: Editions de l'ORSTOM. Elzy, C., Lancaster, F. W., & Nourie, A. (1991). The diagnostic evaluation diagnostic evaluation Workup Medtalk An evaluation used to diagnose disease Components Medical Hx, CXR or other images, collection of specimens from blood for lab analysis of reference service in an academic library. In B. Allen (Ed.), Evaluation of public services Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. and public services personnel (pp. 43-57). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Burger, R. H., & Lancaster, F. W. (1990). Macroinformatics, microinformatics and information policy. In D.J. Foskett (Ed.), The information environment: A world view (pp. 149-158). Amsterdam: Elsevier. Lancaster, F. W. (1989). The curriculum of information science. In T. W. Chang (Ed.). Library automation and information networks 1988 (pp. 205-223). Taipei, Taiwan: National Central Library. Lancaster, F. W. (1989). Compatibility in subject access within an international network. In Proceedings of the third congress of Muslim librarians and information scientists (pp. 235-242). Istanbul, Turkey: Ministry of Culture, General Directorate of Libraries and Publications. Lancaster, F. W. (1989). Measurement and evaluation of information services. In J. Olsgaard (Ed.), Principles and applications of information science for library professionals (pp. 120-136). Chicago, IL: American Library Association. Lancaster, F. W. (1989). Natural language versus controlled language: A new examination. In C. Oppenheim, Charles L. Citroen, and Jose-Marie Griffiths (Eds.), Perspectives in Information Management (pp. 1-23). London, UK: Butterworths. Connell, T. H, Elliker C., &. Lancaster, F. W. (1989). Subject analysis. In M. Williams (Ed.), Annual review of information science and technology (pp. 35-84). Amsterdam: Elsevier. Lancaster, F. W. (1989). The curriculum of information science. In T. W. Chang (Ed.), Library automation and information networks 1988 (pp. 205-223). Taipei: National Central Library. Lancaster, F. W. (1988). Information: Its characteristics and essence. In Swanepoel (Ed.) Information: The need to know (pp. 1-6). Pretoria: Technikon technikon Noun S African a technical college Pretoria. Lancaster, F. W. (1986). The impact of technology on the use of information sources. In Ingwersen, Kajberg, & Pejtersen (Eds.), Information technology and information use (pp. 5-10). London: Taylor Graham Taylor Graham (born June 3, 1980 in Fair Oaks, California) is an American soccer central defender, who is currently with Seattle Sounders of USL 1st Division. Graham played five years of college soccer at Stanford University, registering as a walk-on his freshman year of . Lancaster, F. W. (1986). The evaluation of information services: A typology typology /ty·pol·o·gy/ (ti-pol´ah-je) the study of types; the science of classifying, as bacteria according to type. typology the study of types; the science of classifying, as bacteria according to type. . In Ingwersen, Kajberg, & Pejtersen (Eds.), Information technology and information use (pp. 147-155). London: Taylor Graham. Lancaster, F. W., & Warner, A. (1985). Electronic publication and its impact on the presentation of information. In David H. Jonassen (Ed.), The technology of text. vol. 2, (pp. 292-309). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications. Lancaster, F. W. & Sattar, A. (1985). Information sources to strengthen agricultural extension Agricultural extension was once known as the application of scientific research and new knowledge to agricultural practices through farmer education. The field of extension now encompasses a wider range of communication and learning activities organised for rural people by and training. In Burton E. Swanson, Robert P. Bentz, & Andrew J. Sofranko (Ed.), Agricultural extension: A reference manual. (2nd ed.) (pp. 218-226). Rome: FAO FAO, n See Food and Agriculture Organization. . Lancaster, F. W. (1984). Information storage and retrieval information storage and retrieval, the systematic process of collecting and cataloging data so that they can be located and displayed on request. Computers and data processing techniques have made possible the high-speed, selective retrieval of large amounts of . In International encyclopedia of education research and studies. Oxford: Pergamon Press. Lancaster, F. W. (1984). Position paper on implementation aspects of education in information science in Egypt. In E1-Hadidy & Horne (Eds.), The infrastructure of an information society (pp. 639-641). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers. Lancaster, F. W. (1984). Information poverty and information overload A symptom of the high-tech age, which is too much information for one human being to absorb in an expanding world of people and technology. It comes from all sources including TV, newspapers, magazines as well as wanted and unwanted regular mail, e-mail and faxes. . In El-Hadidy & Home (Eds.), The infrastructure of an information society (pp. 411-419). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers. Lancaster, F. W. (1984, February). Electronic publications and their implications for libraries. In Peter Gellatly (Ed.), Beyond 1984: The future of library technical services Library technical services is a term used to describe, in general, the processing and maintenance of a library's physical collection. Tech services may handle maintenance of an online catalog, creation and maintenance of MARC records in the catalog, labeling, covering, security (pp. 245-247). New York: Haworth Press. Lancaster, F. W. (1984). The evolving paperless society and its implications for libraries. In Chun Wijasuriya & Syed Salim Agha (Eds.), Access to information. Proceedings of the fifth Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians, Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (kwä`lə l  m`pr), city (1990 est. pop. , 25-29 May 1981 (pp. 347-378).
Kuala Lumpur: CONSAL.
Lancaster, F. W. (1983). Microelectronics and the communications revolution. In Carl Keren and Linda Perlmutter (Eds.), The application of mini- and micro-computers in information, documentation and libraries (pp. 111-118). Amsterdam: North Holland. Lancaster, F. W., & Mehrotra, R. (1983). Five laws of library science S. R. Ranganathan, known as the "the father of library science in India," and respected by librarians all over the world, proposed five laws of library science. Most librarians worldwide accept them as the foundations of their philosophy. as a guide to the evaluation of library services. In S. N. Agarwal, A. A. Khan & N. R.Stayanarayana (Eds.), Perpsectives in library and information science, vol. 1 (Viswanathan festschrift) (pp. 26-39). Lancaster, F. W. (1981). Some limitations of methods used in the evaluation of information services. In A. I. Mikhailov & A. Shreider (Eds.), Theoretical problems of informatics (pp. 9-26). Moscow: International Federation for Documentation. Lancaster, F. W. (1981). Libraries and the transfer of information. In Telecommunications and libraries. (pp. 7-21). White Plains, NY: Knowledge Industry Publications. Lancaster, F. W. (1981). The future of the library in an age of telecommunications. In Telecommunications and libraries (pp. 137-156). White Plains, NY: Knowledge Industry Publications. Lancaster, F. W. (1981). Evaluation within the environment of an operating information service. In K. S. Jones (Ed.), Information retrieval experiment (pp. 105-127). London: Butterworths. Lancaster, F. W. (1979). Vocabulary control in on-line, interactive retrieval systems. In A. Neelameghan (Ed.), Ordering systems for global information networks: Proceedings of the 3rd International Study Conference on Classification Research. Bangalore: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science. Lancaster, F. W. (1979). Subject access in perspective. In The subject access problem--Opportunities for solution: A workshop. (Appendix A.). Washington, DC: Committee for the Coordination of National Bibliographic Control. Lancaster, F. W. (1979). Measurement and evaluation. In The ALA yearbook, vol. 4 (pp. 169-171). Lancaster, F. W. (1979). Measurement and evaluation of library services. In M. C. Adamson (Ed.), Proceedings of the 22nd Military Librarians Workshop, AFWL-TR-78-264 (pp. 27-44). Kirtland: AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass , Air Force Weapons Laboratory. Lancaster, F. W., & McCutcheon, D. (1978). Some achievements and limitations of quantitative procedures applied to the evaluation of library services. In Ching-chih-Chen (Ed.), Quantitative measurement and dynamic library service (pp. 12-30). Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ (English: Phoenix, Navajo: Hoozdo, lit. "the place is hot", Western Apache: Fiinigis) is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. : Oryx oryx (ôr`ĭks), name for several small, horselike antelopes, genus Oryx, found in deserts and arid scrublands of Africa and Arabia. They feed on grasses and scrub and can go without water for long periods. Press. Lancaster, F. W. (1977). Paperless communication systems: Putting it all together. In The impact of future developments in communications, information technology and national policies on the work of the aerospace information specialist. AGARD AGARD. An old word which signifies award. It is used in pleading, as nul agard, no award; Conference Preprint pre·print n. Something printed and often distributed in partial or preliminary form in advance of official publication: a preprint of a scientific article. tr.v. No. 225, 16-1 to 16-4. Neuilly sur Seine: AGARD. Lancaster, F. W. (1977). The evaluation of library and information services. In F. W. Lancaster & C. W. Cleverdon (Eds.), Evaluation and scientific management of libraries and information centres (pp. 3-11). Leyden: Noordhoff. Lancaster, F. W. (1977). The evaluation of machine readable Data in a form that can be read by the computer, which includes disks, tapes and punch cards. Printed fonts that can be scanned and recognized by the computer are also machine readable. data bases and of information services derived from these bases. In F. W. Lancaster & C. W. Cleverdon (Eds.), Evaluation and scientific management of libraries and information centres (pp. 73-100). Leyden: Noordhoff. Lancaster, F. W. (1977). Vocabulary control in information retrieval systems. In Advances in librarianship, vol. 7 (pp. 1-40). Lancaster, F. W., & Owen, M.J. (1976). Information retrieval by computer. In D. P. Hammer (Ed.), The information age (pp. 1-33). Metuchen, NJ, Scarecrow Scarecrow goes to Wizard of Oz to get brains. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ignorance Scarecrow can’t live up to his name. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; Am. Press. Lancaster, F. W. (1975). Problems of communication in the operation of information storage and retrieval systems. In J. S. Petofi, et al. (Eds.), Fachsprache-Umgangssprache (pp. 317-347). Kronberg: Scriptor Verlag GmbH. Lancaster, F. W. (1974). Assessment of the technical information requirements The information needed to support a business or other activity. Systems analysts turn information requirements (the what and when) into functional specifications (the how) of an information system. of users. In A. Rees (Ed.), Contemporary problems in technical library and information center management: A state-of-the-art. Washington, DC: ASIS. Lancaster, F. W. (1973). Information science: Its place in the library school curriculum. In M. Boaz (Ed.), Toward the improvement of library education. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited. Lancaster, F. W. (1970). Design and evaluation of information systems. In Annual review of information science and technology--1970. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica. Lancaster, F. W. (1966). Analysis of the symbolic shorthand system. In H. Selye (Ed.), Symbolic shorthand system. New Brunswick New Brunswick, province, Canada New Brunswick, province (2001 pop. 729,498), 28,345 sq mi (73,433 sq km), including 519 sq mi (1,345 sq km) of water surface, E Canada. , NJ: Rutgers, the State University. The following articles have been published in the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (New York, Marcel Dekker Marcel Dekker is a well-known encyclopedia publishing company with editorial boards found in New York, New York. They are part of the Taylor and Francis publishing group. Initially a textbook publisher, they went to encyclopedia publishing in the late 1990's. ): 1. Evaluation and testing of information retrieval systems, Vol. 8, 1972, pp. 234-259. 2. On-line information systems, Vol. 20, 1977, pp. 394-405. 3. Pertinence and relevance, Vol. 22, 1977, pp. 70-86. 4. Precision and recall, Vol. 23, 1978, pp. 170-180. REPORTS AND MONOGRAPHS (SELECTIVE LIST) King, D. W., & Lancaster, F. W. (1998). A cost-benefit analysis cost-benefit analysis In governmental planning and budgeting, the attempt to measure the social benefits of a proposed project in monetary terms and compare them with its costs. of the library services at the Vienna International Centre The Vienna International Centre[1] (VIC), colloquially also known as UNO City in Vienna, is the campus and building complex hosting United Nations organizations in Vienna, Austria. . Urbana, IL: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Lancaster, F. W., & Smith, L. C. (1997). Potential applications of artificial intelligence, expert systems and related technologies within the special library environment. Washington, DC: Special Libraries Association. Herner, S., Lancaster, F. W., et al. (1993). Design for a study to evaluate the MedIndEx approach to subject indexing Subject indexing is the act of describing a document by index terms to indicate what the document is about or to summarize its content. The index terms are often selected from some form of controlled vocabulary. . Arlington, VA: Herner and Company. Lancaster, F. W. (1991). Bibliometric methods in assessing productivity and impact of research. Bangalore: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science. Lancaster, F. W. (1985). Thesaurus construction and use: A condensed con·dense v. con·densed, con·dens·ing, con·dens·es v.tr. 1. To reduce the volume or compass of. 2. To make more concise; abridge or shorten. 3. Physics a. course. Paris: UNESCO. (Translated into Portuguese) Lancaster, F. W., & Sattar, A. (1984). The role of the information specialist in the dissemination of agricultural information. INTERPAKS Series No. 2. Urbana: University of Illinois, Office of International Agriculture. Lancaster, F. W., & Smith, L. (1984). Compatibility issues affecting information systems and services. Paris: UNESCO. Lancaster, F. W. (1984). Guidelines for the evaluation of training courses, workshops and seminars. Paris: UNESCO. Lancaster, F. W. (1983). Chile: Postgraduate programme in information science. Paris: UNESCO. Drasgow, L., Lancaster, F. W., & Marks, E. (1980). The impact of a paperless society on the research library of the future, a report to the National Science Foundation. Division of Information Science and Technology. Urbana, IL: Library Research Center, Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois, NSF NSF - National Science Foundation Grant No. DSI (Dynamic Systems Initiative) An umbrella term for a suite of Microsoft products that help manage the Windows environment in large enterprises. DSI was introduced in 2003. 78-04768. Lancaster, F. W. (1979). La evaluacion de cursos y otros medios educacionales en el campo de la documentacion. Turrialba. Costa Rica: Asociacion Interamericana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas Agricolas. Herner, S., Lancaster, F. W., et al. (1979). An evaluation of the Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center. GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors, and is located approximately 6.5 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. library. Washington, DC: Herner & Company. Lancaster, F. W. (1977). Some recommendations relating to subject indexing for the American Film Institute Catalog. A report to the American Film Institute. Urbana: Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Lancaster, F. W. (1977). Results of an evaluation of the PASCAL system of CNRS CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (National Center for Scientific Research, France) CNRS Centro Nacional de Referencia Para El Sida (Argentinean National Reference Center for Aids) . A report to the Bureau National d'Information Scientifique et Technique. Badran, O. A., Haman, J., Lancaster, F. W., Martyn, J. (1977). Report on the independent appraisal of AGRIS AGRIS International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology . Paris: UNESCO, SC/77/WS/20. (In English, French and Spanish.) Lancaster, F. W. (1977). The dissemination of scientific and technical information: Toward apaperless system. Occasional Papers, No. 127. Urbana: University of Illinois, GSLS. Lancaster, F. W. (1977). Guidelines for the evaluation of information systems and services. Paris, UNESCO. Kuipers, J. W., Lancaster, F. W., & Thorpe, R. W. (1976). Factors in the planning of a national information system for renewable energy. Bedford, MA: QEI QEI Qualified Elevator Inspector (NAESA) QEI Quod Erat Inveniendum (Latin: Which Was to Be Found Out) QEI Queen Elizabeth Islands Inc. Lancaster, F. W. (1976). The relevance of linguistics to information science. Perspective paper prepared for the FID/LD Workshop on Linguistics and Information Science, Stockholm, May 1976. Oslo: Norsk Senter for Informatikk. King, D. W., Lancaster, F. W., et al. (1976). Statistical indicators of scientific and technical communication, 1960-1980, vol. 2. Rockville, MD: King Research Inc. Lancaster, F. W. (1975). Guidelines for the evaluation of training courses, workshops and seminars in scientific and technical information and documentation. Paris: UNESCO, SC/75/WS/44. (In English, French and Spanish.) Lancaster, F. W. (1974). Evaluation of on-line bibliographic searching systems in terms of their suitability for application in the national instructional materials information system (NIMIS NIMIS Naval Intelligence Management Information System ). Bedford, MA: QEI, Inc. Kuipers, J. W., Lancaster, F. W., Thorpe, R. W. (1973). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness considerations for NASIC NASIC National Air and Space Intelligence Center (US Air Force) NASIC Nationwide Association of Security Installation Companies (UK) NASIC North American Specialty Insurance Company information service operations. In D. M. Wax, et al. (Eds.), Northeast Academic Science Information Center (NASIC) Phase I Report, Volume 2. (Appendix B.) Bedford, Mass.: QEI Inc. PB 234 998. Lancaster, F. W. (1973, April). Results of a survey of use made of Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism, degenerative brain disorder first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson in 1817. When there is no known cause, the disease usually appears after age 40 and is referred to as Parkinson's disease. and related disorders: Citations from the literature. Report to the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke. PB 225 757/4GA. Lancaster, F. W. (1973). Results of a survey of use made of biogenic amines and transmitters in the nervous system. Report to the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke. PB 225 758/2GA. Lancaster, F. W. (1973). Survey of former recipients of biogenic amines and transmitters in the nervous system. Report to the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke. PB 225 759/0GA. Lancaster, F. W. (1973, October). An evaluation of EARS (Epilepsy Abstracts Retrieval System) and factors governing its effectiveness. Report to the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke. Lancaster, F. W. (1971). Evaluation of on-line searching in MEDLARS (AIM-TWX AIM-TWX Abridged Index Medicus Accessed by Teletypewriter Exchange Service ) by biomedical practitioners. Urbana, IL: Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois. Lancaster, F. W. (1970). Principles of MEDLARS. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine. Brown, A. M., & Lancaster, F. W. (1969). Conceptual alternatives to the scientific journal: A study conducted for the American Geological Institute The American Geological Institute (AGI) is a nonprofit federation of 44 geoscientific and professional associations. Together, these organizations represent more than 100,000 geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists. The AGI was founded in 1948. . Bethesda, MD: Westat Research Inc. Lancaster, F. W. (1968). Evaluation of MEDLARS Demand Search Service. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine. Lancaster, F. W. (1965). Evaluation of CINFAC "Information Bank." Report to the Special Operations Research Office, American University. Washington, DC: Herner and Company. Lancaster, F. W. (1964). Modular content analyses. Final report to the National Science Foundation. Washington, DC: Herner and Company. Lancaster, F. W. (1964). A study of the role and value of the AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission technical progress review program. Washington, DC: Herner and Company. Lancaster, F. W. (1964). Project SHARP (Ships Analysis and Retrieval Project) information storage and retrieval system: Evaluation of indexing procedures and retrieval effectiveness. NAVSHIPS NAVSHIPS Naval Ship Systems Command 250-210-3. Washington, DC: Department of the Navy, Bureau of Ships The United States Navy's Bureau of Ships (BuShips) was established by Congress on June 20, 1940, by a law which consolidated the functions of the Bureau of Construction and Repair and the Bureau of Engineering. . (Available from GPO.) PAPERS AND JOURNAL ARTICLES Lancaster, F. W. (2003). Do indexing and abstracting have a future? Anales de Documentacion, 6, 137-144. Lancaster, F. W. (1999). Second thoughts on the paperless society. Library Journal, 124(15), 48-50. Lancaster, F. W., & Pinto, M. (1999). Abstracts and abstracting in knowledge discovery. Library Trends, 48(1), 234-248. Lancaster, F. W., & Xu, H. (1998). Redundancy and uniqueness of subject access points in online catalogs. Library Resources & Technical Services, 42(1), 61-66. Qin, J., Lancaster, F. W., & Allen, B. (1997). Types and levels of collaboration in interdisciplinary research in the sciences. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 48, 893-916. Lancaster, F. W., Ulvila, J. W., et al. (1996). Evaluation of interactive knowledge-based systems. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 47, 57-69. Lancaster, F. W. (1995). From custodian to knowledge engineer: The evolution of librarianship as a profession. Journal of Information, Communication &Library Science, 1(4), 3-8. Lancaster, F. W. (1995). Needs, demands and motivations in the use of sources of information. Journal of Information, Communication & Library Science, 1(3), 3-18. Lancaster, F. W., & Su, S.-F. (1995). Evaluation of expert systems in reference service applications. RQ, 35(2), 219-228. Lancaster, F. W. (1995). The evolution of electronic publishing, Library Trends, 43(4), 518-527. Lancaster, F. W. (1995). Attitudes in academia toward feasibility and desirability of networked scholarly publishing. Library Trends, 43(4), 741-752. Allen, B., Lancaster, F. W., & Qin, J. (1994). Persuasive communities: A longitudinal analysis of references in the philosophical transactions of the Royal Society The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, or Phil. Trans., is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society. Begun in 1665, it is the oldest scientific journal printed in the English-speaking world and the second oldest in the world, , 1665-1990. Social Studies of Science, 24(2), 279-310. Lancaster, F. W., & Loescher, J. (1994). The corporate library and issues management. Library Trends, 43(2), 159-169. Elzy, C., Lancaster, F. W., et al. (1994). Searching databases on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). : Comparison of the results of end user searching with results from two modes of searching by skilled intermediaries. RQ, 33(3), 370-386. Krooks, D. A., & Lancaster, F. W. (1993). The evolution of guidelines for thesaurus construction. Libri, 43(4), 326-342. Lancaster, F. W., Bushur, S., & Low, Y.-M., (1993). Kochen's influence examined bibliometrically. Library Trends, 41(4), 549-566. Esteibar, B. A., & Lancaster, F. W. (1992). Ranking of journals in library and information science by research and teaching relatedness. Serials Librarian, 23(1/2), 1-10. Lancaster, F. W., Metzler, L., & Zeter, M.J. (1992). Ranganathan's influence examined bibliometrically. Libri, 42(3), 268-281. Burger, R. H., Lancaster, F. W., & Rauchfuss, B. M. (1992). Use of literature by East European scientists. Scientometrics, 24(3), 419-439. Lancaster, F. W. (1992). Threat or opportunity? The future of library services in the light of technological innovations. Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica, 15(3), 266-279. Elzy, C., Lancaster, F. W., et al. (1991). Evaluating reference service in a large academic library. College and Research Libraries, 52(5), 454-465. Connell, T., Lancaster, F. W., et al. (1991). Identifying barriers to effective subject access in library catalogs. Library Resources and Technical Services, 35(4), 377-391. Abdullah, S. Bt., & Lancaster, F. W. (1991). The contribution of scientists to the popular literature, their role as expert witnesses and their influence on their peers. Scientometrics, 20(1), 55-64. Lancaster, F. W. (1990). Evaluation as a management tool. Public Libraries, 29(5), 289-294. Elzy, C. A., & Lancaster, F. W. (1990). Looking at a collection in different ways: A comparison of methods of bibliographic checking. Collection Management, 12(3/4), 1-10. Diluvio, C., Kim Lee, S.-Y., & Lancaster, F. W. (1990). Does place of publication influence citation behavior? Scientometrics, 19(3/4), 239-244. Lancaster, F. W., & Stelk, R. E. (1990). The use of textbooks in evaluating the collection of an undergraduate library. Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory, 14(2), 191-193. Electronic Publishing. (1989). Library Trends, 37(3), 316-325. Filardo, T. W., Lancaster, F. W., & Self, P. C. (1989). Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, see AIDS. (AIDS) and the epidemic growth of its literature. Scientometrics, 17(1-2), 49-60. Lancaster, F. W., & Porta, M. (1988). Evaluation of a scholarly collection in a specific area by bibliographic checking: A comparison of sources. Libri, 38(2), 131-137. Lancaster, F. W. (1988). Obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. , weeding and the utilization of space. Wilson Library Bulletin Wilson Library Bulletin was a professional journal published for librarians from 1914 to 1995 by the H. W. Wilson Company, Bronx. NY. It began as "The Wilson Bulletin" and published occasionally. 62(9), 47-49. Lancaster, F. W., & Prabha, C. G. (1987). Comparing the scatter of citing and cited literature. Scientometrics, 12(1-2), 17-31. Lancaster, F. W., & Stinson, E. R. (1987). Synchronous versus diachronous methods in the measurement of obsolescence by citation studies. Journal of Information Science, 13(2), 65-74. Lancaster, F. W., Sattar, A. & Porta, M. A., (1987). The politics of science citation. Nature, 325(6100), 102. Lancaster, F. W., & Pontigo J. (1986). Qualitative aspects of the Bradford distribution. Scientometrics, 9(1-2), 59-70. Lancaster, F. W., Porta, M., et al. (1986). Factors influencing sources cited by scientists: A case study for Cuba. Scientometrics, 10(5-6), 243-257. Lancaster, F. W. (1985). Educating the agricultural information specialist. Revista AIBDA, 6(2), 101-124. Lancaster, F. W. (1985). The evaluation of information services. Open, 17(10), 428-434. Konopasek, K., Lancaster, F. W., Owens, T. (1985). The literature of educational psychology and the literature used by writers in educational psychology. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 10(4), 314-328. Lancaster, F. W., & Lee, J.-L. (1985). Bibliometric techniques applied to issues management: A case study. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 36(6), 389-397. Lancaster, F. W. (1985). The paperless society revisited. American Libraries, 16(8), 553-555. Lancaster, F. W. (1985). Computers and libraries: The response of library education. Illinois Libraries, 67(5), 469-472. Lancaster, F. W. (1984). Some publication patterns in Indian and Japanese science: A bibliometric comparison. International Forum on Information and Documentation, 9(4), 11-16. Lancaster, F. W. (1984). Mythinterpretation (guest editorial). Electronic Library, 2(4), 209-211. Lancaster, F. W., & Mehrotra, R. (1984). Where Indian scientists publish. Current Science, 53(13), 684-688. Lancaster, F. W. (1984). Implications for library and information science education. Library Trends, 32(3), 337-348. Lancaster, F. W. (1984). The electronic librarian. National Central Library Newsletter (Republic of China) 15, 83-85. Lancaster, F. W., & Neway, J. M. (1983). The correlation between pertinence and rate of citation duplication in multidatabase searches. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 34(4), 292-293. Lancaster, F. W. (1983). Electronic publishing: Its impact on the distribution of information. National Forum, 63, 3-5. Lancaster, F. W. (1983). Future librarianship: Preparing for an unconventional career. Wilson Library Bulletin, 57(9), 747-753. Lancaster, F. W. (1983). Libraries and the information age. T'u Shu Kuan Hseuh Ch'ing Pao Hsueh, 1, 1-10. (Chinese translation of article previously published in English.) Lancaster, F. W. (1982). The evolving paperless society and its implications for libraries. International Forum on Information and Documentation, 7 (4), 3-10. Lancaster, F. W. (1981). Optimizing the sequence of user/librarian interaction in the literature searching situation. The Reference Librarian, 1/2, 117-121. Carvalho, M. B. P. de, & Lancaster, F. W. (1982). O cientista Brasileiro publica no exterior. Ciencia e Cultura, 34, 627-634. Lancaster, F. W., & Neway, J. M. (1982). The future of indexing and abstracting services. Journal of the American Society for Information Science 33(3), 183-189. Lancaster, F. W. (1982). Evaluating collections by their use. Collection Management 4(1/2), 15-43. Goldhor, H., & Lancaster, F. W. (1981). The impact of online services on subscriptions to printed publications. Online Review, 5(4), 301-311. Lancaster, F. W. (1981). The electronic publication. Show-Me Libraries, 33(1/2), 58-62. Allen, W., & Lancaster, F. W. (1981). A directed independent study approach to a foundations course. Journal of Education for Librarianship Education for librarianship is the term for the educational preparation for professional librarians. This varies widely in different countries. In the United States and Canada, it generally consists of a one- or two-year Masters degree program in library science, called variously. 21(4), 313-326. Lancaster, F. W., & Queiroz, G. G. de. (1981). Growth, dispersion and obsolescence of the literature: A case study in thermoluminescent dosimetry thermoluminescent dosimetry (thur´mōloomines´  nt dōsim´ . Journal of Research Communication Studies,
2(4), 203-217.
Lancaster, F. W. (1981). Some considerations relating to the cost-effectiveness of online services in libraries. Aslib Proceedings, 33(1), 10-14. Lancaster, F. W. (1980). The research library of 2001. Oklahoma Librarian, 30(October), 42-46. Lancaster, F. W., & Smith, L. C. (1979). Science, scholarship and the communication of knowledge. Library Trends 27(3), 367-388. Drasgow, L. S., Lancaster, F. W., & Marks, E. B. (1979). The changing face of the library: A look at libraries and librarians in the year 2001. Collection Management, 3(1), 55-77. Lancaster, F. W. (1979). Mission possible--a future information system. Canadian Library Journal, 36(6), 339-342. Juhasz, S., Knox, J., Lancaster, F. W., & Ripperger, E. A. (1979). AKWAS: Author and key words in alphabetical sequence. Applied Mechanics Reviews, 32(12), 1537-1546. Lancaster, F. W. (1978). Whither whith·er adv. To what place, result, or condition: Whither are we wandering? conj. 1. To which specified place or position: libraries? or wither libraries. College and Research Libraries, 39(5), 345-357. Lancaster, F. W. (1978). Assessing the benefits and promise of an international information program (AGRIS) Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 29(6), 283-288. Lancaster, F. W. (1976). Datateknikk-et nyttig redskap for bibliotekene. Ajour, 5, 177-78. Lancaster, F. W. (1977). The dissemination of scientific and technical information. Proceedings of the 1976 Conference of NordData (NordData, June 2-4, 1976, Helsinki). Lancaster, F. W. (1975). The Third International Study Conference on classification research. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 2(4), 23-24. Lancaster, F. W. (1975). Accessibilidade da informacao na pesquisa cientifica em processo. Ciencia de Informacao, 4(2), 109-117. Lancaster, F. W. (1974). The information services librarian. Australian Special Libraries News, 7(6), 139-149. Lancaster, F. W. (1974). A study of current awareness publications in the neurosciences. Journal of Documentation, 30 (3), 255-272. Lancaster, F. W. (1972). Evaluating the effectiveness of an on-line, natural language retrieval system. Information Storage and Retrieval, 8(5), 22345. Lancaster, F. W. (1972). Critical evaluation of a computer-based medical literature search and retrieval system. Post Graduate Medicine, 51(5), 47-50. Lancaster, F. W. (1971). Are we ready for on-line information retrieval? Proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery See ACM. Association for Computing Machinery - Association for Computing , 565-68. Lancaster, F. W. (1971). The evaluation of published indexes and abstract journals. Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, 59(3), 479-94. Lancaster, F. W. (1971). Aftermath of an evaluation. Journal of Documentation, 27(1), 1-10. Lancaster, F. W. (1971). The cost-effectiveness analysis cost-effectiveness analysis Cost-utility analysis Clinical trials A form of economic analysis in which alternative interventions are compared in terms of the cost per unit of clinical effect–eg cost per life saved, per mm Hg of lowered BP, per yr of of information retrieval and dissemination systems. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 22(1), 12-27. Lancaster, F. W. (1970). User education: The next major thrust in information science? Journal of Education for Librarianship, 11 (1), 55-63. Lancaster, F. W. (1970). Quality control applied to the operations of a large information system. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 21(5), 370-371. Lancaster, F. W. (1969). MEDLARS: Report on the evaluation of its operating efficiency. American Documentation, 20(2), 119-42. Lancaster, F. W. (1969). Costs, performance and benefits of information systems. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science, 6, 501505. Lancaster, F. W. (1969). MEDLARS: A multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective information system. INSPEL, 4(1), 22-27. Lancaster, F. W., & Climenson, W. D. (1968, March). Evaluating the Economic Efficiency of a Document Retrieval System. Journal of Documentation, 24(1), 16--40. Lancaster, F. W. (1968, January). On the need for role indicators in postcoordinate retrieval systems. American Documentation, 19(1), 42-46. Lancaster, F. W. (1968). Interaction between requesters and a large mechanized mech·a·nize tr.v. mech·a·nized, mech·a·niz·ing, mech·a·niz·es 1. To equip with machinery: mechanize a factory. 2. retrieval system. Information Storage and Retrieval, 4, 239-252. Lancaster, F. W. (1966). Evaluating the small information retrieval system. Journal of Chemical Documentation, 6(3), 158-60. Lancaster, F. W. (1966, May). Evaluation of systems by comparison testing. College and Research Libraries, 27(3), 219-221. Lancaster, F. W. (1965). A case study in the application of Cranfield system evaluation techniques. Journal of Chemical Documentation, 5(2), 92-96. Lancaster, F. W. (1965, January 7). Engineering documentation: Indexing vs. classification. Machine Design, 105-107. Lancaster, F. W. (1964). Some observations on the performance of EJC EJC European Journalism Centre (Maastricht, Netherlands) EJC European Jewish Congress EJC European Journal of Cancer EJC Electronic Journal of Communication EJC Equal Justice Coalition EJC European Junior Championships role indicators in a mechanized retrieval system. Special Libraries, 55(10), 696-701. Lancaster, F. W. (1964). Uncovering some facts of life in information retrieval. Special Libraries, 55(2), 86-91. Lancaster, F. W., & Herner, S.(1964). Modular content analyses. Proceedings of the American Documentation Institute, 1, 403-405. Lancaster, F. W. (1964). Testing indexes and index language devices: The ASLIB Cranfield Project. American Documentation, 15(1), 4-13. Lancaster, F. W. (1964). Mechanized document control: A review of some recent research. ASLIB Proceedings, 16(4), 132-152. Lancaster, F. W. (1963). Towards automatic information systems. New Scientist, 20(367), 535-38. REVIEWS Book reviews for: Library and Information Science Research Information Processing & Management Library Journal American Documentation Journal of Documentation Journal of Library Automation Journal of the American Society for Information Science Library Quarterly Government Publications Review Referee for: Scientometrics Journal of the American Society for Information Science Science Special Libraries Information and Behavior Journal of Library Administration The Journal of Library Administration is a quarterly scholarly journal that provides information on how to manage a library. It is published by Haworth Information Press, and was launched in 1980. Journal of Information Science CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION At the University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science; organizer of the Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1990 Associate Director, NATO International Advanced Study Institute on Evaluation and Scientific Management of Libraries and Information Centers, Bristol, England, August 1975 Associate Director, NATO International Advanced Study Institute on OnLine Information Retrieval, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1972 Assistant Conference Director, Third Cranfield International Conference on Mechanized Information Storage and Retrieval, Cranfield, England, July 1971 EDITORIAL AND ADVISORY BOARDS Associate editor of Libri, 1987-95 Member of the National Forum Committee. This six-person committee advises the board of directors and makes recommendations concerning policy and all aspects pertaining to the National Forum, the journal of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Member of a six-member task force on bibliographic systems established by the Association of American Universities The Association of American Universities (AAU) is an organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. , 1981 Member of the editorial board of the International Forum on Information and Documentation, published by the International Federation for Documentation (FID). The Hague, Netherlands Editorial advisor for the Journal of Library Administration, 1979-86 Member of the Editorial Committee of Revista AIBDA, published by the Association Interamericana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas Agricolas Member of the Advisory Board of Editors of Infomediary (INFOrmation interMEDIARY) An information provider that gathers content from several sources and functions as a data aggregator for a target audience. Member of the Editorial Board of Scientometrics Member of the Advisory Screening Committee in Library Science of the Council for International Exchange of Scholars For over 50 years, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) has helped administer the Fulbright Scholar Program, the U.S. government's flagship academic exchange effort, on behalf of the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural , 1977-81 Reviewer of research proposals on information science for the Canadian government and for the National Science Foundation, Editorial Board of UNESCO's UNISIST UNISIST United Nations International Scientific Information System Handbook (a handbook of information handling practice for use in "developing countries"), 1974 Editorial advisor for Advanced Technology/Libraries newsletter published by Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc. Issue editor of Library Trends, vol. 21 (April 1973). Issue entitled "Systems Design and Analysis for Libraries" BIOGRAPHY Contemporary Authors Who's Who in America Who's Who in Consulting Who's Who in the Midwest World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services August 2007 (Editors' note: The editors have made slight changes to Professor Lancaster's official curriculum vitae curriculum vitae CV, resume Medical practice A formal listing of a person's professional education, objectives, work history, including location and dates of service at a particular hospital, health care facility, university, the role filled at the time of service, , with his permission. Sections such as those on academic background, employment, and publications are unedited. Sections such as those on consulting and presentations have been condensed into summary statements.) |
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