The evolution of the international information system on research in documentation (ISORID)

Celia Hales

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1980, vol. 31, issue 4, 293-297

Abstract: A reading of the available documents on the International Information System on Research in Documentation (ISORID), a joint UNESCO‐FID operation, reveals that the system has met as yet unresolved stresses that hinder the effective contribution to the world community that this system was envisioned to make. The apparent importance of ISORID to support other endeavors of UNESCO, particularly UNISIST, suggests one internally satisfied need that justifies existence to a degree. A quantitative comparision with the U.S.‐based Library and Information Services Today (LIST) is not kind to ISORID and reflects the degree of difficulty that ISORID has with its essentially cooperative basis for gathering data. The theoretical basis for an international register appears sound, but practicalities are hindering its effectiveness to the fields of documentation, information science, and librarianship.

Date: 1980
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