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MRSC Index
A topical index to MRSC's information resources.

Browse the index by subject or search the index by keyword. This index contains summaries of sample documents and articles selected by MRSC staff.

Topic CodeTopic Title
IS 0All IS 0 Documents
IS 0.0000Periodicals
IS 0.0001Bibliographies
IS 0.0002Dictionaries, thesauri, guides
IS 0.0003Resource guides, directories, associations and organizations
IS 0.0004Forms, application forms
IS 0.0005Product catalogs, services
IS 0.0006Software applications
IS 0.0007Publications, publishers' blurbs
IS 0.0008Requests for proposals (RFP), requests for qualifications (RFQ), requests for information (RFI)
IS 0.0009Information Systems - General, information technology, communications trends
IS 1All IS 1 Documents
IS 1.0000Information services administration, departments of information services
IS 1.2000Information services and technology planning, long range planning
IS 1.3000Finance for information services
IS 1.3100Purchasing, telecommunications, computer and information services
IS 1.3200Contracts for telecommunications, computer and information services, consultants, software support, interlocal agreements, intergovernmental cooperati
IS 1.4000Policies and standards relating to information services, equipment use, equipment disposal, employee purchase of equipment
IS 2All IS 2 Documents
IS 2.0000System design and selection including local area, wide area, and wireless networks
IS 2.1000Infrastructure, including cabling, I-Net, wireless fidelity, WiFi
IS 2.2000Getting on the Internet, Internet components and how-to
IS 2.2100Internet service providers
IS 2.3000System security, firewalls
IS 2.4000Intranets
IS 2.5000Hardware
IS 2.5100Desktop and portable computers
IS 2.5200Minicomputers and mainframes
IS 2.5300Servers
IS 2.5400Imaging systems
IS 3All IS 3 Documents
IS 3.0000Software products, selection, design and development
IS 3.0500Computer operating systems, DOS, Windows, NT, UNIX
IS 3.1000Communications software products, including email and fax systems.
IS 3.2000Database management systems, data storage, knowledge discovery, including data compatibility and development of online databases.
IS 3.2200Indexing, citation, document management systems
IS 3.2300Spreadsheet programs
IS 3.3000Electronic publishing including word processing software and publishing on CD-ROM
IS 3.4000Internet/World Wide Web software, including browsers
IS 4All IS 4 Documents
IS 4.0000Internet content and related issues including World Wide Web, email, listservs, and BBS
IS 4.1000Legal issues, privacy, advertising, liability
IS 4.2000E-government, delivery of municipal services through the Internet, online permitting, e-permitting, e-planning
IS 4.2200Commerce over the Internet, electronic commerce, digital signatures, E-commerce
IS 4.3000Web site development and design, development and design guidelines, accessibility, web site promotion and publicity
IS 4.3500Community Nets, free networks, neighborhood networks
IS 4.5000Searching the Internet, strategies and search engines
IS 4.5500Web based training, internet and online training and education
IS 8All IS 8 Documents
IS 8.0000Computer-aided design (CAD), visual simulation
IS 9All IS 9 Documents
IS 9.0000Geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems, interlocal agreements (GPS)
IS 9.0500Geographic information systems (GIS) software
IS 9.1000Geographic data sources
IS 10All IS 10 Documents
IS 10.0000Non-emergency communications systems, including use of satellite television, voice mail, and email, traveler information