The discussion of factors inherent in future transmission network operations includes a review of some of the quality and economic trade-offs of facsimile systems in library applications. (NH)

Describes the efforts of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) towards a national information and distribution system for audiovisual materials. NFB has prepared a catalog of 16mm NFB films and an educator's guide to filmstrips and is presently preparing a thematic listing of films on energy, environment, and conservation. (RAA)

This article describes what a structured abstract is and how a structured abstract can help researchers sort out information. Today over 1,000 education journals publish more than 20,000 articles in the English language each year. No systematic tool is available at present to get the research findings from these tens of thousands of articles to…

This document attempts to raise questions about the judicious use of information at various levels, and its impact on postsecondary educational institutions. It focuses on the major issues involved in the aggregation and comparison of information about postsecondary education, the needs and usage of such information, and prospects for increasing…

The modern educator needs accurate and current information to help make his decisions. Where and how to get it? The authors set out some basic criteria for an effective Canadian information system. (Editor)

The four papers contained in this document provide: (1) a survey of computer based mail and conference systems; (2) an evaluation of systems for both individually addressed mail and group addressing through conferences and distribution lists; (3) a discussion of various methods of structuring the text data in existing systems; and (4) a…

Discussed the Research Coordinating Unit, designed to bring about change in the vocational-technical education system. Utilizing strategies suggested by Rogers and Havelock, a system of consisting of data and information bases, human resources, product utilization coordinators, extension-change agents, and regional resource centers was developed.…

This document provides a listing of descriptors used in the National Aquaculture Information System (NAIS), a computer information storage and retrieval system on marine, brackish, and freshwater organisms. Included are an explanation of how to use the document, subject index terms, and a brief bibliography of the literature used in developing the…

Intended to present information about the activities and use of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system that are available through the ERIC clearinghouses, this report briefly describes the variety of activities, methods, and services that are employed in the dissemination of the system's educational information. After a short…

THE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED TO COLLECT, ABSTRACT, SYNTHESIZE, PRODUCE, STORE, AND DISSEMINATE CAREER INFORMATION TO HIGH SCHOOLS AND JUNIOR COLLEGES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. A STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE TYPE OF CAREER INFORMATION DESIRED BY STUDENTS AND COUNSELORS. THE INFORMATION WAS PUT ON MICROFILM APERTURE CARDS. EACH CARD CONTAINS…

THE PRELIMINARY PLANNING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF AN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IS REPORTED. THIS PLAN WAS BUILT UPON DETAILED SUBJECT ANALYSIS AND RETRIEVAL OF DOCUMENTS BY A NATIONAL NETWORK TERMED THE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC). AN INVESTIGATION WAS ALSO MADE OF USE OF…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO OUTLINE THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR VOCATIONAL DECISIONS DURING ITS SIXTH QUARTER (1 SEPTEMBER 1967 TO 30 NOVEMBER 1967) AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY. THE REPORT INCLUDES DISCUSSIONS ON PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED, SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS, AND PLANNED FUTURE ACTIVITIES. IT COVERS THE…

Capacity building for dissemination in a State requires the development of a completely responsive linkage system. The State Department of Education (SDE) capacity building effort should focus on people delivering kinds of service, not kinds of information. The service will depend on ready and immediate access to information, but the humanizing…

Project EDNEED has been charged with determining empirically data needed by vocational administrators at the local, State, regional, and national levels. Reliable data are necessary to present accurate reports to various State and Federal agencies and to provide answers to questions that are of major concern to legislators. Data are needed in the…

A generalized framework for developing analytical and conceptual relationships involving the flow of information has been suggested. This paper provides further refinement, rigor, and extension for some of the earlier relationships suggested. In particular, a measure of the amount of information is defined as the difference of the value of the…