Educational development requires management, which is basically decision-making based upon information. Information must be processed, involving movement from its source, analysis, transmission, storage, retrieval, summarization, transformation, and reporting. The regulation of this process is the purview of the information management system…

Developed to facilitate location and ordering of AIM/ARM (Abstracts for Instructional Materials/Abstracts for Research Materials) documents in the ERIC system, this index indicates the availability of all VT (Vocational-Technical) document numbers assigned by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Vocational and Technical Education between 1967 and 1976. More…

This is the seventh in a series of eight reports of a research study for the National Agricultural Library (NAL) on the effective utilization of bibliographic data bases in machine-readable form. The report addresses the problems of converting input data (in source formats) from various sources, both external and internal to NAL, to a common…

After a three-year study of scientific and technical communications, the Scientific and Technical Communication (SATCOM) Committee concluded that future communication needs will necessitate strengthening the diverse information network now being employed. The SATCOM Report attempted to do this by indicating areas in which greater effort was…

An algorithm for generating a structural syntactic surrogate of English text is defined in this paper. The "performance" of the surrogate is judged empirically according to adherence to the following criteria: (1) The surrogate is an organized representation of natural language text; (2) The algorithm which produces the surrogate is…

This paper deals with the organization of two important areas which interact strongly: information science and decision-making. Both are commonly and extensively used in a variety of ways and share an equally commonly and extensively used variety of definitions. This paper deals with the mutual interaction between information science and…

The frequent reference by geographers and cartographers to 'the language of maps' is made precise by clarifying ways in which maps and other formulations of geographic information constitute a language. Aspects of this language are identified, and emphasis is placed on the use of linguistic concepts for study of models of geographic information…

A definition of information and its relationship with technology is given, as well as discussion of the application of information management in a variety of disciplines with emphasis on technology and information management in information facilities, and future implications. (MBR)

Introduces three articles that identify various types of database management programs, discuss their basic features and some typical applications and present a table of the leading programs available; profile several companies that are utilizing database management systems; and illustrate several unusual home applications for hobbyists. (MBR)

Reports on study analyzing 13 abstracting and indexing (A&I) operations in order to ascertain those steps in specific processes that added value (i.e., were of benefit to user in making choices from information displayed). The user-driven/value-added model and a summary of value-added processes in A&I services are highlighted. (11…

This article provides a feel for the "real world" of interactive computing systems and it offers a description of the enormous flexibility of the MISOE data files. (Author/RK)

Implications of research findings comparing structural characteristics of two data bases for the development of screening systems for substructure search are set out. (4 references) (Author/SJ)

An interview with Robert E. Horn, the originator of information mapping, which is a technique that attempts to be a comprehensive design and presentation technology for making communication, especially learning and reference communication, easier and quicker. (GB)

A uniterm keyword system is explained which is thought to be suitable for small information centers operated by a staff of one or two. (3 references) (Author)

This paper sets the ERIC information system in the context of the more general characteristics and problems of social science information storage and retrieval. Social science information studies and attempts at organizing social science information are surveyed. (75 references) (Author)