Discusses the problem of underutilization of microform holdings whose bibliographic information is not integrated in the library catalog in British libraries, and suggests that the emerging system of cooperative regional networks may form the base for the manipulation and sharing of full microform analytics in Britain. Seven references are listed.…

Local board members who volunteer for or are assigned to a regional board should study the regional organization, work with other regional board members, and develop good communication among individual board members and between the regional board and the local boards. (Author/IRT)

Discusses limitations of vertical cooperation among nations and some factors involved in horizontal cooperation, such as regional and subregional similarities, necessary conditions and obstacles, possible practical measures, and brain drain. (ND)

The article looks at a variety of ways that universities can coordinate their information processing activities across disciplines and institutions. Examples of current cooperative efforts are described with emphasis on efforts in the Boston and San Francisco Bay areas. (DB)

A collaborative group of 25 Northeast Ohio nursing deans/directors has developed an access model to provide new education and career mobility pathways into nursing. Model components describe the routes of licensed practical nurse to registered nurse and registered nurse to bachelor of science in nursing. Cost effectiveness and equity are…

This article deals with the assumptions and implications of the Malaysian policy for "learning from Japan". The article explores the ways in which this policy has effectively been operated in drawing a new geography of "Asia", dislodging colonial legacies in the region and countering the consolidation of other regional blocs.…

California's vast Central Valley has been called "the Appalachia of California" and "the Other California." Long neglected as either irrelevant or hopeless, the Central Valley has become the focus of government and private philanthropists who understand the growing importance of this region to the state and the nation. The…

Intended to serve as suggested guidelines for library and information services in state agencies, this manual was prepared for use by administrators, librarians, and other agency staff. The first section provides information for the agency director on state agency libraries and their administration, personnel, the librarian's role, facilities and…

Designed to promote the interchange of information and services among the people of the region, the Eastern Caribbean Center Telecommunications Project Network (ECCTP) utilizes a network of both audio and computer-linked nodes connected by telephone lines to deliver instruction to remote sites. This network has been used by ECCTP to conduct…

AS THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE EDUCATION ENDEAVOR CONTINUES TO GROW, THE SINGLE SCHOOL OR DISTRICT IS FINDING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON ITS OWN. THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF SOCIETY DEMAND COMPLEX PROGRAMS WHICH THE SCHOOL CANNOT AFFORD. FOR THIS REASON, AND AS AN ATTEMPT TO CUT DOWN WASTE AND DUPLICATION OF EFFORT…

THE NEED AND FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A NUMBER OF "REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL MEDIA RESEARCH CENTERS WITH A PROGRAMMATIC ORIENTATION" WERE INVESTIGATED. A PLANNING GROUP WAS ESTABLISHED TO SERVE AS A STEERING COMMITTEE. CONFERENCES IN WHICH GROUPS IN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN WIDELY DISTRIBUTED REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY PARTICIPATED WERE HELD…

THESE PROCEEDINGS CONTAIN A SECTION ON THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION COLLEGES, INCLUDING 143 JUNIOR COLLEGES. THE SECTION DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION AND LISTS THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE ON COLLEGES. IT PRESENTS THE MINUTES OF ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION, CONCERNING PROCEDURAL CHANGES, ACCREDITATION, REPORTS ON THE INSTITUTIONAL SELF-STUDY AND PERIODIC…

The Special Services Unit Tracking System is a computerized system used to monitor the special education programs for children with orthopedic, visual, and hearing impairments. In operation for over two years, it uses a modified data base containing data about the 800 children in individual programs, the staff providing the service, and the…

The report evaluates the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative Career Education Project in eastern Kentucky. The project staff involved personnel from Morehead University, Eastern Kentucky University, Bowling Green and Owensboro, and from the Kentucky State Department of Education in workshops, inservice training, demonstration units, and…

In an effort to determine what constitutes a workable educational region, demographic, economic, social, political, and educational data from eight New York supervisory districts were collected and analyzed. Each district included a board of cooperative educational services (BOCES). This document reports the results of these eight case studies…