One of the early tasks of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) was to identify the sources of public funds available for use in financing public libraries. Information is available on the amounts of federal and state funds for financing public library services. What is not known at the national level is the various…

This survey by the New England Library Information Network as part of research to develop a regional automated ILL system studied lending patterns of different types and sizes of libraries, the flow of ILL among libraries, age of material requested, request fill rates, and turnaround time. (Author/JAB)

A study examined the feasibility of e-mail tutoring at Winthrop University, a medium-sized state supported liberal arts university with limited technology access. Initially it looked at the questions of directive versus nondirective methods in tutoring, but it quickly spread to questions of submission, formatting, and strategy. A total of 26…

Tests the practicality of adapting the present Emory University Woodruff Library card catalog to the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules 2 by examining all personal and corporate name access points in a sample of recently cataloged titles. (FM)

Describes a portable language-oriented digital computer used to define and spell words. Future directions for design and development are discussed. (BK)

Data from a continuing education needs assessment survey of 342 forest resource managers were compared with attendance records from workshops. Findings showed that only a small percentage of survey respondents who indicate an interest in a topic will actually attend a program on that topic. Additional tools should be used to assess continuing…

Explores the feasibility of conducting counseling or therapy that involves image making via the Internet, and seeks to identify new issues to consider when implementing online counseling services. Content analysis yielded the following significant issues: concerns about technical failure, relevance for people with disabilities, the need for…

Investigates technical communicators' attitudes about six proposed ways to measure value added. Finds that technical communicators thought the measures are generally appropriate, feasible, and persuasive, but many have doubts about their cost acceptability. (RS)

The present study tested the feasibility of an Internet-based method to obtain objective evidence of smoking abstinence and to deliver vouchers for evidence of abstinence. Four heavy smokers participated in this 4-week study. Twice daily, participants made video recordings of themselves providing a breath carbon monoxide (CO) sample with a Web…

The feasibility of using an optical mouse to track the viscoelastic deformation of low-density polyethylene films that have a fixed attached load is presented. It is seen that using an optical mouse and with rudimentary experiment paraphernalia and arrangement, it is possible to get good measurements of viscoelastic deformation.

The rationale for comprehensive reform of Latin American higher education crystallized in the mid-1990s in policy documents published by the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. This "Washington consensus" of the multilateral banks advocated, among other measures, greater reliance on private sources of funding, increased…

A feasibility study determined the number and scope of existing college companies set up by permission of the Commercial Activities in Further Education Act in Great Britain. A sample of six colleges was studied; managing directors of the six companies took part in semistructured interviews to explore some issues in greater depth. The advantages…

THIS REPORT PRESENTS RESULTS OF AN 18-MONTH STUDY WHICH CONCLUDES THAT TELEVISION CAN BE USED IN COLORADO HIGHER EDUCATION TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION. THE IMPORTANCE OF IMMEDIATE ACTION, TO MEET BUDGET DEADLINES, IS STRESSED. THE REPORT DEALS WITH FOUR INSTITUTIONS CURRENTLY USING EDUCATIONAL TV TO A LIMITED…

THIS STUDY SOUGHT TO ASSESS CURRENT UTILIZATION OF MULTI-MEDIA FACILITIES IN SMALL, RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND TO PLAN AN INNOVATIVE MOBILE MULTI-MEDIA LABORATORY FOR THESE COMMUNITIES. INFORMATION ON CURRENT FACILITIES AND ATTITUDES WAS GATHERED AT EDUCATORS' MEETINGS AND IN INTERVIEWS WITH PROFESSIONALS. THE NEEDS FOR QUALIFIED PERSONNEL AND…

WHILE FOCUSING ON THE POTENTIALITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV TO IMPROVE BOTH TEACHING AND LEARNING, GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS TO PROVIDE FACTUAL EVIDENCE TO AID EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN DECISION-MAKING. 12 SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVES, INCLUDING STUDY OF CLASS SIZE, TYPE OF COURSE, LOW COST TV SYSTEMS, FACULTY ACCEPTANCE OF TV, AND…