Presented at a symposium instigated to improve the accessibility and usefulness of educational technology, the five invited papers presented in this proceedings deal with various aspects of information systems and their relationship to each other. Topics covered were "Educational Technologists as Consumers of Educational Information", "Information…

A federally funded Library Training Institute was held to explore the user/system interface in academic libraries. The institute was composed of 50 librarians including 20% administrators, 20% educators, and 60% public services librarians. Speakers from a number of disciplines including sociology, psychology, criminal justice, and marketing…

Planners and presenters at this conference organized by CAUSE, the professional association of the development, use and management of information technology in higher education, all focused on giving participants practical "handles" for grasping the momentum of the current information era. An opening section provides summaries of the…

The final report of the Third Student-Commissioner Conference on Financial Aid and Access to Postsecondary Education is presented. The focus was the U.S. Office of Education's television, radio, and printed information and counseling programs about postsecondary opportunities, and how these strategies affect many kinds of prospective students.…