Part of a comprehensive career guidance system in Canada, Computerized Heuristic Occupational Information and Career Exploration System (CHOICES) is an interactive computerized career information system in both French and English that allows people to interrogate and explore two data bases: one, a comprehensive, up-to-date file of occupations…

This is a working paper which seeks to examine how information about approximately 900 occupations might be utilized and kept up to date. The discussion centers on a modular system for information treatment. The paper elaborates on: (1) how and what kinds of information will be put into the system; and (2) five different modes of operation for…

This report describes how the Oregon Career Information System (CIS) expanded its career information files by adding three new files relevant to education information. Descriptions are given of the Preparation file, containing information specifying various ways to prepare for a particular occupation; the Program file, which describes a complete…

This report reviews the second-year activities of the Alabama Occupational Information System (AOIS), whose second-year objectives were (1) to review all state file formats, particularly the occupational file, (2) to validate national data supplied by the Government Information Service (GIS), (3) to develop and implement a Job Bank Summary File,…

The Center for Career Development Services in Tallahassee, Florida, recently updated and revised its Job Related Physical Capacities Project (JRPC). The project provides career information as well as specialized information about how disabled persons can expect their handicaps to influence their occupational choices and how the handicap can be…

The Career Development and Information System (CDIS) is a longitudinal tracking system addressing itself to the distribution of new physicians in underserved areas, and in the field of primary health care as opposed to a specialty. It is comprised of several computerized modules. The Comprehensive Research, Evaluation and Assessment Module (CREAM)…

This document reports on the content model of the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), which is intended to replace the "Dictionary of Occupational Titles." The following chapters are included: "Introduction" (Michael D. Mumford and Norman G. Peterson); "Content Model" (Michael D. Mumford and Norman G. Peterson);…

This document contains the three volumes of the technical report for development of the prototype of the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), which is intended to replace the "Dictionary of Occupational Titles.""General Introduction" (Norman G. Peterson) presents an overview of O*NET's purpose, content, and structure.…