Discusses the controversy surrounding the initial decision to establish, and the current decision to phase out, the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC), a computational chemistry center jointly sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. (CS)

Schools in New Jersey have found that by putting their heads together, they can slash the whopping costs of computers. (Author)

Implementing a multi-modal instructional approach requires computer services. A joint computer center for the college and county government, located at the college, is developed in a 3-phase plan taking three years to complete. (CA)

The organization and promotion of automatic data processing (ADP) in federal, state (or regional) and local government in developing nations requires international assistance and cooperation. At present, there is no comprehensive survey on ADP applications in public administration in various countries and in countries where these applications are…

The importance of cooperative development among and exchange between university information systems is discussed. Cooperative developments in the California State University and Colleges System and exchange efforts between university systems in other states are described. (Author/BH)

A brief case study of the resistance to technological change is presented using DOG, a small scale deterministic business game, as the example of technology. DOG, a decision mathematics game for the purpose of providing an environment for application of mathematical concepts, consists of assignments mostly utilizing matrix algebra but also some…