This document is the result of an investigation sponsored by the Council of Europe into the state of multinational cooperation on the part of council member nations in the field of educational research. Questionnaires sent to research facility administrators and staff revealed a certain hesitation to cooperate on an institutional/administrative…

Computer-assisted school information systems (SISs) are developed and used worldwide; however, the literature on strategies for their design and development is lacking. This paper presents the features of a fundamental approach to systems design that proved to be successful when developing SCHOLIS, a computer-assisted SIS for Dutch secondary…

The International Labour Office (ILO) is in the process of developing an Inter-Regional Training Information System (IRTIS) for developing countries. This system aims at the introduction of common standards and techniques, in all regions and at the national level, for processing and retrieval of information on training. This report elaborates a…

Surveys the need for an Indian library and information system using Unesco and UNISIST publications as a framework. Highlights include identification of problems through a pre-planning survey, and a proposal that a national committee be set up to be responsible for policy decision making and to coordinate implementation of developmental plans.…