The way documentation procedures are organized in society has a decisive influence on the democratization and dissemination of power. The impact of documentation and information processing systems, data banks, and telecommunications networks on third world development and democratization trends is discussed. (AM)

Summarizes what has been suggested so far with regard to the social, political, and economic consequences of transborder data flows involved in the linking of computerized information processing networks. (FM)

A mixed media network for information interchange is what we are always likely to have. Amid the current permutations of the storage and distribution media we see the emergence of two trends -- toward the common denominators of electronic display on the TV system and of digital processing and control. The economic implications of a mixed network…

Personal computers and the many telecommunications options will have an important role in the facilitation of improved professional practice of adult educators. Three items are needed to set up for telecommunications: the personal computer, the modem, and a communications (software) package. Potential uses of personal computers by adult educators…

Identifies policy problems in the area of international communications and argues for the adoption of the concept of information as a basic resource that is central to the conduct of international relations. Calls for innovative thinking about the process by which the United States formulates and implements international communication policies.…

The last of four volumes in a series describing the basic documentation practices involved in the initial setting up and subsequent operation of an information-library organization to provide defense-aerospace scientific and technical information services, this manual consists of three sections. In "Security Storage and Control," Michael…

Outlines the technological evolution and the use of computers and telecommunications in information transactions and data storage. (CWM)

The Southwest Regional Laboratory's Instructional Management System (IMS) central data processing system produces reports for dissemination to participating schools which provided the original source data to the system. Described in this document are the computer software routines (SIMS) that control the dissemination of information contained on…

The Program Session of the April 1984 meeting of the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee (NAC) was devoted to discussion of electronic information delivery systems. Recent developments in six areas were covered: (1) electronic manuscript generation and transmission; (2) online full-text searching and retrieval; (3) online database…

An attempt was made to understand the political, economic, and technical factors that shape the web of world telecommunication. In the text, sections are devoted to the following topics: (1) technical traits of the network, (2) news media dependence on the network, (3) corporate consumers of information services, (4) pricing of information…

This curriculum guide is designed to train students in the competencies necessary to meet the needs of the automated office in entry-level information processing positions. The guide is organized into 16 units that are correlated with the essential elements for the business information processing course. Introductory materials include a scope and…