The author contends that there are numerous ways computers might be utilized in social work, particularly in counseling. However, the problem of confidentiality and the need for restrictions against the unethical use of computers must be carefully examined. (Author)

LARGE SCALE GUIDANCE INFORMATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS MAY MEET THE PROBLEMS POSED BY THE INFORMATION EXPLOSION AND CYBERNATION. ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT COUNSELING, THE ROLE OF THE COUNSELOR, THE CLIENT, DECISION-MAKING, VOCATION AND EMPLOYMENT, AND GUIDANCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARE REVIEWED. THESE ASSUMPTIONS PROVIDE THE RATIONALE FOR THE SUGGESTIONS MADE.…

Article describes how badge input and data collection terminals raise productivity and support new library services at the University of Maryland. (HB)

Focuses on delineating ways of knowing in nursing, with particular attention to the process of scientific discovery and clinical judgment. (JOW)

Developed by the Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology and the Defense Intelligence Agency with input from other federal agencies, this detailed document contains the 1983 technical forecast for the information processing industry through 1997. Part I forecasts the underlying technologies of hardware and software, discusses changes in the…

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING (PROJECTING FUTURE TECHNOLOGICAL POSSIBILITIES AND PROBABILITIES IN RELATION TO CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH AND IN RELATION TO POTENTIAL INTERACTIONS WITH SOCIETY, WITH THE ECONOMY, AND WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT) BY MEANS OF COMPUTER UTILIZATION HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW METHODOLOGY AND CURRICULUMS…

Describes the operation and numerous capabilities of a British computerized data retrieval system named Prestel. It provides access, through the regular telephone network and a TV screen, to computer-based information supplied by many companies, agencies and commercial outlets. (GA)

Many organizations are establishing the role of "chief information officer," charged with directing the evolution and integration of information processing. The impact on Northern Kentucky University of adding a chief information officer and reorganizing campus information services is traced. Organizational, political, and social factors…

While data processing cannot, as yet, provide automatic translation, computer assistance is valuable for information storage and retrieval in dictionary work, text-related glossaries, and text banks. (CK)

Reviews the book Megatrends by Naisbitt and the concept of educating the whole student as well as the shift from short-term to long-term, and lifetime education. (MD)

The six articles in this journal reflect the role of computers in the academic and scientific communities, discussing the relationship between universities and industry, communication networks, light-scattering, data processing during seismic exploration, and computer applications in publishing and archaeological site management. It is available…

The computer is seen as a powerful tool that offers great potential for administrators in tertiary institutions. The impact of the computer on processing data, database concept, computer communication, utilization of operations data for analytical reports, use of management science tools, and evolution in administrative data processing are…

A management consultant company uses a large-scale interactive computer system to enhance the capabilities of its professionals both in the office and in the field. (Author/DN)

Discusses a major, national plan (Fifth Generation Computer Systems) for Japan to become number one in the computer industry by the latter half of the 1990s. Includes comments on the likely success of and problems associated with the plan supported by Japan's Ministery of International Trade and Industry. (JN)

Research assessed whether computer technology had altered aspects of the employee's control of his or her work environment. The general hypothesis was that computing would have enhanced control of work life in relation to other individuals and in relation to the job for employees higher in the organizational hierarchy who perform more…