A summary of the proceedings of the conference of experts convened by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and by the International Union of Geological Sciences introduces a discussion of the need for a standard terminology and for the collection of compatible global data to enable progress to be made in…

The May, 1976, Association of Research Libraries (ARL) meeting included a variety of presentations on library networks. Susan Martin defined various categories of automated library networks, reviewed potential functions of such networks, and discussed the implications for individual library operations. LeMoyne Anderson listed forces which are…

Presented is a general overview and summary of the 1974-1975 Sea Grant Program activities and research. Included are marine advisory services, education, coastal resources, aquaculture, fisheries, new marine products, and energy resources. (SL)

Computer-output microfilm (COM) is used at the University of Wisconsin-Stout Library to generate reports from its major machine readable data bases. Conditions indicating the need to convert to COM include existence of a machine readable data base and high cost of report production. Advantages and disadvantages must also be considered before…

This report summarizes federal research and development (R&D) funding estimates for 1976 and the requested funding for 1977. R&D obligations are expected to rise to $21.6 billion in 1976, 5.7% of the total budget; $23.5 billion is requested for 1977, 6.0% of the total budget. Tabulated data presents funding obligations by agency, character…

The papers included in this document represent most of the papers presented at the 1976 conference of the Southwest American Business Communication Association and deal with various aspects of business communication. Topics of papers are nonverbal aspects of business communication; four problems relating to awareness of metacommunication in…

This booklet contains copies of the two major presentations at the SMSG Conference on Future Responsibilities for School Mathematics: "A History of Attempts to Improve School Mathematics in the United States" (Phillip S. Jones), and "The Future of Mathematics Education in the United States" (Marshall H. Stone). A summary of the…

In-house and extramural research being conducted under the Federal Interagency Energy/Environment Research and Development Program was described at the recent National Conference on Health, Environmental Effects, and Control Technology on Energy Use. Programs to develop control technology and survey health and ecological effects are now underway.…

Cites excerpts from the Keynote address to the Joint Foundation Conference whose purpose was to formulate guidelines for future research on the role of television in the lives of young people. (MH)

Details a summary report of a conference of social scientists, government officials, media executives and public representatives concerned with establishing guidelines for future research on television's effects on children. (MH)

Recommendations are made to ensure that academic laboratories are safe and meet safety standards, instruction and information in laboratory safety are widely available, and that students, teachers, and academic research chemists give high priority to safety and health in their laboratories. (author/BB)

Prescribes a structural approach to report writing that beginning teachers in the subject area can use to give continuity to the course while teaching basic English and report mechanics. (RL)

The article is a continuation of a detailed review of the book "The Neuropsychology of Learning Disorders," edited by R. M. Knights and D. J. Bakker. (Author/SBH)

Relates the setting-up of the International Social Sciences Information System (MISON), which reflects common social development and ideological processes characteristic of the socialist countries and the growing cooperation between them; and discusses some of its proposed goals and activities. (VT)

Describes documents that gave shape to the scientific information policy of Bulgaria, determined its goal, and indicated the fundamental principles of its strategy and tactics. The National System of Scientific and Technical Information (NSSTI) has established links with other European centers of scientific information. (VT)