The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the history, development, and services of the packet switching network services that currently exist in the United States. The character of packet switching, a computerized method of transmitting data, is used as the basis for tracing the development of the industry itself. Contending that the…

INFOSH is a program which allows the user to search through data in any file set up through the main INFO programs (IR 004 715) and obtain results of each search in a table format. It functions primarily to facilitate answering questions about data in a file in a way that does not involve manual scanning. It can give answers to questions dealing…

Compiled at random from many sources, this bibliography attempts to cite as many publications concerning privacy and security as are available. The entries are organized under seven headings: (1) systems security, technical security, clearance of personnel, (2) corporate physical security, (3) administrative security, (4) miscellaneous--privacy…

GENERALIZED ACADEMIC SIMULATION PROGRAMS (GASP) IS SCHOOL SCHEDULING BY COMPUTER. THE PUBLICATION COMPARES THE MANUAL METHOD OF DEVELOPING A SCHOOL SCHEDULE WITH THE NEW METHOD OF COMPUTER PROGRAMING. A MAJOR ADVANTAGE OF COMPUTER PROGRAMING IS THAT IT RELIEVES THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THIS BUSY WORK SO THAT HE CAN DEVOTE HIS ENERGIES AND TIME TO MORE…

A REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTING AND TESTING THE USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR PROCESSING SCHOOL PROPERTY ACCOUNTING DATA CONSISTS OF PROCEDURAL STEPS FOR COLLECTING DATA PERTAINING TO SCHOOL SITES, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT. DATA WERE COLLECTED TO ESTABLISH COMPLETE ACCOUNTING RECORDS OF SCHOOL PROPERTY AS IT EXISTED IN THE CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, SCHOOL…

With the fantastic growth in computerized data processing and management, there arises a great need for improved techniques in cataloging of machine readable data bases. The purpose of this report is to define a system by which computerized data bases may be cataloged for easy reference and availability. Developed from a computer scientist's…

An automatic abstracting system, named ADAM, implemented on the IBM 370, receives journal articles as input and produces abstracts as output. An algorithm has been developed which considers every sentence in the input text and rejects sentences which are not suitable for inclusion in the abstract. All sentences which are not rejected are included…

Work in three areas comprised this study of computer use in thematic indexing for music research: (1) acquisition, encoding, and keypunching of data--themes of which now number about 50,000 (primarily 16th Century Italian vocal music) and serve as a test base for program development; (2) development of computer programs to process this data; and…

In order to build a framework in which to discuss the evolution of data communications, the three main components of a basic data transmission system (source, medium and data sink) are considered to see what has happened in each area since 1960. This somewhat oversimplified basic approach is taken in order to avoid the confusing terminology and…

Librarians and their concerned colleagues met to give, hear and discuss papers on library automation, primarily by computers. Noted at this second meeting on library automation were: (1) considerably more sophistication and casualness about the techniques involved, (2) considerably more assurance of what and where things can be applied and (3)…

Generalized academic simulation programs (GASP) is school scheduling by computer. The publication compares the manual method of developing a school schedule with the new method of computer programing. A major advantage of computer programing is that it relieves the administrator of this busy work so that he can devote his energies and time to more…

This report describes the tasks and related efforts necessary to convert the present Qualitative Developments Requirements Information (QDRI) Program from a clerical operation into an automated information processing system. A description of the QDRI Program is presented whereby current operations, files, procedures, etc. are contrasted to planned…

This report outlines the development of the UDECOM system (UNIVAC-DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM). UDECOM is the implementation of a software package for the DEC PDP-8/I computer which enables data communication with the UNIVAC 1108 computer. Also described are the results of research into the U1108/U1004 data…

Since 1965 DSIS (Defense Scientific Information Service) has reproduced copies of microfiche documents received from outside sources for its customers. In 1970, in accordance with long-range plans to use microfiche as the back-up to an automated information retrieval system as a quick and inexpensive way of supplying reports identified by a…