The operations of the National Standard Reference Data System, National Bureau of Standards, are described as an example of private/public organization cooperation. (5 references) (SM)

A program is described which identifies functional group interconversion reactions, hydrogenations, and dehydrogenations in a data base containing structures encoded as Wiswesser Line Notations. Production of the data base is briefly described. (17 references) (Authors)

SPIN coverage is abnormally low, only 70 journals, versus the coverage of information services in other fields. Every journal listed by SPIN is selectively covered by CAS, resulting in a 76 percent overlap. (3 references) (Author/SJ)

A review of the data which is available for research-or rather the lack of data-and a discussion of the sometimes whimsical substitutes for hard facts that are used in making decisions, followed by the proposal of a unified data-collecting umbrella organization to serve the total educational community. (Author)

Reports on NICEM's progress in creating "a single, computerized, comprehensive media index. (Editor/LS)

An investigation was made into the relative performance of the four major Chemical Abstracts Service magnetic tape data-bases. The overall retrieval efficiency of profiles searched against data-bases containing titles only, titles-plus-keywords, and titles-plus-digests, was calculated and these results are presented. (5 references) (Author/NH)

Almost three million records covering approximately 175,000 chemical compounds and involving multiple disciplines have been recorded in the Army Antimalarial Drug Program. Maximum compartmentalization of files together with a complete method of interfacing files and a unique number system has made it possible to manage this system. (2 references)…

The authors formulate a model of a computerized information system linking the manpower needs of a state with the output of the educational institutions, in order to match job-openings with qualifications of those leaving school." (Authors/AA)

Stresses need for a timesharing computer utility in school districts, and explains that through interfacing a timesharing computer system, users may experience greater degrees of flexibility in computer services made available. (JF)

The computer system described was developed as a departmental aid in locating documents for use as teaching material or for research purposes in the area of information science. The data base of about 2,000 records includes a departmental library of manuals, reports, technical literature, and reprints, as well as journal references and book…

Survey to determine impact of online availability on subscriptions to printed publications found 2-5 percent annual attrition in subscriptions to printed publications over past five years is not related solely or primarily to availability of online databases, and evolution of online databases and printed publications as separate entities is…

Surveys major databases offering access to historical and biographical information in the sciences and highlights special features of each--Histline, America: History and Life, Historical Abstracts, Agricola, Biosis Previews, CA Condensates, Compendex, Excerpta Medica, Inspec, and Medline. Two references are listed. (EJS)

A listing of 42 operational and experimental online agricultural information systems in the United States is provided, noting system name, sponsoring organization, location, information and services provided, and key contact person and phone number. (EJS)