Discusses the advances in and prospects of success for computerized systems, such as teletext, involving electronic transfer to the home of information traditionally transmitted through the newspaper. The new technology's effect in the marketplace, its providers, content, and potential audience are surveyed with respect to the future role of the…

Discusses a project in which a large variety of materials from the collection of the Canadian Public Archives were recorded and played back using laser optical videodisc technology. The videodisc's capabilities for preserving, storing, and retrieving information are discussed. (Author/JJD)

Covers origins, goals, executive management, and future projections of the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, which seeks to produce microforms to improve access to written materials by Canadians or about Canada or Canadians. Production methods and the cooperative approach to bibliographic control are discussed. Four references…

This discussion of the treatment of archives in Sri Lanka outlines their historical development and notes current activities, including records administration, storage considerations, conservation problems involving poor condition of records and use of microfilming, and education of the public to make use of archives. References are provided. (EJS)

Announces the availability of grants from the National Bureau of Standards for the compilation of reliable reference data and the weeding out of faulty data. The grants are in response to the demand for data in all areas of science and technology. (Author/SA)

A recent study suggests that most respondents think organizations collect more sensitive information about people than is necessary; thus, personnel administrators should be taking immediate steps to safeguard information gathered of employees and applicants. Within this context, this article offers guidelines on keeping personnel files.…

A well-organized small shop is seen as necessary for an alumni association. Some tips include: create one central file, keep up with filing, be a selective saver, keep the original artwork, label pictures, put records on microfiche, and use cards instead of form letters. (MLW)

The selection and acquisition of microforms, their bibliographic control, the names of the Microform Committee and Subcommittee members, and a glossary of microform terms are presented. Part III (physical handling and storage of microforms) and Part IV (library relations with reprinters) will appear in Volume 9 Number 2. (Author/RAO)

Contains Parts III and IV of these guidelines, which deal with the handling and storage of microforms, and with library relations with reprinters. Parts I and II, along with a foreword, committee members, and a glossary of terms appear in Volume 9 Number 1. (Author/RAO)

Reviews the special requirements of a bibliographic database, and shows how they are met in the DOBIS-LIBIS (Dortmund Library System-Leuven Library System) system. Full authority file control over the indexes to the database is discussed, and the DOBIS-LIBIS system is described in detail. References are included. (Author/BK)

Reviews the need for pairing computer and videodisc technology to represent and organize complex information and to provide learners with more powerful tools for learning and problem solving. Both the instructional applications and economics of intelligent videodisc are noted, as is the effort of the National Science Foundation to support such…

The process implemented at the Ohio State University College of Medicine systematizes the procedures for managing a greatly increased volume of applications. The historical development, continuing research efforts, and computer support system for the process are discussed. (Editor/LBH)

Scholarly publishers are experimenting with the "electronic monograph," a scholarly book offered on the Internet. Several converging trends (declining university subsidies, increasing research specialization, tightening library budgets) are putting pressure on academic publishing in the humanities and social sciences. Publishers are not convinced…

Discusses the Peirce On-line Resource Testbed (PORT), a digital archive of primary data. Highlights include knowledge processing testbeds for digital resource development; Peirce's pragmatism in operation; PORT and knowledge processing; obstacles to archive access; and PORT as a paradigm for critical control in knowledge processing. (AEF)

Removable hard drives and Ethernet are common ways to move data around the media studio, but new protocols allow multiple computers to share an array on one bus. Examines shared storage configurations using fibre channel arbitrated loop (FC-AL) and serial storage architecture (SSA), both serial storage solutions, as well as on small computer…