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Download full textGrimes, George – 1969
This document is one of a series describing the background, functions, and utilization of the Regional Information System (RIS) developed by the Michigan-Ohio Regional Educational Laboratory (MOREL). The continuing history of the field of librarianship and information services is reviewed in this report. The first part covers ancient times to the…
Descriptors: Automation, Educational Research, History, Information Centers
Licklider, J. C. R. – 1965
This book is the final report of a two year research project. It offers a thorough discussion of the potentialities and limitations of computers for library application. A general treatment is presented of the whole library as it may be in the future. Emphasis is given to the usefulness of the computer as a device for ease of transmission of…
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Storage Devices
Sherman, Don; Shoffner, Ralph M. – 1969
The scope of the California State Library-Processing Center (CSL-PC) project is to develop the design and specifications for a computerized technical processing center to provide services to a network of participating California libraries. Immediate objectives are: (1) retrospective conversion of card catalogs to a machine-form data base,…
Descriptors: Automation, Book Catalogs, Cataloging, Centralization
New England Board of Higher Education, Wellesley, MA. – 1973
The results of a project designed to perform a technical audit and a user audit of the Shared Cataloging Support Sub-System of the New England Library Information Network (NELINET) are summarized in a two volume report. This portion, Volume II contains various tabulations of collected data; Volume I (LI 004 445) contains the narrative text.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Information Networks, Library Automation
Von Bodungen, Sue B., Ed. – 1967
The first lecture in this series discusses continuing education for librarians at a time (1965) when many such programs were just beginning and offers suggestions on various approaches to take. In the second lecture, "Automation--Prospects and Implications for Libraries," the purpose is to provide an overview of the field of automation in order to…
Descriptors: Classification, Librarians, Libraries, Library Automation
Gold, Bennett Alan – 1970
In order to devise an aid for the teaching of formal languages and automata theory, a system was developed which allows a student to design, test, and change automata in an interactive manner. This process permits the user to observe the step-by-step operation of a defined automaton and to correct or alter its operation. Thus, the need for lengthy…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Digital Computers
Simons, Wendell W.; Tansey, Luraine C. – 1970
Almost all disciplines make extensive use of the resources provided by slide libraries and picture collections. Growing demands for pictorial material have stimulated a concern for making slide and picture collections more useful and more usable by better physical arrangement and more thorough indexing. The system provides a classification scheme…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Automation, Cataloging, Classification
National Library of Medicine (DHEW), Bethesda, MD. – 1971
MEDLARS (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System) a computer-based system is operated at the National Library of Medicine. The principal objective of Medlars is to provide references to the biomedical literature to researchers, clinicians, and other health professionals. This is accomplished through: (1) preparation of citations for…
Descriptors: Automation, Bibliographies, Computer Programs, Guides
Prasow, Paul; Massarik, Fred – 1969
There is a great imbalance between the effort devoted to technological change and the attention given to the social and economic consequences of this change. Although automation has strong implications for society, the real problem is not the changes themselves; instead, it is our failure to understand and adjust for these changes. Using data…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Automation, Data Processing, Field Interviews
Todd, Ronald D. – 1971
A cooperative Automation Study Project is proposed between The Institute for the Study of Technology in Education (TIE) and the Material Handling Institute (MHI). The project would develop instructional materials to support study about automation, integrate a support equipment system with the materials, and utilize a portion of the resources of…
Descriptors: Automation, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Industrial Arts
Stump, Ron, Ed. – 1971
There has long been a need for closer communication among Iowa libraries, particularly among the ten regional centers developed under the Iowa State Plan of Library Development. A method of fast written communication among certain key libraries, formed into an operating system, would provide a means of developing all the libraries in the state…
Descriptors: Guides, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation, Library Circulation
Alberta Univ., Edmonton. Dept. of Computing Science. – 1972
Short abstracts of works in progress or completed in the Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta are presented under five major headings. The five categories are: Storage and search techniques for document data bases, Automatic classification, Study of indexing and classification languages through computer manipulation of data…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Automatic Indexing, Classification, Computer Science
Prophet, Wallace W. – 1972
For almost 15 years, HumRRO Division No. 6 has conducted an active research program on techniques for measuring the flight performance of helicopter trainees and pilots. This program addressed both the elemental aspects of flying (i.e., maneuvers) and the mission- or goal-oriented aspects. A variety of approaches has been investigated, with the…
Descriptors: Aircraft Pilots, Automation, Flight Training, Measurement Techniques
Whyte, Jean P., Ed. – 1972
The complete program for this four-day conference is included in this proceedings. The papers are grouped into the following major sections: Official Opening, Greetings from American Library Association, Presidential Address, Plenary Papers, General Papers, Archives Section Papers, Public Libraries Section Papers, Children's Libraries Section…
Descriptors: Archives, College Libraries, Conference Reports, Foreign Countries
MYERS, ROBIN – 1964
BASED UPON THE FINDINGS OF A RURAL EDUCATION AND WELFARE SURVEY OF MORE THAN 900 SUGARCANE WORKERS IN THE NINE LOUISIANA COUNTIES WHERE SUGARCANE CULTIVATION IS CONCENTRATED, THIS DOCUMENT TELLS OF THE LIVES OF THE WORKERS AND EXPLAINS THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL "SUGAR SYSTEM" UNDER WHICH THEY LIVE. DISCUSSED ARE THE EFFECTS OF…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Automation, Blacks, Education
