This paper analyzes two types of decisions for insuring mobile oil rigs and fixed installations in the Norwegian North Sea: (1) decisions about information for ratemaking and underwriting, and (2) decisions about the conditions of insurance. Appended are 46 references. (MLF)

Presents results from a study of the use of broadcast teletex where decoders in 50 locations were equipped with meters recording use patterns. The role of indexes in the way users move through the database, use of chained pages, and variations in use patterns during the day are analyzed. (MBR)

Describes an effort by a local United Way chapter, in conjunction with three shelters for battered women, to regularize the collection and presentation of data needed in applying for funding. Addressed are requirements of the funding source, useful indicators, extent of reports, data collection procedures, and data utilization. (GC)

A system developed for acquisition of information germane to long-range community college planning in North Carolina is described. The three surveys developed for the information system can serve several purposes: (1) to give planners a basis for considering change/expansion of course offerings; (2) to give institutions a means of assessing…

This publication presents information on how neighborhood residents can be involved in collecting needed information about their community which they can use to guide reform efforts. Researchers interviewed people with experience collecting information at the neighborhood level, other researchers, leaders of community based organizations, and…

A study was conducted to identify uses of data from the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) of the National Center for Education Statistics and to determine the extent and variety of such use. In addition, the study attempted to determine research topics that have been studied through the SASS. Information was collected for the use categories of:…

Describes an educational system composed of three phases - Childhood Education, Developmental Education, and Career Education - which the author believes would fulfill the needs of the over-strained public education system. (Author/RK)

Evaluates six one-day workshops which were conducted to assist teams of public school teachers and principals, involving both blacks and whites, in resolving problems relating to the desegregating of schools. It was recommended that findings of the behavioral sciences be incorporated into workshop design and that workshops be organized in ways to…

A school district audit committee has the capacity to unearth pertinent information about the operating efficiency and effectiveness of a school district, as well as providing a more professional audit. (Author/WM)

The rationality of the planning process can be increased by improving the exchange of information that feeds the decision system. (Author/WM)

A data base designed for scientists, engineers, and others in need of factual information developed under the Long Range Research Project at Indiana University is described. (3 references) (SJ)

A discussion of experiments with four-year-old children posed with the paired-associate task of learning where nine different animals lived, using apparatus designed for self-instruction through picture matching. (Author)

Patrons of an engineering library have technical requirements and idiosyncracies which should be considered by library planners. The results of a survey made by the Mitre Corp. are discussed. (DH)