This report series defines and measures the "information activity" within the national economy. "Information activity" is defined to include those specific industries and occupations whose primary function is to produce, process, or transmit economically valuable information. Changes in the national labor force are analyzed…

This report examines the role of implementation centers as a vehicle for speeding the use of solar energy and energy conservation. It covers a study of previous building industry innovations; a brief review of the diffusion of innovation literature, including several case studies; identification of the solar thermal application process and…

The study of knowledge production and utilization deals with the problems of how to translate theoretical concepts and knowledge into practical solutions to people's problems. Many criticisms have been leveled at aspects of previous information system models, including their linearity, one-way communication paths, overdependence on scientific…

This paper discusses the increasing attention given recently to change theory and knowledge utilization in education and to the development of dissemination mechanisms in educational systems. Also discussed are the concept of "linkage," a process of connecting users with resources in an efficacious way, and the role of linkage agent, a person who…

The conceptual framework for determining intelligence needs for dissemination service capacity that is presented is designed to assist state education agencies in improving their abilities to provide comprehensive dissemination services to their clientele. A section on the intelligence component of this model concerns (1) users and non-users at…

Perspectives that stem from the free enterprise philosophy/economy of the United States make up this paper that presents a private American citizen's view of several international communications/information issues. Topics discussed include the World Administrative Radio Conference; direct broadcast by satellite; the transfer of technology between…

A dissemination conference on occupational research in Texas focused on research completed during the past two years, research in progress, and newly funded research projects for fiscal year 1980. Among the presenters were L. Millard Collins, who spoke on the importance of research and communication problems; Alton Ice, who spoke on the need to…

This paper provides an analysis and review of recent court cases in which advertising was a major factor in determinations as to whether a breach of warranty or a false advertising claim existed. Special attention is given both to implied and to expressed warranty. When possible, discussion is structured to provide definitional or rule-making…

THIS RESEARCH PROJECT WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF FOUR VARIABLES ON TEACHER SELECTION DECISIONS IN RELATION TO THE CONSISTENCY OF THE DECISIONS, THE FINENESS OF THE DISCRIMINATIONS MADE, THE TIME NEEDED TO MAKE THE DECISIONS, AND THE CONFIDENCE THAT THE DECISIONMAKER HAD IN HIS DECISIONS. THE FOUR VARIABLES WERE (1) AMOUNT OF…

As determined in this study of 35 adults in the Toronto area, the single most common and most important reason for adult learning is the desire to use or apply knowledge and skill. Commitment to an action goal (producing, accomplishing, or doing something) came first; then came the decision to learn certain knowledge and skills as one step toward…

The nature of the relationship between communication behavior and research productivity is examined in this report. The purpose of the study was to attempt to explain variance in scientists' and scholars' research productivity using a variety of predictors. Data for the study were collected on questionnaires sent to 662 persons selected from…

This bibliography is a compilation of literature existing in both the government and public sectors and concerning Cost/Benefits of Technical information Services and Technology Transfer. Not only was the cost-benefit to the user reflected, but consideration was given to the initial cost of information collections, the cost of processing the…

The Institution of Electrical Engineers conducted a study in the United Kingdom and the United States to determine the need for their new publication "Current Papers in Physics (CPP)," and its usefulness to the physics community. Questionnaires were used to (1) recruit panel members to test reader reaction to the publication over a…

The authors offer some practical guidelines in four areas of rehabilitation research information dissemination: (1) filing and retrieval problems; (2) level and styles of writing, listing, abstracting, summarizing, and reconceptualizing; (3) profiling the average practitioner-consumers; and (4) leveling attitudinal barriers. Filing and retrieval…

Approval and use of the 15 issues of the Review of Educational Research which appeared from June, 1965 to June, 1968 were determined for each issue separately and for all the issues as a set. The survey respondents, all members of the American Educational Research Association, were teachers, administrators, consultants, and researchers. Half had…