An evaluation of the Information Dynamics Corporation Retrieval System in an academic library, describing the specification of the machine and the various reader printers tested at Mills Memorial Library, McMaster University. (Author)

This article explores the feasibility of rational planning, using as evidence the regional planning experience of the Appalachian program. (Author)

"The nation's largest CAI operation in a public school system concluded its first full year of operation in June, 1969. The results indicate a very definite success for education's most closely watched use of technology. Three major criteria for success of such a project are 1) acceptance of CAI by the schools and their pupils, 2) per pupil costs…

Detailed method for calculating the effectiveness of alternative curriculum materials by a breakdown and analysis of their components. (KJ)

Health education professionals within the school setting must respond to the increasing challenge of satisfying the question of program accountability. This paper suggest a method by which school health education programs can be evaluated in cost-benefit terms. (Author/JMK)

By repeating innovative, modular building design and by teamwork among school executives, an architect, and a capital expenditure manager, this school system cut $32 per square foot from anticipated building costs. The district also achieved security, low maintenance, and pleasant learning environments. (PB)

Description of statewide multiple-password subscription service offered to users of Dialog Information Services by the Maine State Library discusses cost effectiveness and billing procedures. A microcomputer program for a TRS-80 Model III used to formulate each member's monthly billing from the main Dialog bill is included. (EJS)

The third in a series of articles on the use of microcomputers in the school business office discusses external storage space. Microcomputer terms are italicized for easy recognition. (MLF)

An inservice training program for school maintenance employees in a suburban Chicago elementary school district has motivated the staff to feel an ownership of their jobs and to suggest ideas of their own. Both factors have helped the district save thousands of dollars. (MLF)

The paper reviews international research on the socioeconomic impact of disability prevention and rehabilitation measures, based on a Rehabilitation International analysis of literature from 38 countries and United Nations studies. Costs, family impacts, ejection from the labor force, policies/social benefit systems, and cost benefit analysis are…

The usefulness and cost effectiveness of using educational television in adult education programs are illustrated by the success of a number of programs around the country using public and cable television for telecourses, and video teleconferencing. These courses are offered by colleges, professional associations, training centers, and…