This study was conducted to define the process of professional information specialists and to identify their requirements. An extensive nationwide field survey was made by interviewing and administering questionnaires to 127 science information specialists who were located in information centers throughout the U.S. An effort was made to select…

Population science, a combination of natural science, social science, and management science, deals with the phenomena associated with the human population size. Subjects include the rates of change of the sizes of the various subsets of the human population, the causes and results of those changes, the societal pressures for control of population…

Following an introduction providing background on the role of information, modern methods of information transfer and the theoretical bases of information systems are described. A second section deals with practical aspects of information services practices and operational management problems. A final section examines the specialized character of…

This bibliography lists over 130 publications, books, and articles recently acquired by the Colombian National Center for Documentation and Pedagogical Information concerning a variety of educational topics. The acquisitions are listed alphabetically under subject headings; publications from many countries are included. Several of the entries are…

In this document conference participants consider characteristics of the communications network for diffusion of new instructional materials and practices. Responses to these questions are presented: What are the communication mechanisms within the diffusion system that encourage or discourage the diffusion of innovation? What role do journal…

Since previous communications technologies have led to the development of new literary genres, it is reasonable to assume that computer-based communications media will also adopt a unique way of structuring information. The forerunner of this new literary form may well be the Delphi Technique which has been developed as a forecasting methodology.…

Several presentations were made at the eighth meeting of the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU). The president of the Association for Computing Machinery addressed the issue of interactions of computer technology and economics, education, and society. A representative from the Center for Educational Media…

A determination of the bibliographic and graphic characteristics of current research literature in the language sciences is essential to the design of an information system intended to offer primary and secondary publication services. The results of a comparative study of bibliographic practices in language sciences secondary publications are…

Discusses the goals of French academic research policy in the field of information science, emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of the field. Areas of research highlighted include communication, telecommunications, co-word analysis in scientific and technical documents, media, and statistical methods for the study of social sciences. (LRW)

Describes PLEXUS, an expert system for information retrieval related to gardening, designed at the University of London for use in public libraries. Focusing on the semantic problems encountered, methods used in artificial intelligence and information science to resolve them are discussed, including classification and facet analysis. (Author/LRW)

The impact of new technological innovation on the traditional functions of the university--teaching, research, and public service--is discussed and some of the policy and organizational issues involved in administrators' use of these technologies are examined. (Author/MLW)

Focuses on the benefits of model care curriculum development in computer-based information systems relevant to the needs of developing countries. Suggested procedures include outlining search rationale, examining existing curricula in developed nations, evaluating such education in Kuwait, presenting a model curriculum, comparing it with relevant…

Defines information science; reviews currently available literature pertaining to information science education (directories, analytical articles, opinion papers); and discusses a study which surveys course offerings in information science to establish what currently constitutes a specialization in the field. Course descriptions in school catalogs…

The recent creation of new "information technology" and "new blood" positions, a controversial attempt to bring young faculty and researchers into the universities and alleviate some of the recent severe cutbacks, and the effects of their distribution among institutions are analyzed in terms of funding and student-teacher…

Though frequently forecasted and referred to, the so-called information society is likely but not necessarily inevitable. Questions are raised about such a society, including its impact on work, commerce, health, education, entertainment, politics, intergroup relations, families, and the impact of anticipated changes on the quality of life.…