Traces the development of Telidon, a videotex communications system, highlighting Telidon trials and citing library applications and projects being developed by various Canadian libraries. Four references are cited and additional readings are provided. (EJS)

Highlights the increased use of mass media in off-campus instruction. Traces the establishment and growth and identifies the members and goals of the Instructional Telecommunications Consortium, comprising single institutions, community college districts, and regional consortia. Discusses the future role of telecommunications technology in higher…

Identifies technologies available to libraries and information centers for increasing and redirecting information services to patrons. Viewdata and teletext services, videodisc technology, online catalogs, and microcomputers are highlighted, and methods and strategies for effective implementation are discussed. (EJS)

Surveyed different departments that offer undergraduate degrees in radio-television-film. Compared (1) philosophies; (2) semester hours offered and required in radio-television-film; (3) faculty qualifications; (4) dollars invested in equipment and training facilities; and (5) student enrollment degree data. Departments included broadcasting,…

The way documentation procedures are organized in society has a decisive influence on the democratization and dissemination of power. The impact of documentation and information processing systems, data banks, and telecommunications networks on third world development and democratization trends is discussed. (AM)

Telecom link is a structured design exercise concerned with building a telecommunications link between London and Amsterdam. Designed for A-level physics, the simulation requires a minimum of 10 hours. Aims of the exercise, design specifications and technical aspects, and summaries of four possible technologies used in the simulation are…

Examines the effects of communications and information on Canadian unity, cultural identity, and economic viability. The discussion is illustrated with descriptions of Canadian computer communications; broadcasting, publishing, and film industries; telecommunications systems and satellites; and research and development trends. (Author/SW)

Recent federal revenue rulings conclude that sale of broadcast rights to national radio and television or an independent producer by a tax-exempt organization does not constitute an unrelated trade or business. The rulings and their potential effects on colleges and universities are examined. (MSE)

Describes the status and trends, achievements, and problems in the development of educational technology (ET) in Brazil. Areas examined include tax incentives for training programs, graduate programs in ET, teleducation and correspondence teaching, and government support of ET programs. Five references are listed. (MER)

Describes an experiment which linked the Canadian Videotex development, TELIDON, with the Canadian CAL system based on the course author/programming language NATAL. A bibliography of 14 references is provided. (CHC)

This discussion of the impact of electronic developments on the dissemination of information and the role of the library argues that a central role as a switching center and information consultant will be critical to the survival of the library in the rapidly evolving electronic information environment. (CHC)

The use of telecommunication systems holds great potential for in-service training programs. (MM)

Argues that policy development in the United States is not dealing adequately with changes in the nature of international telecommunication conferences. Warns that possible agreements regarding frequency allocations demand reexamination of U.S. positions. (JMF)

Points out some of the social, legal, economic, and political effects of information technology. Concludes that the United States along with other nations must find ways to maximize the use of telecommunications technology without homogenizing people, without overriding national boundaries, and without engulfing and diluting other value systems.…

Summarizes what has been suggested so far with regard to the social, political, and economic consequences of transborder data flows involved in the linking of computerized information processing networks. (FM)