The first paper on the California State Archives treats the administrative status, legal basis of the archives program, and organization of the archives program. The problem areas in this States' archival program are discussed at length. The second paper gives a crude sketch of the legal and administrative history of the California State Archives,…

Once a computer system has been established, and the capabilities exist for the kind of data manipulation which could produce either a book catalog, with as many access points as seem desirable, or catalog cards if desired, the next question to be resolved is whether a book catalog is an economically feasible substitute for catalog cards. The…

The steady growth of the academic libraries reflects a true increase in the body of human knowledge. The average academic library either now has, or will have within the next few years, a severe space problem related to housing of books. The seemingly limitless growth of space needs creates problems compounded by rising costs of buildings and…

In addition to reviewing the characteristics of document processing systems, this paper pays considerable attention to the description of a system via a feature list approach. The purpose of this report is to present features of the systems in parallel fashion to facilitate comparison so that a potential user may have a basis for evaluation in…

The second edition of the directory presents information about the computer services provided to outside customers by commercial concerns, service bureaus, consultants, and educational and research establishments throughout the world. It lists the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and principal officers of institutions and companies, together…

This study revealed that the use of the NLM Documents Section is extremely modest. A total of 144 inter-library loan requests were filled by the Section in the months of January and February, 1972; most of these were from Government agencies. The study investigator recommended that: (1) the collection should be maintained by the NLM; (2) that…

Documents announced with VT numbers only in the Volume 5 Number 3 issue (VT 015 982) of "Abstracts of Research and Related Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (ARM) are included in this microfiche set. Microfiche availability for these documents is shown on the ARM resume as MF AVAILABLE IN VT-ERIC SET. The microfiche set is…

A survey of the theoretical problems connected with the organization and design of systems for processing and transmitting information is presented in this article. It gives a definition of Information Systems (IS) and classifies them from various points of view. It discusses briefly the most important aspects of the organization of IS, such as…

In individualized instruction, the amount of recordkeeping which must be done can be best handled by computer. In this paper, the logistics of recordkeeping in elementary education is explored through a systems approach. A model is proposed which can be used manually to keep track of progress in various skills. The model can easily be adapted to…

THE COMPLETE TRANSCRIPTION OF A 5-DAY WORKSHOP CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS AND UNIVERSITIES WAS PRESENTED. THE PARTICIPANTS CONSISTED OF 54 REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNIVERSITIES AND COMPUTER-ASSOCIATED AGENCIES AND CORPORATIONS. TOPICS LISTED ON THE CONFERENCE AGENDA WERE (1) "COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION, LEARNING ASPECTS," (2)…

Examines the expansion of data services in Western Europe after the computer revolution. Stresses that distinctive career lines and eventually a distinctive profession must be created to cope with the proliferation of data and the increase in demand for access to this data. (Author/DB)

Examines the selective dissemination of indexed surrogates to overcome two major causes of cultural lag: reading overload and lack of cogency of technical communication. An analysis of three models--reference-retrieval systems, question-answering systems, and surrogate-dissemination systems--explores reasons for lag in technique implementation.…

Describes the use of moveable shelving at the Santa Barbara County Schools' office for solving space shortage problems in instructional film storage. (CMV)

Concludes that two uses of the computer are potentially helpful in social studies instruction: (1) as a data storage and manipulation tool and (2) as a writing tool for composition. Entertains diverse opinions on the necessity of computer literacy. (JK)