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Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX. – 1981
This student module on precautions for explosive materials is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module provides a brief introduction to the types of explosive materials, their classification, and safe procedures for transport, unloading, and storage. Following the introduction, 11 objectives (each keyed to a page in the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Equipment Storage, Equipment Utilization, Health Education
Rendleman, Matt; Legacy, James – 1981
This publication provides an introduction to grain grading and handling for adult students in vocational and technical education programs. Organized in five chapters, the booklet provides a brief overview of the jobs performed at a grain elevator and of the techniques used to grade grain. The first chapter introduces the grain industry and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Crop Processing Occupations, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Cox, John – 1979
This paper documents the program used in the application of the INFO system for data storage and retrieval in schools, from the viewpoints of both the unsophisticated user and the experienced programmer interested in using the INFO system or modifying it for use within an existing school's computer system. The opening user's guide presents simple…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Guides, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
SELYE, HANS – 1967
THIS REPORT IS A BRIEF REVIEW OF RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT TO DETERMINE THE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL EFFICIENCY OF A MANUAL SPECIALIZED INFORMATION SYSTEM BASED ON 700,000 DOCUMENTS IN THE FIELDS OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, STRESS, MAST CELLS, AND ANAPHYLACTOID REACTIONS. THE SYSTEM RECEIVES 30,000 PUBLICATIONS ANNUALLY. DETAILED INFORMATION IS REPRESENTED BY…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Codification, Documentation, Evaluation
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1978
This subcourse containg lesson assignments, lesson texts, and programmed reviews covers the most frequently used equipment for transporting and storing petroleum products from the time they are purchased until they are consumed by the user. The course is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to…
Descriptors: Course Content, Equipment, Fuels, Individualized Instruction
Cawkell, A. E. – 1978
This paper describes the development of textual information displays for home consumption on modified television receivers in Great Britain over the last few years, compares two systems in use there--Teletext and Viewdata--and discusses some future possibilities for such services in the U.S. as well as the U.K. British television equipment…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Display Systems, Information Processing
Oller, Robert G. – 1968
This report describes how vocabulary and thesaurus techniques can be applied to a user-oriented computerized data handling system. An analysis is presented of the specialized problems associated with the development of vocabularies and rules for regulating their usage. The report consists of glossaries of action verbs and nouns accompanied by…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Behavior, Classification, Data Processing
Hayes, R. M. – 1967
Under funding from the National Science Foundation, the Institute of Library Research of the University of California (Los Angeles) has carried out a study of mechanized information services in the university library" The basic premise of the study is that magnetic tape data bases are becoming available from a variety of national sources and that…
Descriptors: Automation, College Libraries, Computers, Conferences
Tompkins, Mary L. – 1967
A Mathematical Citation Index was started in March 1965 under the auspices of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Computing Facility. Before the compilation of citations for this index could begin, however, it was necessary to produce an index to abbreviations of serial titles in the field of mathematics. T-HE RESULT OF THIS EFFORT…
Descriptors: Abbreviations, Automation, Citation Indexes, College Libraries
Spigai, Frances; And Others – 1968
This report presents documentation of files, of file organization, and of 42 of the modular program subroutines used in a pilot project devised by the Oregon State University (OSU) Computer Center to simulate procedures in the Acquisitions Department of the OSU Library. A total of 224 bibliographically verified requests for monographs, 30 vender…
Descriptors: Automation, College Libraries, Computers, Display Systems
Hill, James E.; And Others – 1976
A study has been made at the National Bureau of Standards of the different techniques that are or could be used for testing solar collectors and thermal storage devices that are used in solar heating and cooling systems. This report reviews the various testing methods and outlines a recommended test procedure, including apparatus and…
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Evaluation Methods, Graphs, Heat Recovery
Gaus, Wilhelm, Ed.; Henzler, Rolf, Ed. – 1977
The 13 papers collected here were presented at the Workshop on Data Documentation held at Reisenburg Castle, Federal Republic of Germany, in July 1975. This workshop was a first attempt to identify some of the problems in the field of data documentation, formulate them, and solve them as far as possible. The subject was approached from four…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Oriented Programs, Confidentiality, Data
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on House Administration. – 1975
This publication provides members of the House of Representatives information about the range of on-line computer services and data bases available for their use. Section 1 is an introduction. Section 2 describes the nature and general functions of time-sharing services, information systems, and data bases discussed in the document. Section 3…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Databases, Information Dissemination
Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France). Ad Hoc Committee for Educational Documentation and Information. – 1976
The European Documentation and Information System for Education (EUDISED), a multi-lingual, computer-based information storage and retrieval system, has passed through four major stages of development: (1) the initial feasability studies; (2) elaboration of the thesaurus of subject listings; (3) field tests; and (4) experimental operation. A…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Databases, Documentation, Educational Research
Wilson, Barbara Lazarus; And Others – 1975
One of a series of manuals developed by the Home and Community-Based Career Education Project, the publication presents the processes involved in reviewing and compiling information about educational, training, and supportive resources for career-related materials for adults. Principal focus is on materials created by the project's information…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Career Development, Data Collection, Directories
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