Review of the history of education for special librarianship within library education reveals that 70 years of progress in special librarianship has had little impact on the traditional methods and philosophy of library education. Information resources management as a tool for special librarians should be integrated into future library education.…

The author describes a new campus communication system known as the Digital Information Access Line (DIAL) that disseminates taped information via telephone to students, staff, and faculty in the University Community. Dial access, a simple concept of educational technology, allows remote access at will to audio or visual material stored in a…

The history, development, and function of the Oklahoma State University Computer and Information Systems Office are described. Computers used and the general administrative structure are noted. (BH)

The use of management information systems (MIS) in higher education is discussed. It is suggested that the value of MIS in higher education is its potential utility in effective political position-building rather than conventional problem-solving. (BH)

A methodology for developing a strategic, long-range organizational information architecture is described. The development of a plan to identify key categories of information to enhance decision making and operational productivity is detailed. Figures and tables detail the methodology's application at the University of Minnesota. (DB)

Presents six principles for building and evaluating Web-based information retrieval interfaces: help the user develop an understanding of the interface and search process, judge the value of continuing search paths, and refine search queries or search topics; avoid complex navigation; make system actions explicit; and provide verbal labels…

Reports findings from recent studies conducted on effectiveness of school information systems (SIS) and recommends strategies for well-structured evaluations that attend to key factors (relative to system implementation and use) that affect all schools-regardless of their size and organization. (Author/AEF)

Presents the results of an investigation into information structures in natural language science texts. (Author)

A model of word occurrences in documents is presented in the context of a model information system. (Author/PF)

An experiment concerned with presentation formats for Dialectic Information Systems (DIS) is described. The experiment investigates the effects of explicit DIS training on an individual's world view. (Author/PF)

The difference between pertinence and relevance is discussed. Other pairs of terms and the differences between their members are examined, and the suggestion is made that such studies could increase our understanding of the theory of information systems, and thence lead to practical improvements. (Author)

The usefulness of a readability formula as a technique for evaluating the reading levels of abstracts was investigated using the abstracts published in "Research in Education." (Author/PF)

Reviewed is the historical background of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and described are the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system and CEC's literature collection entitled "Exceptional Child Education Resources" (ECER). Plans for the Council's future, including the development of its own computer system for…