The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) developed a series of Data Element Dictionaries to primarily service the instructional function. This report, developed by the University of Georgia, clarifies and adds elements relating to research and service…

Bi-directional cable TV (CATV) systems that are being installed today may not be well suited for computer communications. Older CATV systems are being modified to bi-directional transmission and most new systems are being built with bi-directional capability included. The extreme bandwidth requirement for carrying 20 or more TV channels on a…

Management of an information function requires detailed knowledge of what is being spent, how it is spent, and what is received in return for the money. Simply knowing whether a profit has been made or a loss suffered, and even knowing how expenditures were distributed, is not enough information for management. Building block cost analysis is…

A study of the applications of computer to libraries and information systems carried out with the support of the Council on Library Resources is reported. The report presents recommendations derived from the synthesis of facts, views, and opinions obtained from sources such as: visits to selected projects and installations, published and private…

The Project Grant Information System (PGIS) is a computerized information indexing and retrieval system which supports the U.S. Office of Education. Its purpose is to provide OE officials with up-to-date information about the Office's discretionary grant programs and projects. The purpose of the Taxonomy is to provide: (1) those individuals who…

The General Accounting Office (GAO) performed this study because: preliminary indications showed that significant savings could be achieved in the procurement of selected computer components; the Federal Government is investing increasing amounts of money in Automatic Data Processing (ADP) equipment; and there is a widespread congressional…

Data base management systems, which have significant benefits for data processing in general, can be used to implement effective educational data base systems. These systems, under a concept of multi-node networking, can be implemented in such a way as to achieve decentralized control over information. (Author)

National data networks now being built or planned will be complemented by international networks, and solutions to the technical problems of compatibility are being sought. The Common Market's Euronet, first to be used for scientific and technical data, will have rates that are independent of distance. (Author/BB)

The article presents an overview of ISAARE, an Information System on Adaptive, Assistive, and Rehabilitation Equipment for severely handicapped persons. (Author/DLS)

Explores the possibility of combining the two principles of ranking according to degree of relevance, and ranking according to probability of relevance, for information retrieval systems, but concludes that, while neither is adequate alone, no single, all-embracing ranking principle can be constructed to replace the two. (Author/VT)

SIRLS is a documentation center and computer-based information retrieval system. Services include computer-generated bibliographies and user-generated files. Upgrading of subject access to the collection through a thesaurus is planned, and online access is currently under revision. (Author/MBR)

Presents observations of the host organization of a field experience program in which graduate students were to familiarize themselves with the role of information in organizations, the functions and capabilities of computer-based information systems, and the process by which information systems can be developed and implemented. (Author/IRT)

A semantic differential scale, designed to assess users' attitudes toward batch mode retrieval of the ERIC data base, grouped ten concepts and matched them with 16 adjective pairs. Although response was somewhat low, concepts and adjective pairs were clustered. (Author/KP)

Concludes that the federal government currently lacks an information system that is broad enough and detailed enough to facilitate the processes of policy development and program coordination. (Author/AM)

Working with professionals in alcoholism-related fields since 1974, the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information (NCALI) has implemented a system for literature quality review and interchange of evaluative ratings that is designed to enlist the professional community in efforts to elevate literature quality consciousness. (Author/PF)