This report examines the problems in the flow of scientific and technological information in the Ceramic Industry. The research methodology used involved a panel of experts which defined the functions performed by ceramists and their corresponding information needs, listed sources of information available to ceramists, and defined problems and…

This programmed course consists of four lessons which cover the general principles of indexing, the specific methods of coordinate indexing, and the use of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Thesaurus. In the first volume the five appendices contain: (1) an index to the major themes of the course, (2) some definitions of form…

This volume contains the first two lessons of a course in subject indexing based upon the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Thesaurus, Lesson 1 is an introduction to indexing, containing definitions and concepts related to the theory of indexing and information retrieval as well as an introduction to the ERIC Thesaurus. Lesson 2 is…

A partial index to selected outdoor recreation literature received by the Department of the Interior Library during 1966 provides 991 abstracts retrievable by subject index, name index, geographic index, and publications appendices. Subject categories include outdoor recreation resources, administration of resources and programs, recreation users'…

Discussions between Portugal and Sweden regarding cooperation in the field of education have been going on since 1975. This report outlines short term and long range goals, conditions, and proposals of the Swedish mission to Portugal to implement modern information and documentation services in scientific and technical research and development.…

The purpose of this study was to provide a more complete understanding of the storage and retrieval processes of developmentally different youngsters. Forty-four second and fourth grade subjects were given a lesson consisting of 25 facts to learn and remember. Half of the group learned the facts in a context containing superordinate statements…

Using an IBM 1401 computer with an 8,000 byte core capacity, the University of New Orleans has developed and is using an automated library acquisitions system. The system generates reports and documents that serve the library's administration, accounting, acquisitions, and serials staffs. Both monographic and serials acquisitions are processed…

A national automated telecommunication system, the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS) provides academic and other relevant data on migrant children to participating schools upon request. The system was developed in response to the need for providing timely academic and health information to the schools these children enter as they…

The paper develops a suggested model of process space for the Input, Process, Product, and Impact (IPPI) model of vocational education. Part 1 presents the need; Part 2 develops a schema for classifying process variables (human, physical, and organizational); their interactive nature is reflected in a dual classification system which enables users…

A library specialist and a computer specialist were asked to collaborate to solve the problem of a growing and diversified in-house, technical library in a diversified agribusiness organization. A computer program was written to: (1) generate alphabetical catalogs of collections; (2) index documents by uniterms; and (3) to retrieve documents by…

In late 1964 the Center for Applied Linguistics began a continuing file of Language Research in Progress (LRIP). This second report in the LRIP series summarizes information received on research current between June 1 and November 30, 1965. LRIP classifies documented language research activities in the U.S. and abroad and disseminates information…

This third report in the Language Research in Progress (LRIP) series summarizes information received on research current between December 1965 and June 1966. LRIP classifies documented language research activities in the U.S. and abroad and disseminates information concerning them. The information is stored at the Center for Applied Linguistics,…

Four experiments are reported which examine the role of phrase structure, memory load, concreteness of materials and other variables in the recall of meaningful English sentences. Several major findings are reported. Concreteness of the stimulus materials consistently is an aid to recall; although this is predicted from an imagery interpretation…

The paper discusses some new developments that should evolve during the next decade in automating the handling of legal information. These new developments include: automated question-answering systems to provide quick and inexpensive answers to many non-controversial, but not necessarily simple legal questions to aid lawyers, social and welfare…

A resource center is an agency for stimulating the active creation and use of a resource collection, including these six elements: production of home-made resources; selection and acquisition of other resources; classification and indexing for retrieval; storage; use, including guidance, lending, etc.; and evaluation and weeding. It was the charge…