THIS PAPER DISCUSSES FACTORS IN THE ACQUIRING, PROCESSING, AND UTILIZING OF INFORMATION IN TEACHER SELECTION, AND DESCRIBES TWO INDEPENDENT VARIABLES IN AN EXPERIMENT ON TEACHER SELECTION--NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS AND MASKING OF INFORMATION. THE DISCUSSION FOCUSES ON SELECTION STRATEGIES, VALIDITY OF INFORMATION, CURRENT PRACTICES OF GATHERING AND…

The objectives of this study were: (1) to create a set of computer programs capable of practical associative processing of NASA's growing document collection, (2) to process the collection with these programs, exhibiting the achievement of a capability to perform associative search of the collection, and (3) to study the use of statistical…

This Annual Report describes in detail the work performed during the first year of Task III of Contract NSF-C414 and the present status of Task III work. The programs and achievements described constitute the first significant efforts to develop a user-oriented, cooperative program between major secondary scientific and technical information…

The purpose of this project was to create a machine-readable format for genealogical data. The Library of Congress MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) bibliographic system was used as the pattern in producing the format. Tags and codes were used to uniquely identify the components of the record for computer manipulation. The resultant structure,…

The disadvantages for Canadians using the ERIC system are (1) fledgling Canadian computer information systems are deprived of their financial support; (2) Canadian research included in ERIC can not necessarily be retrieved by country of origin; (3) of the 200 journals indexed in Canadian Education Index (CEI), only 26 are to found among the 600 in…

Intended as an international medium for the exchange of ideas and experience in scientific and technical information, this journal publishes scholarly papers from various countries. The first issue contains: (1) articles on communication in science, (2) a book review, (3) a column intended to clarify concepts and terminology in the field of…

Presented are guidelines for the methodology of inventory assessment and suggestions of the type of scientific and technological information and documentation facilities to be included or omitted from the survey. The technique of tracing and contacting the selected facilities is presented in tabular form. Examples of useful byproducts which can be…

This study developed a variation of the DELPHI approach, a polling technique for systematically soliciting opinions from experts, to produce a technological forecast of developments in the information-processing industry. SEER (System for Event Evaluation and Review) combines the more desirable elements of existing techniques: (1) intuitive…

This report explores the bodies of literature pertinent to the economics of information, a topic of growing interest to the information community and to economists. As used here, economics of information refers to the concepts and tools of economics as they apply to information activities. The report consists of (1) a short section on the…

The program is a general purpose information retrieval program which can be used with a file of fixed format documents. Designed to be used by noncomputer personnel, the program provides flexibility in search requests and output format, which enable it to satisfy users' requests for information promptly and inexpensively. To insure easy adaptation…

As part of the report on the California State Library Processing Center design and specifications, this volume is a coding manual for the conversion of catalog card data to a machine-readable form. The form is compatible with the national MARC system, while at the same time it contains provisions for problems peculiar to the local situation. This…

This report about ACCESS (Alternative Comprehensive Community Environmental Study System) is in two parts. The first part is a narrative which: (1) identifies our time as a technological era of pervasive change; (2) discusses a pilot process to test new means to help manage this change, focused at the regional level; (3) proposes a new nonprofit…

Presented in the manual are keypunching procedures with associated representative forms and keypunching cards for bibliographies and five basic types of abstracts which are used with the Control Data 3600 computer by the Michigan State University Materials Center for Handicapped Children and Youth (IMC HCY). Emphasis is given to keypunching all…

This report describes an interactive information system. It is a general purpose, free format system which can offer immediate assistance where manipulation of large data bases is required. The medical area is a prime area of application. The report is designed to serve as a manual for potential users--nontechnical personnel who will use the…

Various aspects of the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) used by the Atlanta Public School System are discussed. First considered are the required features of the OMR scanner. Following this, methods of motivating users to record data accurately are described. Finally, a description of how forms are designed for the convenience of users is provided. (PB)