Investigates the feasibility of using a distance measure for automatic sequential document classification. This property of the distance measure is used to design a sequential classification algorithm which classifies key words and analyzes them separately in order to assign primary and secondary classes to a document. (VT)

An exposition of reasons why a system of automatic translation could not use a terminology bank except as a source of information. The fundamental difference between the two tools is explained and examples of translation and mistranslation are given as evidence of the limits and possibilities of each process. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

Noting the scarcity of programs in communication technology, the author discusses the nature of communication and types of communication processes (particularly those involving technology) to help the curriculum developer in creating a well-designed program. He then describes three model approaches he has successfully used in designing…

A typical school spelling task is analyzed in terms of an information processing model of spelling performance. (Author)

Describes how several computer programs can be of assistance to educators in teaching news writing and in informing students about newsroom information processing. (KS)

An examination of one of the problems of data banks dealing with terminology and serving varieties of users. The problem addressed is: Do such data banks actually fulfil their objective, and, if not, what modifications should be made? Difficulties experienced by translators are discussed. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

Decisions assume some level of interdependency between knowledge and know-how, these being distinct realities. Knowledge refers to the understanding one has of a phenomenon while know-how refers to one's capability of actions on a phenomenon. Information can be related to decision only by transforming data which is held in a semiotic memory into…

Asserts that computer-mediated communication systems not only process information about innovation but are also an innovation that organizations should process, a circumstance that provides organizations with opportunities and challenges for enhancing their resourcefulness and responsiveness. (MM)

What we are experiencing is not a knowledge explosion but a torrent of information made possible by the compiling and disseminating of large amounts of information in little packages. (MSE)

Discusses shortcomings of a computer program previously described (Electronic Library, April 1985) to create Keyword Out of Context (KWOC) indexes. Program modifications are described which allow indexers to edit terms as the index is being compiled so term consistency is achieved and language conventions are observed. Examples are presented. (MBR)

This discussion of the use of optical scanning and computer formatting for retrospective conversion focuses on a series of applications known as Optical Scanning for Creation of Information Databases (OSCID). Prior research in this area and the usefulness of OSCID for creating low-priced machine-readable data representing older materials are…

The appropriate information technology environment for the future of higher education is seen as centered on an institution-wide information network, based on broad access to personal workstations, enhanced by a diverse set of server facilities, and integrated through coherent software environment. (MLW)

Much of the power of the "information center" comes from its ability to effectively use fourth-generation productivity tools to provide information processing services. A case study of the use of these tools at Western Michigan University is presented. (Author/MLW)

Contends that redundancy increases information transmission and reception by (1) decreasing equivocation and error and (2) establishing memory traces and inhibiting forgetting. (PD)

In a series of three experiments on the role of memory in solving attribute-identification problems, the subjects did or did not have to remember their response and/or the stimulus for processing during any given intertrial interval. (Editor)