Surveys the technology of database software and hardware, describing some of the principal issues related to the user's view of data, sharing, concurrent access, security, and integrity. (JN)

The authors raise the question of how to file electronically handled business mail. They show how they concentrate on more than simply teaching filing systems and other technical areas of records management in their office administration courses. Techniques for reducing filing costs are explored. (CT)

Examines the development and current status of research on personal information systems, i.e., those systems where an individual collects, annotates, and stores bibliographic information according to his own needs and preferences. Effects of computer-based dissemination services on the growth and management of these systems are discussed. Included…

Describes a dialog-program which uses basic statements available on a WANG 2200T version connected to a floppy-diskette to cross-reference a given set of keywords, author names, journal names, and specified reference numbers. Special program features are described and two references are listed. (Author/RBF)

Recounts the development of a slide storage and retrieval system at the Philip Morris Research Center in Richmond, Virginia and describes the methods used to classify and access slides in the collection. A reference list and three appendices accompany the text. (JL)

Attractive features of the videodisc, a storage medium of digital and visual information, include large storage capacity, low cost, rapid access, and ease of duplication. Widespread adoption of the videodisc will be determined by availability of appropriate software and funding, and public demand and perceptions about its advantages over other…

Summarizes trends in the dissemination and exchange of geoscience information. Two major themes in 1980 are (1) the growth and development of computerized data bases, and (2) increased cooperation among professional organizations and government agencies. (Author/WB)

A brief introduction to information retrieval by use of a variety of computer data bases including ERIC is presented. (JMF)

Discusses a few possibilities that computer-assisted learning holds for the problems of learning music. (Author/RK)

This research sought to distinguish among three concepts of visual persistence by substituting the physical presence of the target stimulus while simultaneously inhibiting the formation of a persisting representation. Reportability of information about the stimuli was compared to a condition in which visual persistence was allowed to fully develop…

Provides an overview of the 10th annual Headway ImagingIT exhibition. Describes new document management products, discusses case studies of large users of document management systems, and technology seminars on trends in document imaging and management systems, Intranets, optical storage, and developments in document imaging hardware and software.…

Discusses general problems of thesaurus construction theory and practice. Highlights include lexical control and its tools in various databases; natural language versus conceptual networks; systems approach; thesaurus versus classification, including associative relations; and thesaurus role in information storage and retrieval. (110 references)…

Discusses library archival information as an essential element in librarians ability to establish themselves as competitive providers of information; describes problems with conventional archive storage methods; recommends recordable CD-ROMs for an electronic archiving media; and gives an example of document management software used with…

Discussion of Web page design covers balancing text and graphics; pixels; graphic file formats; dithering; and caching. (LRW)