Discusses the United States position on transborder data flow. Offers suggestions with respect to (1) approaching developing countries, (2) confronting U.S. concern with Europe, Canada, and Japan, and (3) recommendations for international agreements on related telecommunication issues. (PD)

A network of regional computer processing sites will establish a path for small school districts to access the facilities at a larger computer site. Networking between sites greatly enhances a user's--and consequently his local district's--computing resources. (Author/MLF)

Descriptions are given of model programs for the prevention of drug abuse. (JD)

Discusses strategies for research libraries to meet current demands and limitations through networks and resource sharing. Explored in terms of their importance to research library development are OCLC, the Research Libraries Group and their networks, the concept of a central resources pool, and the impact of the information industry. (SW)

Describes the News Election Service (NES) which provides election data to the news media for national and local races. Discusses the criteria used by NES to determine which races and which candidates to cover. (JMF)

Presents a brief preliminary observation of the Non-Aligned News Agency Pool and its relationship to other news services, evaluates its performance to date, and speculates on its future. (JMF)

Presents a use study of library materials to emphasize the need for an "access" philosophy of providing library service. Other topics considered in this "forecast" include resource-sharing library networks, network topologies, and library and network functions. (Author/JD)

A national cataloging service, where all U.S. libraries would contribute according to their strengths, is proposed as a replacement for the Library of Congress as the main provider of cataloging data and controller of bibliographic information in North America. Areas of standardization and quality control are discussed. (Author/MBR)

Briefly describes Project: Media Base, a national nonprint media data base; summarizes results of a survey to media personnel and librarians regarding this issue; and draws general conclusions for the practitioner and information science educator. (CWM)

Examination of computer, library network and telecommunications industries. Models of current networks are presented and evaluated with recommendations. (KP)

Development of Illinois Suburban Library System project linking school and public children's library services.

The different components of air monitoring networks, the status of air monitoring in the United States, and the services and activities of the three major American network builders are detailed. International air monitoring networks and alert systems are identified, with emphasis on the Dutch air monitoring network. (BT)

A National Commission on Teaching and America's Future report argues that every child deserves a caring, competent, and qualified teacher and every teacher deserves high-quality preparation and professional development. Five major reform areas include professional standards, redesigned training and professional development, aggressive recruitment…

Describes benefits of the Austin Free-Net, part of the nationwide movement "community networks" to provide public access to computers to low-income communities. Presents examples of users and discusses Internet instruction and location of terminals. A sidebar highlights 10 community networks, with areas served and Web site addresses.…

Behavioral observations and sociometric ratings were assessed in separate 3- and 4-year-olds child-care classes across a 2-year period. In general, correspondence between behavioral observations and sociometric ratings increased with age, and social structure showed greater cohesion in the 4-year-olds class. Gender was an organizing principle in…