This background paper, prepared for the Council of Europe on the problem of equivalence in professional qualifications and academic studies among the European countries, contains eleven proposals to set up a system that would interpret information on equivalence. (JH)

The first part of this four-part dissertation reviews conceptual and operational approaches to human communication systems. A new conceptual model for studying communication, General Algorithm for Studying Structuring in Complex Systems (GASSICS), is developed in the second part, and an operational method for applying GASSICS is presented in part…

This report summarizes the recommendations of a panel evaluating the draft proposal prepared by the International Information Centre for Terminology (Infoterm) for the development of a network for terminology and documentation. These recommendations, which have been incorporated into the final study (see related document) include: (1) the…

This resource provides examples of participant forms utilized by State Facilitators and Developer/Demonstrators from over 55 National Diffusion Network projects for communication with each other and with Local Education Agencies. A revision of the 1976 Forms and Formalities, this edition concentrates on sharing of form development expertise,…

This report presents the results of an inquiry initiated by the Dissemination Policy Council of the Educational Division of HEW into the present strengths and weaknesses of educational information dissemination in the nation and what policies or policy changes at the Federal level might be implemented to help deal with the weaknesses.…

Describes Wisconsin's Educational Telephone Network (ETN), a statewide continuing education system that transmits credit and noncredit courses to almost 200 "telephone classrooms" throughout the state. Discusses the educational services offered through the system, the instructional techniques and technology involved, and ETN's…

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Library System consists of 28 libraries. The libraries are supported by computer systems covering journal and book holdings, journal check-in, circulation, document control, EPA reports, international exchange items, and specialized subject area collections. (Author)

Describes the development of the state of Washington's computer-assisted bibliographic system, along with its present batch-mode cataloging support subsystem and efforts toward on-line integrated acquisitions and cataloging support. (LS)

This pilot study, which tests an instrument and a procedure for investigating the 16mm film resources network for the public libraries of New Jersey, presents data from a stratified sample of libraries to examine use patterns and scale, as well as the various mechanisms used to make the films available to the public. Where possible, costs and…

The increased use of interlibrary loan (ILL) services at the Evergreen Valley College (EVC) library which resulted from joining OCLC automated Interlibrary Loan subsystem in 1979 led to the development of an Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Policy by the EVC library staff. The policy is designed to explain to library patrons the limitations on…

This compilation of annual reports of 151 New York State institution libraries for the year ending March 31, 1980, presents data on total resident population, library materials, dollar expenditures, and weekly staff hours. The types of institutions represented include correctional services, division of substance abuse services, education, health,…

To test the replicability of an earlier study of the informal relationships among school administrators, researchers interviewed 16 principals of schools in an urban district in the southwestern United States. The earlier study had used unstructured scheduled interviews with 28 principals in a small city and suburban district to discover grouping…

A comprehensive automated authority system in place as a part of an integrated database having the flexibility to produce any catalog format is proposed as a means of making the library catalog--whether manual or online--more responsive to comprehensive authority changes, including standards and practices, and more useful to the library patron as…

The number of objectives that formal education is expected to achieve has grown incredibly over the years. The task of educating has become so complex that the problems are hardly comprehensible. As with other complex problems, people tend to turn in frustration to simplistic solutions. When educational variables are studied, unfortunately, no…