Rapid changes in information management in the EOP are taking place. Reasons why are considered from the perspective of an intensive planning project, as well as how outside ideas are gathered and used. (Author/MBR)

A detailed report on the initial planning, organization, and present management of the Northwest Area Health Education Center, an educational network linking academic health centers with larger community hospitals. (VT)

An analysis of the collegial-friend relationships among academicians in this study indicates that female professors, especially unmarried, have fewer males in their collegial-friend networks than men. It is suggested that isolation from these informal collegial contacts, whether by choice or exclusion, leaves women at a professional disadvantage.…

Limitations of and opportunities for interagency coordination and data sharing among Federal international exchange and training programs are discussed in this article, based on a General Accounting Office (GAO) study. Included are the GAO's recommendations to the International Communication Agency (ICA). (JMD)

Since 1972 the University of the South Pacific has participated in a series of experimental communications projects using the ATS-1 satellite. The experiments are aimed at determining what educational, social, and medical benefits can be derived from satellite technology. (LBH)

Given the circumstances, the mating system, the attitudes of women, household organizations, and the mens' marginal position in the occupational hierarchy, the street corner behavior demonstrated by lower class West Indian males is a response to a system that demands nothing more from them. (Author/AM)

The areas discussed relate to materials costs, collection development, circulation trends and patterns, comparisons of use in various department and/or school libraries, and identification of user groups within the Purdue University Libraries. (LBH)

This mini-workshop sought a framework for examining the dynamics of migration processes, especially the interlinkages between sending and receiving countries. These two focuses emerged as directions for further research: (1) a topology reflecting the concepts underlying international migration; and (2) empirical studies which attempt to apply the…

Describes the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) system, how it is organized, how to gain access to ERIC, how one uses RIE (Resources in Education) and CIJE (Current Index to Journals in Education), computer searches of ERIC, who publishes in ERIC, and how to learn more about ERIC. A sample ERIC resume is included. (CT)

Survey of the history and current development of information technology covers hardware (economies of scale, communications technology, magnetic and optical forms of storage), and the evolution of systems software ("tool" software, applications software, and nonprocedural languages). The effect of new computer technologies on human…

Considers the following factors in the process of how Filipino immigrants in Hawaii obtain employment: (1) chain migration; (2) the existing employment situation of this group; and (3) the basic features of immigrant employment and the process of obtaining jobs. Discusses the double-edged implications of reliance on personal network links in…

These five papers by speakers at the Small Computers in Libraries 1987 conference include: "Acquiring and Using Shareware in Building Small Scale Automated Information systems" (Samuels); "A Software Lending Collection" (Talab); "Providing Subject Access to Microcomputer Software" (Mitchell); "Interfacing Vendor…

The development and design of a telecommunications system for specialists in dental public health is described, data on usage patterns and costs are presented, and the content of typical messages is discussed and illustrated. (MSE)

Discusses the need for knowledge gateway systems to provide access to scattered information and the use of technologies in gateway building, including artificial intelligence and expert systems, networking, online retrieval systems, optical storage, and natural language processing. The status of four existing gateways is described. (20 references)…

Presents a study which focuses on the use of network radio in the presidential campaigns of 1932 and 1936. Discusses the use of performance skills and sales techniques in broadcasts made by the Democrats and Republicans over the two major networks: the Columbia Broadcasting System and the National Broadcasting System. Examines how radio…