Cost analysis of an automated network system and a manual system of cataloging and book processing indicates a 20 percent savings using automation. Per unit costs based on the average monthly automation rate are used for comparison. Higher manual system costs are attributed to staff costs. (RAA)

The literature on interorganizational relations is reviewed. Four distinct research traditions are examined, and the prescriptive literature on coordination is reviewed. A comparison of models of coordination, five preconditions for successful coordination, and an action model for increasing coordination are reviewed. (Author/MLW)

Proposes locally-generated service-learning networks which will allow disadvantaged communities both to capitalize on existing resources and to develop new vehicles for education. Condensed from "Synergist," Winter 1981, pp38-41. (Author/SJL)

Reports the results of a Delphi survey of international experts on the future of telecommunications. Predicts new and expanding services that will be available over the next twenty years. Outlines space applications and advanced technology, regulatory and social issues, and institutional and economic issues which will characterize the field of…

Discusses the need to identify values and deal with the conflicts among these values as society expands the use of communication technology. Suggests a list of organizing principles for guidance during this period. (JMF)

Presents an overview of computer based library networks, what they are and are not, and their advantages and disadvantages. (JEG)

Texas provides computer service to public school districts through 20 Regional Education Service Centers. (Author/MLF)

The successful establishment of a nationwide system of IGE networks has greatly facilitated the widespread use of the IGE method of teaching. (LH)

Traces the history of the ERIC Clearinghouse at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) headquarters from 1967 (Clearinghouse on the Teaching of English) to 1979 (Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills). (DD)

Constructs a model for understanding possible relationships between parents' personal social networks and their children's development. (JMB)

Provides background on the UNESCO General Conference and the World Administrative Radio Conference which will deal with the concept of information as a national and world resource and with the problems of analysis, measurement, and management in an emerging new information order. (JMF)

Examines the workings of the existing system of computer data bases for technical and scientific information in the United States and raises questions about developing a public national information network. (JMF)

With the introduction of the library's OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog), CD-ROMs, the Internet, and OhioLINK, the University of Toledo library is faced with technological, instructional, and other challenges. The main challenge is the lack of a mediated classroom for group instruction. Current paper-based teaching methods do not always allow…

Discusses distance learning at East Mecklenburg High School (Charlotte, North Carolina), a demonstration site for the North Carolina Information Highway. Highlights include community/adult education, hardware, costs, video and sound equipment, distance learning class scheduling, and future outlooks. (AEF)

Discusses the development of campus networking and networked courseware at the University of Oregon, focusing on the possibilities and limitations of interactive courseware. Preliminary evaluations indicate that Internet-based courseware seems to better engage motivated students and allows for the development of a dynamic core-course curriculum,…