This pamphlet focuses on the concept of information and referral (I&R) as a system and describes seven highly effective I&R systems that bring together people in need with the human service agencies that can help them. It is noted that when thinking in terms of I&R systems, attention must be directed to the overall quality of the structures and…

Communication technology (CT), which involves the use of computers in private and group communication, has had a major impact on theory and research in organizational communication over the past 30 years. From the 1950s to the early 1970s, mainframe computers were seen as managerial tools in creating more centralized organizational structures.…

This preliminary report describes the work to date of the Task Group on Computer/Communication protocols for Bibliographic Data Interchange, which was formed in 1980 to develop a set of protocol standards to facilitate communication between heterogeneous library and information systems within the framework of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI). A…

This booklet provides background information about the Texas library system for both new and experienced system advisory council members and lay representatives. It is noted that most of the material included was previously distributed at the 1980 System Advisory Council Conference. Five sections are presented: (1) "The Public Library and the…

Site-visit reports for 12 correctional facilities libraries are summarized using the headings of the Policy Directive for Institutional Library Services, and centering only on the general libraries. Libraries studied are categorized as either adequate, minimum but functional, or inadequate. Observations and specific recommendations are presented…

Initially prepared for use by teams of state library agency and library-media and information science association and education program representatives participating in the 1979-1980 CLENE/USOE Institute, "Statewide Systems of Continuing Education: New Directions," this paper was revised to expand its potential use beyond participating states. It…

Flowcharting of algorithmic procedures can be a useful tool for teachers of remedial arithmetic. (SD)

Experiments using soap films illustrate some of the most basic theorems concerning networks in a geometric framework. (SD)

Reports on results of a questionnaire sent to a random sample of 300 sociologists investigating the extent to which dissertation findings are disseminated through a variety of media. When operational definition of dissertation is broadened, a more extensive transmission of dissertation results than previously reported emerges. [Available from…

The article traces the development, scope, and functions of the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) Clearinghouse in Career Education since its reorganization and consolidation in 1973. Located at Northern Illinois University, it serves all segments of the field of adult and continuing education, vocational and technical education, and…

Describes the establishment of an international information system for the agricultural sciences and technology referred to by the acronym AGRIS. Presents AGRIS objectives, implementation stages, and relationships with other systems. (GS)

Based on the interviews of eighteen participants, the ways in which people talk about their source preferences with regard to the Internet in everyday life information seeking were investigated by using discourse analysis. Three major interpretative repertoires were identified: Enthusiastic, Realistic and Critical. The Enthusiastic repertoire…

Agricultural leadership programs have been widely supported by both the public and private sector and have been praised for the "networking" they provide. However, is there any community benefit? Could these programs be doing more? This paper provides some insight into these issues by looking at contributions of the related research.…

As New Brunswick has a small but farflung bilingual population, the entire Province has been treated as the "community" to be served by one community college; educational opportunities are extended to different regions by a multi-campus network. Well into its first year of operation, the program described is termed successful. (Author/AJ)

Improving the quality of teaching should be a fundamental concern of the discipline of speech communication. In studying communicating style in any context or situation (including the classroom), attention needs to be given (1) to the character of the interpretive and behavioral repertoires of individuals; (2) to any socio-historical expectations…