Educational institutions have inherent advantages and disadvantages for professional development of employees. Well-tested techniques include self-profiling, personal development planning, individual curriculum vitae, and systematic staff appraisal. Professional staff development should be aligned with institutional objectives. (SK)

Research-oriented learning mode that based on network is significant to cultivate comprehensive-developing innovative person with network teaching in education for all-around development. This paper establishes a research-oriented learning mode by aiming at the problems existing in research-oriented learning based on network environment, and…

The activities of the Great Lakes Inter-tribal Council Education Committee, organized in 1970, are discussed. (NQ)

A critical analysis of the ten-year experience of the National Referral Center for Science and Technology, Library of Congress, is presented with emphasis on solutions to problems of systems design, operating techniques, and efforts at resource-sharing within the federal government and with the scientific community and industry. (Author)

The personal experiences of a "noncomputernic" with computer conferencing for educational research, conducting professional association business, and consulting activities are described in this paper. Problems and possibilities of computer conferencing are identified and discussed based on experiences with: (1) CompuServe; (2) the…

This report is intended to provide employment, training, and education program planners with information on using the Iowa Microcomputer Occupational Information Network (MICRO-OIN). The first section provides an overview of the Iowa State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee. The following topics are covered: the objectives, target…

The rapidly increasing body of knowledge in population education has created the need for systematic and effective information services. Information networking entails sharing resources so that the information needs of all network participants are met. The goals of this manual are to: (1) instill in population education specialists a more…

A study was conducted to test the following hypothesis: There is ample evidence that all the essential elements for a national bibliographic system for audiovisual (AV) informational resources currently exist, and there is, therefore, no apparent reason why a national system cannot be developed, operated, and fully utilized to provide access to…

This paper examines the International Communication Association (ICA) audit, the aim of which is to establish an integrated communication audit system and a multimethod approach to the auditing of the communication of an organization. Many of an organization's communication variables and concepts are examined so that strengths and weaknesses in…

The six characteristics of an Experimental Publication System (EPS) evaluated are: (1) prompt dissemination, (2) focused distribution, (3) diversity of content, (4) catalog of abstracts, (5) articles printed separately and (6) low acceptance criteria. Approximately 20% of the psychologists who might be interested in the subject matter are covered…

A system in which the function of the library is to acquire, store, and organize materials is proposed which separates the reference function into a group of subject specialists backed up by computerized information retrieval systems. This division of labor is caused by the scientific community's need for access to graphic and other specific (not…

At the conference, which brought together many university representatives from the Pacific Rim, papers were presented yielding both individual problems, perspectives, and successes in computer networks and also group needs and development. In the first section of this report the status reports of networking in the Pacific Rim are summarized. Next…

Major achievements of the New England Library Information Network (NELINET) during the fiscal year ending July 30, 1973 included the following: a formal agreement for cooperative library network development was signed between the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) and the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) effective July 1, 1972;…

It can be expected that Cable Antenna Television (CATV) systems will serve as conduits for tomorrow's information networks. CATV holds promise for fulfilling this need because of its broad-band multi-channel capability. CATV can be thought of as having two basic functions. i.e., retransmitting TV programs, and initiating its own programs and…