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Casey, Florence, Ed. – 1970
As theorists and practitioners in the fields of communications, computers, bibliography, and photography work more closely to provide services and products to users, the need to assure precision of communications among them and to the public they serve becomes imperative. This compilation gleaned from various sources, is an effort to improve these…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Science, Definitions, Dictionaries
Kormondy, Edward J., Ed. – 1971
Two articles in this newsletter describe programs related to the use of investigative laboratories in college biology; one reports on student reactions to such laboratories; and two articles describe student directed activities concerned with environmental factors. Comments on the changing role of biology in the 70's, and its implication for…
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Environmental Education, Laboratory Procedures
National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped, New York, NY. – 1968
The structure and function of agencies serving handicapped persons must be geared to service encompassing the total person rather than service which focuses solely on the person's handicap. This section of the guide discusses guiding principles in agency operation which includes: (1) identification of accountability; (2) competence within the…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Agency Role, Blindness, Community Services
National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped, New York, NY. – 1968
The cultivation and utilization of an agency's human resources is a major administrative function of agency management. The development of the standards presented for personnel administration was guided by three major principles: (1) effective services to blind persons depend on utilization of qualified personnel; (2) staff workers can give their…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Blindness, Community Services, Guides
National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped, New York, NY. – 1970
This section of the guide is designed for use in the self-evaluation of an agency's operations in relation to producing reading materials in large print, recordings and braille. It is divided into five parts: (1) general policies which apply to production in all media, (2) large print materials, (3) recorded materials, (4) tactile materials and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Blindness, Community Services, Guides
Motley, Drucilla – 1972
A systems approach model was used to develop a multi-media instructional package for a three weeks unit on indexing in a graduate library science course. The instructional package consisted of various combinations of media determined by following a curriculum model. The specific media combinations were cassette tapes to guide students at their own…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Experiments, Experimental Curriculum, Graduate Students
Stearns, James D. – 1971
The Ingham County, Michigan, Jail Rehabilitation Program is described. Attempting, as it does, to deal constructively with cell- and subsequent street-adjustment, the program is concerned with counseling and rehabilitation, and the provision of a bridge to the community. Efforts have been hindered by the brevity of sentences in a county jail, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demonstration Programs, Diagnostic Tests, Library Facilities
Hewlett, Leroy, Ed. – 1969
Over 1300 publications are cited in this bibliography on the American Indians of Oregon. The citations represent the Oregon State Library collection of materials on Indians of the Pacific Northwest. Although the emphasis is on Indians of Oregon, materials about the Indians of California, Idaho, Montana, Washington, and British Columbia are cited…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, American Indians, Bibliographies, Cultural Background
George, Ray L. – 1971
User needs studies often present figures indicating that documentation services systems which rely on the mails are inherently incapable of effectively supporting more than half of all research and development tasks. In addition to investigating faster ways of transmitting information, DDC has also been developing and testing systems based on…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Documentation, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval
Spiegel, Isabel, Ed.; Crager, Janet, Ed. – 1971
In Part I of the Session, Network members describe and compare their experiences in utilizing various aspects of the SUNY Retrieval System including "query" cycle, scan statements, author searches, and book files. Machine problems are discussed as well as options on charging for searches, how much information to retrieve, and serving…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Information Networks, Information Retrieval, Medical Libraries
Canadian Library Association, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1972
Five brief articles provide librarians with information intended to enable them to serve the library needs of the physically handicapped. Presented are the results of a survey of the services and resources available to the physically handicapped in public libraries across Canada. Discussed are recommendations for libraries from national…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Services, Handicapped Children, Home Visits, Library Services
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Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Bureau of Field Studies and Surveys. – 1972
The appendices contained in this document are: (1) Elementary Student Information Needs Questionnaire, (2) Library-Information Needs Questionnaire (for secondary students), (3) Elementary Teacher Library Informational Needs Questionnaire, (4) Secondary Teacher Library Informational Needs Questionnaire, (5) Adult Information Needs Interview…
Descriptors: Adults, American Indians, Elementary School Students, Information Needs
International Council of Scientific Unions, Paris (France). – 1966
The first section of this precis summarizes the general nature of the present chemical information systems of the world. The discussion is presented in four parts: (1) the primary literature, (2) secondary sources and services, (3) libraries and information centers and (4) other elements categorized as informal communications. The second section…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Information Centers
Benford, John Q. – 1972
This progress report covers Project activities and accomplishments during the first six months (June 15 - December 14, 1971) of Phase IV of the Philadelphia Student Library Resources Project. A selected group of Project materials - Demonstration Center plans, evaluation design, program outlines, Community Advisory Board materials, and information…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Demonstration Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Sources
GERARD, R.W.; MILLER, JAMES G. – 1967
THE COMPLETE TRANSCRIPTION OF A 5-DAY WORKSHOP CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS AND UNIVERSITIES WAS PRESENTED. THE PARTICIPANTS CONSISTED OF 54 REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNIVERSITIES AND COMPUTER-ASSOCIATED AGENCIES AND CORPORATIONS. TOPICS LISTED ON THE CONFERENCE AGENDA WERE (1) "COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION, LEARNING ASPECTS," (2)…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Conferences
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