Progress report on the Manitoba Education Information Access (MEDIA) project, a computerized educational information system. (DE)

Mentions NCTE/ERIC products available and of interest to teachers of English teachers: bibliographies, state-of-the-art papers, informational brochures; describes "Research in Education and "Current Index to Journals in Education, ERIC index-journals. (RD)

Lecture given before the Annual Conference and Course on Reading (23d, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., July 10-21, 1967).

This article puts together a listing of the current ERIC Clearinghouses, their addresses, phone numbers, and scope, providing an invaluable service to Bulletin readers. A regular feature in the Bulletin is the publication of relevant ERIC research reports. (Editor)

Assesses the development of videotex, an information system involving both computers and communications, noting efforts in Europe, Canada, and the United States. Federal regulations in the telecommunications industry, technical standards for videotex, and the production of videotex system components are discussed. (EJS)

The types of skills employers require of today's office worker fall into two categories: general office competencies and changing technology skills. (SK)

Pepperdine University's encouragement and support of microcomputers is described. A secondary organizational structure was incorporated that optimally supports microcomputers without increasing staff within information services. (Author/MLW)

Pepperdine University's encouragement and support of microcomputers is described. A secondary organizational structure was incorporated which optimally supports microcomputers without increasing staff within information services. (Author/MLW)

The concept of Thai soundex system for name search as method of information retrieval is developed and evaluated by extending and modifying Odell and Russell soundex system to fit specific characteristics of Thai language. Thai consonants, letter codes, and evaluation of system in name file of 61,215 records are highlighted. (EJS)

Presents uniform and efficient approach for processing all truncated query terms in information retrieval which requires one disk access to obtain from the permuted dictionary all strings represented by truncated term. The problem of the overhead storage required to implement the permuted dictionary is discussed. Fifteen references are provided.…

Describes steps and considerations for developing a plan to consolidate existing computer-related resources and acquire new resources. Covers the preliminary planning process and purposes, institutional commitment, resource support, control issues, administrative and academic needs, faculty involvement and incentives. (LL)

When a rational decision process is desired, information specialists can contribute information and also contribute to the process in which that information is used, thereby promoting rational decision-making. The contribution of Stanford's information specialists to rational decision-making is described. (MLW)

The University of Georgia's course offerings system, an online registration system, is described. All section data are entered and maintained online; every element is immediately validated against the course, faculty, and facilities databases or tables. The data is the source for student schedule reporting, space utilization, and budget reporting.…