A pilot study of a computer-based communications system, Terminals for Managers, suggests that people do not necessarily attribute greater benefits to using computer-based messaging as they gain experience, and that they prefer different media depending upon the task, their organizational status, attributes of the medium, and their own…

Discusses issues surrounding the control of international communication. Specifically addresses the role of developing countries in the information flow. (MK)

Presents a critical view of U.S. support of the United Nations, UNESCO, the International Program for the Development of Communications (IPDC), and the New World Information Order. (PD)

Discusses the launching and operation of the International Program for Development of Communication (IPDC), a UNESCO clearinghouse for communications development. (PD)

Presents an overview of Unesco's documentation network with particular emphasis on the development, operation, and future plans of the CDS/ISIS system. (RAA)

Discusses a network created for the purpose of making global perspectives an integral and recognized element of the curriculum. Support groups include teachers, administrators, the board of education, and community residents. (KC)

The National Diffusion Network makes 250 educational improvement projects available to elementary and secondary schools around the country, and provides assistance in choosing and implementing the project right for each school, all at low cost. (Author/PGD)

Focuses on the standards required for cooperative activities related to bibliographic control, and presents a scenario for a nationwide network that would add requirements for computer communications standards. (Author/FM)

Summarizes conclusions of a report to determine whether computer conferencing improves productivity of geographically separated researchers. Examines how computer conferencing affected how, when, where, and with whom people work. (PD)

Argues that the flow of data within and across national borders involves problems that need to be regulated by law. Calls for international cooperation to insure that society is protected from abuses of data flow. (PD)

Presents the Third World approach and calls for self-reliance and sovereign control in the informatics field. (PD)

There is need for coordination of I&R services into a national network to improve effectiveness and economy, and the Library of Congress should be the coordinating agency for federal resources being spent for I&R. This would assume greater continuity of support and responsiveness to the citizen. (Author/MBR)

Outlines the history, form of membership, legal incorporation, and technical aspects of the College Libraries Activity Network of New South Wales (CLANN) and describes Insearch DIAL (Division of Library and Information) Services and its place in the information services network. (RAO)

Discusses the availability of radio "cybercasts" on the Internet, either in real time or on demand. Topics include problems and opportunities, copyright issues, equipment and software needed for listening, and searchability of sites. Provides an annotated list of radio-related Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), including music, news,…

Suggests that society is more likely in the midst of an information evolution, rather than a revolution. Uses new media technology and forecasting literatures as a framework to evaluate current technology developments and public discussion about the information highway. Compares the hopeful rhetoric that surrounds the information highway to…