Discusses the development and future of Prophet,'' a specialized information handling system for pharmacology research. It is designed to facilitate the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge about mechanisms of drug action, and it is hoped that it will aid in converting pharmacology research from an empirical to a predictive science. (JR)

Examines the educational planning process. Discusses what planning is, how methodological planning can work in education, misunderstandings about planning, and difficulties in applying the planning methodology. (DN)

Since 1969 the National Science Library, National Research Council of Canada, has operated a selective dissemination of information service. It has evolved into a joint SDI program of the National Science Library, National Library of Canada, and the Geological Survey of Canada, which supports 10 bibliographic data bases. (11 references) (Author/DH)

The skeleton for a universal language for information retrieval is proposed. (NH)

Information Dissemination Centers have emerged as brokers or retailers for computer-based information retrieval services. Areas which concern users and suppliers are the nature of data bases available for search, retrieval results and factors affecting them, timeliness of services, cost and prices, and practical operational considerations related…

The search for an optimal decision strategy can be treated as a mathematical programming problem with linear objective function to be maximized over the convex set of certain functional space, provided one is willing to accept some ergodicity assumptions of the Markovian environment. (10 references) (Author)

Discusses the present situation and future developments of scientific and technical information in terms of its generation, accumulation, transfer, unit costs, and processing technology. (CC)

PERT: A management tool for planning and controlling events and activities necessary for the completion of a project. (SN)

The on-line serials control system in use at UCLA Biomedical Library utilizes and inverted file for its primary retrieval technique. A detailed profile of title structure and search scheme is given. The major determinants of the scheme are evaluated on a performance and cost basis. (5 references) (Author/KE)

Procedures for coordinate indexing are described and the importance of a controlled vocabulary common to indexer and searcher discussed. (Author)

A computer-based accounting system keeps a documentation of investments. (Editor/HS)

An Arizona administrator tells how the local college convinced him that his school didn't need an expensive computer system. (Author)