John Cory speaking at a conference on library networks identified four generations of library organization, each achieving increasing levels of capacity, effectiveness, complexity and versatility and decreasing unit cost. The four generations are: (1) A single library of a single type - a public, college, school or special library; (2) A system or…

In a recent issue of "Fortune," the leading article carried the predictive title, "The Coming Shake-Up in Telecommunications." Increasingly, the attention of the business community and the general public is being called to the emergence of such new and potentially revolutionary communications technologies as CATV (community…

Some of the organizational requirements for the establishment of a network of interlinked information services are discussed in this paper. In particular, the analysis concerns the relation of social science data banks to libraries and related organizations. These problems are approached from the standpoint of a director of a social science data…

Telecommunications planning is viewed as a decision problem in which a decision maker must select among several alternative telecommunication systems with different costs and performance characteristics. In some cases the decision will involve comparison of alternatives with outcomes that involve the behavioral responses of users to the system,…

The future paths of research and development towards world-wide, automated information networks in full operation are examined. From international networked planning and projects under way it appears that exploratory as well as normative approaches have been taken. To some extent adequate technolgical facilities have already come into existence…

The results of research work undertaken by the University of Pittsburg, and the Interuniversity Communications Council (EDUCOM), in behalf of the National Library of Medicine on the general subject of biomedical communications and information networks is summarized. The prinicpal purpose of the project is to explore the potential of the new…

The organizations listed here are the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Great Plains National Instructional Television Library, Joint Council on Educational Telecommunications, the National Association of Educational Broadcasters, National Friends of Public Broadcasting, Inc., National…

As the scholarly record has grown, so have bibliographic control instruments, some of which are in machine readable form. The expense of setting up an organization for access to the machine readable data bases seems beyond the budgets of most institutions. The objective is to establish a dependable service organization to make machine readable…

Communication is only one of the elements in successful inter-library services; also needed are a foundation in mutual support and an agenda for action. The St. Louis (Missouri) Public Library program is described, and pertinent literature is cited. (Author/MB R)

The information needs of developing countries engaged in the process of industrilization are indicated, and some practical suggestions offered for developing a national industrial information center. (MBR)

Computerized conferencing is defined, its advantages and disadvantages summarized, and its usefulness in project and crisis management reviewed. (MBR)

This article provides a review of two new national networks in the area of faculty development, the "Faculty Development and Evaluation in Higher Education Newspaper" and the "Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education." (JD)

The author discusses private television networks being used by decentralized businesses as a training tool. This application of telecommunications has grown dramatically since 1983. A description of elements involved in implementation and a discussion of networking possibilities are included. (CH)

Three articles discuss aspects of corporate information systems: (1) "Packet Switching Networks: Worldwide Access to Corporate Datafiles" (Kurt O. Baumgartner); "Classified Documents in the Corporate Library" (Patricia M. Shores); and "From Library to Information Center: Case Studies in the Evolution of Corporate…

By using videotape to make information exchange a cooperative activity, villagers become agents of solutions. The power of videotape as a force for human development rests with its capacity to extend people's responsibility over their lives by giving them access to experiences of others like themselves. (JOW)