Outlines procedures for the application of data processing technology to media center functions, and explains four steps in designing a database: preliminary design, selection of software, detailed design, and design evaluation. (LRW)

Examines various types of private industry optical disk installations in terms of business requirements for digital image systems in five areas: records management; transaction processing; engineering/manufacturing; information distribution; and office automation. Approaches for implementing image systems are addressed as well as key success…

Discusses the design and limited uses of the Pascal, MS-DOS, CP/M, and PC-DOS operating systems as standard operating systems for 16-bit microprocessors, especially with the more sophisticated microcomputers currently being developed. Advantages and disadvantages of Unix--a multitasking, multiuser operating system--as a standard operating system…

This second article in a three-part series on 3M's Optical Videodisc Project deals with technical considerations involved in preparing premaster videotapes for laser videodisc mastering and replication. Premastering requirements at four levels of interactivity and considerations when transferring source materials from videotape and film are…

This document contains policies and standards to guide the design and evaluation of elementary schools in the Santa Fe Public School District. These policies and standards can be used for a variety of purposes: to serve as a checklist to evaluate existing schools, to identify capital outlay needs to bring all schools to minimum standards, and to…

This book presents a guide to the concept of universal design, the design of products and environments to be usable to the greatest extent possible by people of all ages and abilities/disabilities. Chapters 1 and 2 present a brief history of universal design and examine the spectrum of human abilities. Chapter 3 addresses the seven principles of…

The first of three articles devoted to a better understanding of the air conditioning techniques needed in AV/TV rooms. (Author)

Describes the design of a community school in Hartford, Connecticut. (JF)

Describes technical specifications required in designing theatre spaces for high intelligibility of speech. (CH)

The second of three articles devoted to a better understanding of the air conditioning techniques needed in AV/TV rooms. A related article is EA 504 679 (American School and University; v46 n7 Mar '74.) (Author)

Outlines the proposed program for CEFP certification of luminaires for use in educational facilities. If adopted, it may lead to not only better and more effective use of light but also to an improvement in the ratio of light to power input. (Author)

In planning the first building of a proposed $80 million facility, Florida International University combined the classical open-space design with some modern cost-cutting measures. (Editor/PG)

Describes development of instruments used for temperature measurement, and discusses criteria for successful biomedical instruments, with reference to the role of bioengineers. (AL)