The author briefly reviews the process and the future potentialities of electronic communications and states some implications for the policies of the public broadcasting system. (AK)

History and purpose of an audio-video-computer communications network in education. (RA)

A discussion of the need for a quasi-public corporation to take responsibility for domestic satellites. (LS)

Presents programs for creating animated characters (Atari), random sentences (Logo), and making a triangle (TRS-80 Level III Basic), and suggestions for creative writing and comparison shopping for computers/software. Also includes "Modems for Micros: Your Computer Can Talk on the Phone" (Bill Chalgren) on telecommunications capabilities of…

Briefly describes new developments pertaining to the EURONET/DIANE information network, the growth of telecommunications in the United Kingdom, education and training in information science in Europe, the current state of European videotex systems, EUSIDIC's document delivery program, and international data flow. (JL)

Briefly reviews two teletext services being tested in Chicago--KEYFAX and NITE-OWL--and other teletext experiments. KEYFAX offers information on news, sports, weather/travel, and leisure, which can be selected and displayed on the screen of a home television set by punching code numbers on a remote-control device. (JJD)

A dictionary of terms, phrases, acronyms, concepts, and initials for individuals new to videodisc and videotex technology. Such fields as cable and broadcast television, telecommunications, film, and computer science have also contributed to this glossary. (Author/JJD)

Discusses the nature of videotex and teletext systems, describes a number of currently operational videotex and teletext systems, reviews the importance of standardization in videotex/teletext information transmission, and outlines the important role played by AT&T and the ANTIOPE system in developing the commercial potential of videotex. (JL)

Synthesizes issues covered at a conference on microelectronics: production, productivity, and employment; social implications; market mechanisms v government intervention; the role of national governments; data protection laws; and cultural pollution. (SW)

This overview of the current users, common features, functions, and applications of online electronic information exchange systems, includes a discussion of both the benefits of such systems, and the problems they are likely to create. (RBF)

Developed for the Network Development Office of the Library of Congress by Dataflow Systems, Inc., this eight-page glossary is intended to serve as a vocabulary standard for library networking. (SW)

Segments of the 1980 National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) conference were to be telecast nationally by satellite. The author briefly explains the satellite transmission process and advises Catholic educators on how to pick up the broadcast through their local cable television system. (SJL)

Predicts a movement in government and industry towards implementation of electronic mail systems for business information transfer. Two aspects of electronic mail--facsimile transfer and electronic message systems--are discussed. The applications of document delivery and information transfer are explored in terms of their usefulness for an…

Considers: (1) the constraints that have affected public response to telecourses, e.g., telecourses are unable to compete for VHF (Very High Frequency) air time and many Public Broadcast System viewers are already college graduates; and (2) the educational potential of technological advances such as multi-channel cables, video discs, and private…

In this interview shortly before his retirement, Henry Loomis reflects on his six-year tenure as president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. (Author)