Discussion of increased automation in the book trade and in library acquisitions systems, which will lead to a new type of bookseller-library interface and relationship, notes electronic equipment, library requirements, book-trade response, and design of interactive systems. Thirteen references are provided. (EJS)

Reports on the expanded role of telecommunications in education, especially the computer networks that are developing on college campuses such as University of Minnesota and Carnegie-Mellon University. Discusses how the growing importance of telecommunications will affect policy in the management of higher education. (PD)

Discusses the effects of the computer and telecommunications revolution on the humanities and compares the modes of conception and analysis that are inherent in the computer and in the humanities. (AEA)

This chart profiles public/private controversies and the current status of these aspects of the information sector: electronic mail, sensing satellites, transborder data flows, government printing, trade information, merger of computers and communications, and small business administration. (SW)

Describes America's increasing use of electronic media for information and the rising influence of corporations in those media for purposes of education. (HTH)

Reviews user-related pitfalls which occurred during 222 satellite-mediated broadcasts which were related to medical education and health care delivery, and directed to Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. Specific consideration is given to those problems which need to be remedied for a user-acceptable system of satellite communication. (FM)

Transnational implications of technological change and innovation in telecommunications are discussed, including impact on jobs and industrial relations, computer security, access to information, and effects of technological innovation on international economic systems. (SK)

Describes Cyclops, an advanced electronic audiovisual system which uses microprocessor technology to convert a video signal into an audio signal for transmission by telephone, radio, or stereo-audio cassettes. Students need a 'black-box' to decode the signal for display on a standard television screen. Problems encountered in implementing this…

Discusses the policies of European countries concerning satellite broadcasting and the national contexts within which they evolved. (JMF)

Highlights the arguments for and against the use of relay satellites and direct broadcast satellites for television broadcasting in Australia. (JMF)

Calls for a moratorium on the growth of transborder data flow systems, in order to halt the drift toward "crisis on a grand scale." (PD)

Expresses the opinion that the electronic media has emancipated man from natural law and, thus, enabled him to be dispensed from the moral law. (JMF)

Discusses the conflict in telecommunications over government regulations, antitrust legislation, and competition, and the policy alternatives for approaching the conflict. (MLH)

Presents reasons why electronic document delivery can be a better choice than traditional interlibrary loan systems for libraries, and describes how libraries can use telecommunications networking and the Internet to facilitate document delivery services. Four services are discussed and copyright compliance issues are explored. (Author/LRW)

Describes the Telecommunications Systems Model to help technical educators and students understand the increasingly complex telecommunications infrastructure. Specifically looks at ownership and regulatory status, service providers, transport medium, network protocols, and end-user services. (JOW)