Work in three areas comprised this study of computer use in thematic indexing for music research: (1) acquisition, encoding, and keypunching of data--themes of which now number about 50,000 (primarily 16th Century Italian vocal music) and serve as a test base for program development; (2) development of computer programs to process this data; and…

The report describes the general structure of the Intrex Retrieval Systems and each of the component subroutines. The report is not an introduction to Intrex. In addition to a general description, the report covers the following topics: (1) system architecture, (2) software details, (3) command control logic, (4) list manipulation logic, (5)…

This report describes the On-Line ERIC Project conducted jointly by the National Library of Australia and by IBM Australia Ltd. between March and May 1976. The Project involved a telecommunications network with video terminals and printers linking the National Library, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Central Library, and Macquarie…

Rising costs and the arrival of the computer require an almost total reworking of past practice in the area of serial control. (Author)

Briefly describes BALLOTS (Bibliographic Automation of Large Library Operations using a Time-sharing System). (PF)

Data base management systems, which have significant benefits for data processing in general, can be used to implement effective educational data base systems. These systems, under a concept of multi-node networking, can be implemented in such a way as to achieve decentralized control over information. (Author)

Describes a study conducted to assess selected aspects of the utility of bibliographic data bases for the prospective National Fire Data Center. (PF)

MBIS, an on-line data base which is being developed by the House Information Systems Group, will identify and communicate key federal budget data to Congress and the executive branch, enabling users to take a more responsible look at the budget and providing more meaningful evaluations of agency programs and projects. (Author/MBR)

National data networks now being built or planned will be complemented by international networks, and solutions to the technical problems of compatibility are being sought. The Common Market's Euronet, first to be used for scientific and technical data, will have rates that are independent of distance. (Author/BB)

Presents an overview of the current operation of the AVLINE system, an online data base maintained by the National Library of Medicine containing references to over 5,000 nationally available nonprint materials. (VT)

A survey of existing bibliographic forms and discussion of on-going services such as the machine-readable system of the American Bibliographical Center. (JAB)

Important questions that superintendents can answer if they have access to accurate and appropriate data. (Author/MLF)

Five points which should be considered when making decisions about whether to purchase magnetic tapes for in-hours searching by batch processing, purchase terminals and contract with on-line vendors, or contract with information brokers for retrospective searching or SDI are availability of information in the most useful form, hardware and…

A description is given of Magazine Index (MI) which is now available on-line through the Dialog system. Features of MI include wide coverage of 372 general interest periodicals, cover to cover indexing, several access methods, and two name authority files. (JPF)

The structure and development of the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux are discussed; as well as the journals, books, and services offered. Each institute and bureau comprising the organization collects and disseminates information in a particular branch of agricultural science. (Author/JPF)