This discussion of the computing network and word processing facilities available to professionals on the Indiana University campuses identifies the word and text processing needs of technical writers and faculty, describes the current computing network, and outlines both long- and short-range objectives, policies, and plans for meeting these…

The articles in these four issues include discussions of: the Research Libraries Advisory Committee to OCLC; Title II-C grants for bibliographic access/control research projects; cooperative cataloging costs via OCLC; a research project on online public access; an OCLC examination of the UK-MARC format; use of the Comprehensive Index (CINDEX) and…

This manual describes a text processing system developed to teach relatively inexperienced users how to enter and edit textual materials. Also provided is information on storage and system maintenance for the system manager. It contains nine sections and two appendices with sections two through nine arranged in a sequence which corresponds closely…

The opinions of 51 journal editors concerning the concept of a manuscript marketing newsletter for academicians were surveyed. The proposed monthly or quarterly newsletter would inform authors and researchers of editorial needs and requirements for publications. Editors of highly regarded journals in education, psychology, and sociology were…

Step-by-step guidelines for teaching students the processes involved in conceiving, writing, editing, and binding books are presented in this paper. Following a discussion of the values and aims of such a project, possibilities are noted for making class, small group, or individual books. Guidelines are then provided for helping students become…

Teachers should note that revision is an integral part of the writing process and that writers use revision in various ways. In some cases, revision means rewriting--beginning at the end to discover the real focus of the paper and how to organize it for the greatest effect. In other cases, revision may mean simply polishing by deleting, adding,…

Organizing writing students into three-member editorial groups is a teaching technique that focuses student attention on the stages of the writing process, their progression, and their interrelation. The technique also increases peer cooperation and evaluation, while enabling teachers to spend less time grading homework and more time working with…

A review of research on television's major compositional factors was undertaken to determine the status of such research and to note the major variables involved in the structure of television pictures. It was found that such research could be grouped in four categories--lighting and color, staging, editing, and sound--and that these areas covered…

Designed for writers of nonfiction, this publication provides practical suggestions for writing books and getting them published. The 25 chapters discuss the following topics: planning for book publication, keeping track of money and facts, getting started writing, rewriting, writing reviews of other books, typing and labeling the manuscript,…

A survey was conducted during the spring and summer of 1973 to determine the media and academic backgrounds of people who are currently teaching such skills as writing, editing, photography, and layout in accredited journalism programs. Usable responses to a questionnaire sent to randomly selected faculty members of the Association for Education…

The major goal of the Basic Video Production Workshop program of the Denver Community Video Center was to communicate basic production skills, through the use of extensive hands-on experience, to people with little or no training in the use of visual media. The ideas and exercises presented in this manual focus on the design and completion of…

With the rapidly increasing demand for journalism education over the past several years, the need for new teaching facilities for graphics, editing, and newswriting has become a challenge many journalism educators have had to face. In 1973 the Eli Lilly Foundation awarded the University of Evansville a grant to draw the disciplines of journalism,…

The tradition of self-publishing is represented in this book, which describes the publishing adventures of 26 writers who have sold up to hundreds of thousands of copies of their works. Included are a winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction, a cookbook author, a literary agent, a playwright, authors of instructional books, minority-group…

The paper expresses the viewpoint of the author, based on his own two-year experience in supervising the use of the on-line Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) system in Temple University Library. The report contains a brief description of the formation of the Philadelphia Area Library Network (PALINET) and it lists some problems dealt with by…

An authorized course of instruction for the Quinmester Program in Dade County (Florida) public schools is given for editing the yearbook. The course is designed as the second year course for yearbook editors and the business staff, with the overall performance objective being the production of a completed yearbook. Subject matter of the course…