Designed to examine the potential for delivering images stored on videodisc and other optical media from the library to the classroom, the pilot project described in this report has focused on ways to transmit still color or black and white images from the library's collection to a constituent academic unit. This report discusses analog and…

Of necessity, adult educators will be turning to technological delivery forms to meet the insistent call for increasing numbers of programs. As teleconferencing, television, microwave, minicomputer, satellite, fiberoptic, and laser technologies continue to expand, they hold promise of educating millions of adult students on and off campus. A…

A study examined teleconferencing applications that can assist educators in meeting Georgia's postsecondary vocational education needs. Three forms of teleconferencing were studied--audio conferencing, computer conferencing, and video conferencing. The study included a literature review, two pilot studies, and a survey to identify the ways in…

The mass media as interdependent parts of a larger social system both control and are controlled by other subsystems. The various combinations of control, in turn, determine the functions the media system will serve. In the 1960's, the Cuban mass media underwent frequent change that reflected the volatility of the revolutionary process. Today,…

These three papers explore ways to use television for instructional purposes. "ITFS for Lifelong Learning--'The Development of a System'" (Leonard J. Bathurst) provides a brief historical overview of the background and some of the experiences at California State University, Fresno, as an Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS)…

A discussion of some of the possible cultural effects of American satellites over Africa. (HB)

The communications system at the residential New England Center for Continuing Education is described. Using the Center as an example, ways are explored in which educational technology can be supportive of adult conference activities which focus on concerns to campus and community. (AG)

This paper proposes a theoretical approach to mediated communication in organizations. It is argued that the man/machine interface in mediated human communication is better dealt with when a comprehensive theoretical approach is used than when separate communication devices are tested as they appear in the market, such as video-teleconferencing.…

Libraries must exploit various new technologies to control the information explosion. (Author)

Presents information about the level of official participation by women members of this professional group and examines the roles that women perform within such organizations. Assumption is made that professional associations facilitate communications that allow vertical and horizontal mobility in the occupational structure. (Author/AM)

This review of the evidence regarding the motivational, pedagogical, and social factors which influence the effectiveness of new communications technology for distance education discusses the importance of new communications technology and the current directions of research in that area; motivational factors that are important in distance…

Recent developments in telecommunications technology have made possible local information networks that can connect individuals within organizations of any size, configuration, or purpose. To better understand the impact of such technology, a study of a recently implemented computer based messaging system (CBMS) was undertaken at a large, private…

This paper contains transcripts of two speeches given by the chairperson of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) outlining his philosophy concerning the function of that agency and its relationship to the telecommunications industry. The first transcript discusses the primary management objectives identified by the FCC as follows: (1) to…

In this study of current and potential users of teleconferencing media in post-high school settings, more than 50 teleconferencing systems in the United States and Canada were surveyed. Researchers examined instructional, administrative, student service, and interorganizational uses of teleconferencing in educational organizations ranging from…

This report describes results of the second year of research in developing statistical indicators of scientific and technical communication. This effort placed special emphasis on the periodical literature including new estimates of the number of journals and other periodicals, characteristics of journals, journal prices, number of subscribers,…