Focusing on issues in mass communication, the six articles in this journal issue cover many facets and approaches to the topics. The first article offers a review of recent developments in the field and some comments about its future. The second article reviews feminism in comedies from the 1930s and in a current film, and the third analyzes the…

Comments from several U.S. Senators and Representatives who participated in the project summarize their personal evaluations of the usefulness of satellite videoconferencing with two-way interactive television in providing a new mechanism for informed dialogue between congressmen and constituents. The new technology is described in answers to the…

This study of the development of international data networks, a phenomena of the 1970's, and policy issues arising from their use is an in depth investigation of 24 private and six public European networks commissioned from Logica Limited and sponsored by the governments of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. The report…

This study of the 18 non-commercial and five 10-watt campus radio stations in the Commonwealth of Virginia is concerned with how these stations operate, how they are controlled and funded, and how they serve the public. A discussion of the role of the state government in tapping the potential of this medium is followed by an examination of the…

This review of the use of the teletypewriter (TTY) by state agencies and institutions in Virginia focuses on two major systems which employ TTY's not interfaced with computers, i.e., the Teletypewriter Exchange Service (TWX) and Teletypewriter for Deaf People (TD). Expenditures and policies are discussed briefly, and a need for improvement is…

This paper discusses the future effects of information technology on libraries and library services, emphasizing the roles of online retrieval systems and electronic processes involving published literature. The following aspects are examined: line charges and terminal costs, a comprehensive electronic journal system, interlibrary loans,…

The prospect of videotex services becoming available and widely used throughout Canada presents potential problems. It is important that the industry structure that evolves for videotex be one in which society-as-a-whole benefits as well as individuals. To insure that this happens, the Canadian government should formulate policies to (1) ensure…

This statement was presented by the chairman of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company before a United States Senate subcommittee hearing on domestic communications common carrier policies. It contains a discussion of the principles that have governed the telephone industry throughout its history and then presents arguments against the…

The OCLC Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Communications Subsystem provides participating libraries with on-line control of ILL transactions. This user manual includes a glossary of terms related to the procedures in using the system. Sections describe computer entry, searching, loan request form, loan response form, ILL procedures, the special message…

The numerous forms filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) provide information about a variety of topics. Basic licensing information that is available concerns engineering, ownership, and equal employment opportunity. The FCC's broadcast bureau collects information about programing, the ascertainment of community needs, public…

This evaluative study investigated through actual demonstrations the effectiveness of satellite videoconferencing in providing a new mechanism for informed dialogue between congressmen and constituents, thus strengthening the legislative process. In this experiment, the use of NASA's portable earth terminal was instrumental in making satellite…

This report describes two interactive television systems built at Stanford University using funds from an equipment grant. Both employ digital systems to provide a method for students to respond to a question from an instructor or a computer. In the Interactive Classroom System, each student has a switch that he or she can set to any one of ten…

This bibliography on library networks includes monographs, reports, journal articles, and a few forthcoming papers which have been published or prepared for publication since the end of 1970. It is divided into seven parts: Part I covers directories; Part II lists several bibliographies; Part III includes articles and books of a general,…

In 1968, the Science Council of Canada recommended that Canada focus its scientific and technological effort on the creation of major programs designed to help solve some of the country's social and economic problems and, specifically, that a space program be initiated. The Canadian decision to become involved in space communication activities was…

On June 3, and June 4, 1975, hearings were held before the House Subcommittee on Communications regarding the Telecommunications Facilities and Demonstration Act of 1975, H.R.4564. The bill has been submitted by the administration to provide the authority for the support of demonstration projects in telecommunications concerning the distribution…