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…

A survey was undertaken to determine the opinion of local broadcasters on the effectiveness of broadcast education to prepare students for jobs in the industry. Based on 55 questionnaires and 21 interviews of station directors and managers, it was determined that the industry preferred college educated employees whose education emphasized public…

The Senate Committee on Commerce reported H.R. 9630 out of committee with an amendment that would extend the educational broadcasting facilities program. The act would provide authority for the support of demonstrations in telecommunications technologies for the distribution of health, education, and public or social service information, and for…

The PEACESAT Project (Pan Pacific Education and Communication Experiments by Satellite) has been in daily operation for four years since April 1971. Initiated as an individual research project of a university faculty member, it has expanded to involve educational institutions in 12 countries or jurisdictions in the Pacific Basin. These…

The PEACESAT Project (Pan-Pacific Education and Communication Experiments by Satellite) is an international educational experiment involving institutions in 12 nations of the Pacific basin. Begun in 1969 and in full operation since 1971, the network is designed to increase interaction among societies and to bring about social development. This…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the amount and quality of citizen involvement in public television. From the perspective of the "average citizen," the concept of involvement is considered with regard to the Carnegie Commission, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) borad of directors, the National Citizens Committee for…

Commercial television's global development into a multibillion dollar business is explored in this "Notebook." The first half consists of a transcript of a symposium on "Selling the World," with representatives of governments, universities, and the three major networks' foreign subsidiaries. The international activity of the…

A summary of the first 18 months of operation of the Federation of Rocky Mountain States' Educational Technology Demonstration (renamed Satellite Technology Demonstration after May 1973) details the history of the demonstration and explains the rationale for the demonstration's evaluation planning and historical analysis. The report concludes with…

Organization of communication between the center of an automated system of information exchange and the subscribers to the system is described. The three requirements are: (1) those technical communication means must be chosen which will provide effective and convenient avenues for calls from the subscribers to the center, (2) the required…

A selected bibliography is presented in this last volume of the series. The citations included data from as long ago as 30 years, although the majority are of recent vintage. These publications are concerned with cable television (CATV) and broadband cable systems which offer or propose to offer various teleservices in addition to one-way…

This newsletter is dedicated to the purpose of reaching all people in language teaching, communications, and other fields who maintain an interest in the creative use of radio as a medium for foreign language teaching and learning. The first year's publication of five issues is compiled in this collection. Subjects discussed include guidelines for…

The report is a verbatim record of the Colloquium on Library Networks. The topics covered include: (1) communications technology and how it might be utilized in library type applications; (2) shared resources via communications; (3) the telelecture (an amplified telephone call) for sharing human resources; (4) audio tapes and their use via remote…

The possibility of creating in Canada a non-profit community information network (a set of linked data banks containing information for use by the general public) should be explored. A network to link together a set of data banks containing information for general public use would have the following merits: (1) By its effect on household…

Three methods of teaching an inservice teacher education course, Principles of Teaching Industrial Subjects, were compared for their influence on informational achievement, teaching performance, attitude toward the course and method of presentation, and cost. Fifty-five vocational teachers were divided into three groups, each taught during a…