This report of the Science and Technology Telecommunications Task Force consists of analyses of diverse issues, along with recommended actions. The project had two objectives: (1) to identify actions that will pave the way for the application of a few promising technologies to the benefit of users of telecommunications, and (2) to suggest actions…

Presentations delivered at the Industry Workshop on Information Systems Education are included in this report. Three topic areas are covered: (1) state of the art reports; (2) what industry thinks it needs; and (3) opportunities for industry/academic interaction. These are followed by texts of the reports of workshop working group leaders and…

Effective broadcast education should get students to perform professionally in broadcast situations with a minimum of guidance. To do this, class assignments should include either activities similar to commercial work or on-the-job experiences at the campus or local commercial radio stations. The possibilities for such activities and experiences…

This volume details the unwritten laws of several careers for which there is no conventional structure: those in the fields of the arts and media. Chapters are devoted to careers in arts administration, photography, journalism, writing, publishing, acting, theatre, television and radio, films, visual arts, and music. (KS)

The testimony of the Patent Counsel for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare concerns patent protection that ought to be afforded to an industrial developer to assure use by or transfer to such a developer of inventive results of Department-sponsored research. The application of this policy to universities is discussed and the Federal…

Advocates that the Federal Communications Council should remove unnecessary UHF restrictions to dramatically increase the number of UHF stations, put all existing stations on the UHF band, and license new low-power stations on the UHF channels, arguing that television fails to serve a sizable number of viewers. (Author/JM)

Proposes a new approach to labor history that is to study working people rather than labor unions. (ND)

Describes programs which alternate a study period in college and a training period in industry. Called "sandwich courses" in Britain and "cooperative courses" in America, these programs are considered by many educators to be among the most significant educational developments of our time. (MLH)

Several issues related to the licensure of industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologists are considered. Initially, the status quo of psychological licensing is reviewed. Reasons for favoring and opposing licensure are examined in terms of the protection of the public and protection of the field. Generic, specialty, and combined generic and…

Before launching any publications, a newly formed publishing company in New Delhi, India, surveyed its potential readership to develop a demographic overview of the community, to determine patterns and preferences of magazine use, and to develop a profile of perceived and real readership needs. A questionnaire eliciting such information was given…

Three aspects of instruction in English for Special Purposes (ESP) in the workplace are discussed with emphasis on the partnership between the ESL teacher, the employer and supervisors, and the worker with a limited knowledge of English. First, a plan for defining needs is outlined, which involves discussion of numbers and types of students, ways…

In response to a National Science Foundation (NSF) request to conduct a multiphase study of the professional education and utilization of engineers in the United States during the remainder of this century, the Assembly of Engineering, National Research Council, established (as Phase I) the Committee of Education and Utilization of the Engineer.…

Designed to help librarians identify Appalachian novels in an existing school library collection (grades 5-12), the 291 books included in this checklist have been chosen from 7 commonly available bibliographic tools, were published between 1902 and 1979, and contain subject matter dealing with the area of southern Appalachia which encompasses…