The Statewide Film Library Network developed this procedural appendix for use by staff members of participating libraries so that they could organize their procedures along lines compatible with the system. The general objectives of the manual are to indicate steps in sending and receiving messages within the Network, to suggest methods for the…

The purpose of this institute was to consider the ways in which various phases of interlibrary cooperation could be developed in a large and geographically scattered system composed of many once autonomous units which have developed independently up to the present. Attending the institute were librarians from the City University of New York and…

The purpose of this plan is to provide a guide for designing improvements in public library service in the Denver metropolitan region and for evaluating the libraries as they develop. The report examines the background of public library planning activities, characteristics of the region, local library systems, area library resources and minimum…

Represented are the detailed set of data structures relevant to the categorization of information, terminology, and definitions employed in the design of the library statistical data base. The data base, or management information system, provides administrators with a framework of information and standardized data for library management, planning,…

The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) has developed a library statistical data base which concentrates on the management information needs of administrators of public and academic libraries. This document provides an overview of the framework and conceptual approach employed in the design of the data base. The data…

The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) has completed the development and demonstration of a library statistical data base. The data base, or management information system, was developed for administrators of public and academic libraries. The system provides administrators with a framework of information and…

Cooperation in Documentation and Communication (CODOC), a computerized system designed to provide a quick and economical method of in-depth access to individual publications within a government documents collection, currently operates as an information network in Ontario and Quebec and independently in several other libraries in Canada and the…

Experts from the fields of law, business, government, and research were invited to a symposium sponsored by Dartmouth College to examine public policies which are challenged by the advent of computer technology. Eleven papers were delivered addressing such critical social issues related to computing and public policies as the man-computer…

The design of an evaluative study of a program for providing information and referral services (I&R) through a coordinated network of semi-autonomous I&R centers is described in this report. The program, implemented by the state of Wisconsin as a demonstration project from 1972-1974 was operated by the Division on Aging, Department of…

The various tasks that have to be undertaken before the construction of a new school can begin are complex. In Great Britain, the Local Government Operational Research Unit was asked by Northumberland County Council to examine how delays in the preconstruction period might be reduced. A detailed analysis was made of nine school building projects…

Current attitudes toward newsgathering by the world press consist of two opposing points of view: "free flow" (objective news transmitted quickly, free from censorship) identified with Western capitalist nations and "balanced flow" (news has educational and social value; information and distribution are limited) identified with Eastern socialist…

The Alternative School Network was established in 1973 as a coordinating structure to unite, for their mutual benefit, the diverse Chicago area alternative schools. The first section of this report summarizes the historical background of the Chicago alternative schools and discusses the organizational structures, students, teachers, funding,…

This study explored the feasibility of establishing archive services in ERIC/IR (ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources) to make available survey data for new studies or secondary analysis by researchers in the areas of library and information science and instructional technology. A community of potential users and producers was identified…

Faced with task duplication in its public branch libraries, the Library Council of Victoria, Australia, undertook a feasibility study called Technilib to determine whether a central cataloging and processing bureau should be established. Consultants considered the practicality and expense of introducing a centralized cataloging service using the…

Educators in Newfoundland are recognizing the value of media programs and are requesting instructional materials in order to meet the various needs of their students. In response, the Government of Newfoundland made a $5.00 per pupil grant to school districts for the purchase of instructional materials during the 1970-71 school year and has raised…