Outlines components of a single database that will allow education authorities to provide all the administrative needs of a secondary school. These include class formation, course allocations, marks processing, student records, staffing, school role, school time schedules, school returns to the Scottish Examination Board, and school attendance.…

Reports results of 1983 survey of 25 public libraries and 1981 survey of 11 public libraries, both of which focused on facets of online information services--user fees, databases, documentation, equipment, miscellaneous services, and subject areas searched. The 1983 questionnaire and seven sources are appended. (EJS)

This paper traces the development of the US/MARC and UK MARC formats from their origins to the present day, showing some of the divergence between them and illustrating how Library of Congress records have been converted to UK MARC by a continually changing program. Sixteen references are cited. (Author/EJS)

Reports on retrieval of patent information online and includes definition of patent family, basic and equivalent patents, "parents and children" applications, designated states, patent family databases--International Patent Documentation Center, World Patents Index, APIPAT (American Petroleum Institute), CLAIMS (IFI/Plenum). A table…

Federal and state agencies that offer resources and assistance to industrial arts/technology teachers include research coordinating units, curriculum coordination centers--linked by the National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational and Technical Education, state liaison representatives, and the National Center for Research in…

Describes generic types of databases--file management systems, relational database management systems, and network/hierarchical database management systems--with their respective strengths and weaknesses; discusses factors to be considered in determining whether a database is desirable; and provides evaluative criteria for use in choosing…

Describes computer-oriented teaching activities for the upper grades. They focus on the use of databases in history classes, checking taxes, examining aspects of the joystick button on Atari microcomputers, printing control using Logo, and a Logo program that draws whirling squares. All activities can be adapted for lower grades. (JN)

Discusses results of mail survey eliciting 180 responses from libraries concerning reference use of online databases. Reference database users profile, activity levels and online use, acceptance by librarians of online ready reference searching, administrative considerations, print materials and online availability, and ready reference questions…

This article describes the Leisure Match Project, which allows the public to solicit information about recreation activities by using a microcomputer. Guidelines for planning and implementation of this urban recreation information service are discussed. (DF)

Describes more than 40 sources for locating information of interest to reading teachers and other specialists. Contains an extensive bibliography. (FL)

This paper summarizes the many uses of the California Postsecondary Education Commission's data system and describes work in progress on adding additional data elements. It describes how the Commission is using its Longitudinal Student Data System (LSDS) to examine the movement of students through California's public colleges and universities. The…

Teacher education programs nationwide are required by state and federal governments to maintain comprehensive student records of all current and graduated students in their programs. A private, mid-sized university established a faculty team to analyze record-keeping procedures to comply with these government requirements. The team's mandate was…

This annual volume brings together papers related to the history of higher education in the United States and abroad. The papers are: (1) "A Canon of Democratic Intent: Reinterpreting the Roots of the Great Books Movement" (Katherine Chaddock Reynolds); (2) "Small Towns, Small Sects, and Coeducation in Midwestern Colleges, 1853-1861…

This handbook provides information on how Internet search engines and related software and utilities work and how to use them in order to improve search techniques. The book begins with an introduction to the Internet. Part 1 contains the following chapters that cover mining the Internet for information: "An Introduction to Search…

This paper discusses the first major implementation of two significant new cataloging models: IFLA's FRBR (International Federation of Library Associations' Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) and event modeling (INDECS and Harmony). The paper refers briefly to the decision making processes leading to the adoption of these models,…