Methods of presenting a course on computers for average ability high-school students are outlined briefly. (DT)

Explores the possible effects on library services of cable television, cassette television, and computer based activity. (PF)

Paper describes a method of analysing information based on theories about the way in which human beings tackle this problem. (Author)

It is best to keep the academic computing program separate from the data management problemsolving required by educational, administrative, and business activities. Educational value and real cost effectiveness should be used in and out of the educational system. (Author/DN)

Intelligent instructional systems can be distinguished from more conventional approaches by the automation of instructional interaction and choice of strategy. This approach promises to reduce the costs of instructional materials preparation and to increase the adaptability and individualization of the instruction delivered. Tutorial simulation…

This paper presents a study on the effects of various data compression methods from the viewpoint of central computer to terminal communications on a large graphics oriented timesharing system, PLATO IV. The desired goal is to increase terminal display speed without significant increase in the transmission error rates. While the major emphasis in…

A pressing and recurrent problem in developing curriculum material on all nine campuses of the University of California is the unnecessary duplication of work done by others. In response to this difficulty, a computer based facility has been established to help faculty, students, and administrators to learn about developments on their campus or on…

Part one of this survey of special projects in computer applications to education is a resource guide to computers and education in Germany. A directory-type outline is provided for 13 projects in the areas of computer assisted instruction (CAI) and clinical training, adaptive tests, instructional analysis and synthesis of CAI programs and courses…

A "whole school" approach to computer use is explained and a high school teacher gives examples of computer utilization in his school to suggest the variety of potential applications. The examples are business education, student scheduling, social studies, chemistry, and remedial mathematics. The method of application in each case is…

A description of existing U.S. library networks, the resources available from them, and some technical and policy issues. (LS)

This technical report describes a proposed subject retrieval function for the OCLC Online Union Catalog and examines the inadequacies of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) for the provision of subject access. The function described uses a non-Boolean search approach over data elements present in the MARC record format. Centered around the…