THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMS BY AUDIO AND VIDEO TAPE IS OBSOLETE, THERE SHOULD BE SIMULTANEOUS DISTRIBUTION. THREE PROBLEMS OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION ARE THAT (1) COMMERCIAL NETWORKS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRTIME, (2) EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES, FINANCIAL OR PROFESSIONAL,…

This document reports the long range planning for library construction and library service improvement in South Carolina. Prepared by the state library in accordance with federal legislative requirements, it reports goals, objectives, and implementation measures in the areas of the state library agency, public library service, institutional…

Sponsored by the 28 member libraries of the British Columbia Union Catalogue (BCUC), this proposal requests funds from provincial government to establish the British Columbia Library Network (BCLN), a computerized library information system based on the existing BCUC organization and database. Chapters describe the need for the establishment of…

A study was conducted (1) to describe the specific services of seven major career education information and technical assistance systems, including (but not limited to) content of each system, services offered, clients served, procedures for use, cost for each service, service area (geographic), response formats, response time, and utility of…

The proposed 3-year project described in this paper would focus on the improvement of library service in colleges of education in the state of Karnataka through collection building. While staff, service, and budget problems are also cited, this project would emphasize the formulation of standards for collections and the development of a…

This supplement updating a 1977 publication explains changes and additions in the priorities and administration of library programs, services, and activities funded under the Library Services and Construction Act in Massachusetts. The functions and responsibilities of three state agencies--Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners,…

The Title I Support System had two major functions: to provide technical assistance to Title I and migrant education projects specially selected for targeted dissemination to Title I schools through the Title I/National Diffusion Network (NDN); and to document, analyze, and report on the technical assistance activities and transactions between the…

This book represents the culmination of a twelve-month management training and development program conducted by the New England Teacher Corps Network for its project directors and staff. Wesley Brown and Perry Zirkel trace the organizational evolution of Teacher Corps projects. William Smith presents a theoretical analysis of the management system…

This report describes NIE's Dissemination Grants Program, documents dissemination activities in 29 state education agencies as of November 1978, and highlights similarities and differences among states participating in the program. It is primarily descriptive rather than evaluative, and reveals that while each state is committed to building…

A well-developed approach to dissemination and utilization (D&U) at the four levels of spread, exchange, choice, and implementation is essential if vocational education research and development (R&D) is to achieve the measurable impact found lacking in a Committee on Vocational Education Research and Development (COVERD) assessment (1956). Federal…

A resource network can serve as a strategy for personnel-multiplying by performing many activities and functions that the linking agent would otherwise have to perform; e.g., such a network can provide an organized method for identifying and collecting resources, as well surveying the kinds of resources available. The Illinois Resource and…

IN A JULY 1967 MEETING, THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE SEVENTIES (ES '70) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (1) REVIEWED THE PLANS FOR THE SUMMER WORKSHOP FOR LOCAL ES '70 PROGRAM COORDINATORS TO BE HELD IN AUGUST 1967, (2) REVIEWED THE LIST OF 15 PARTICIPATING SCHOOL SYSTEMS--BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN, MINEOLA, NEW YORK, SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, MONROE,…

THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING INSTALLED IN 1964 A CLOSED CIRCUIT TV NETWORK INTERLOCKING GAINESVILLE, DAYTONA BEACH, ORLANDO, AND PORT CANAVERAL TO PROVIDE GRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATION TO A GREATER NUMBER OF STUDENTS, MAINLY EMPLOYEES OF INDUSTRIES. CENTERS ARE CONNECTED THROUGH INTERCITY MICROWAVE CIRCUITS, EACH CIRCUIT…

SPECIFICS OF IMPLEMENTING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE SEVENTIES (ES '70) PROGRAM TO RELATE EDUCATION TO THE NEEDS OF AMERICAN YOUTH, CLARIFYING THE STRUCTURE OF THE ES '70 NETWORK, AND CHARTING THE BROAD DIRECTION OF THE LONG-RANGE ACTIVITIES OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE THE PRIMARY SUBJECTS FOR REVIEW AT THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING…

THIS REPORT ON ERIC FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1968 DESCRIBES (1) STATUS OF TRENDS FROM 1967 AND EARLIER, (2) MAJOR CHANGES IN ERIC COMPONENTS, (3) GROWTH OF ERIC, (4) INCREASED USE AND IMPACT OF ERIC, AND (5) COMING DEVELOPMENTS. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE VALUES OF THE DECENTRALIZED PLAN OF OPERATION ARE DEMONSTRATED IN THE GROWING TIES AMONG…