This study sought to identify physical facilities needed to connect the six New England land-grant universities. Criteria were time (use of current technology), cost (regular operating budgets of participating institutions), minimal personnel requirements, flexibility, and compatibility. The telephone system, an existing microwave network, a…

This is a report of a pilot project directed toward planning an educational information network. The network will eventually connect the information processing capabilities of the New York City school system to information processing of the State Education Department in Albany. The study reported the fall enrollment and degrees conferred in higher…

A report is presented of a study undertaken to analyze the future clearinghouse requirements of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system. Volume 1 describes research on the domains of future ERIC clearinghouses. A taxonomy of education was created, a sample of educational literature categorized by means of it, and 21 domains…

A pilot survey was conducted to determine if a network of existing libraries serving state education agencies would be of value in promoting general exchanges of information on educational programs and on state and federal education legislation. A 47-item questionnaire was sent to directors of legislative reference services and state libraries and…

Since previous communications technologies have led to the development of new literary genres, it is reasonable to assume that computer-based communications media will also adopt a unique way of structuring information. The forerunner of this new literary form may well be the Delphi Technique which has been developed as a forecasting methodology.…

The Federal Communications Commission has asked that companies seeking authorization to construct and operate communications satellite facilities for multi-purpose commercial uses in the United States give consideration to the communications needs of schools. In response to this request, MCI Lockheed Satellite Corporation proposes a low-cost…

This is a further clarification of the psychological theory underlying the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD), a prototypic, computer-based, interactive, information quidance system, which is intended to facilitate the realization of purpose. The basic purpose paradigm herein comceptualized consists of a description, largely in…

This study of opinion leadership among vocational agriculture teachers in South Carolina solicited nominations of teachers as sources of information and advice from participating teachers at two different points in time, spring 1968 and spring 1970. This time-lapsed design allowed an estimate of opinion leadership stability since the sample of…

Reflecting recent developments in computer-based information systems, this book consists of verbal and flow-charted descriptions of 35 exemplary federal systems. They are arranged by government agency, with each description providing background information, discussions of current operations, and future plans. (SH)

A 1971 pilot project was conducted in North Carolina to promote more effective utilization of research and development activities at both State and local levels. The project provided research information on structure and techniques in new programs to educational program decisionmakers prior to the time for decisions to be made on their own new…

A determination of the bibliographic and graphic characteristics of current research literature in the language sciences is essential to the design of an information system intended to offer primary and secondary publication services. The results of a comparative study of bibliographic practices in language sciences secondary publications are…

Describes the development and current uses of computerized databases of information about individuals by the government and private agencies, especially credit bureaus, and discusses three major categories of abusive information practices that threaten personal privacy: information collection, information dissemination, and information management…

Discusses the problems inhibiting the path toward a nationwide computer network for research and education. Explains the need and urgency for establishing such a system. (RT)

Recent UNESCO recommendations concerning the adoption of norms for the comparability and recognition of studies, diplomas, and degrees in higher education to promote mobility of teachers, scholars, students, and other specialists among the member states are outlined. Details on ratification, reporting, information dissemination, evaluation, and…

Three articles discuss: (1) a Montana State University pilot project utilizing a local area network for word processing; (2) an interdisciplinary arrangement between Purdue University's Electrical Engineering and English Departments which utilizes computers to teach writing to engineering students; and (3) whether computers should be used to teach…