The Midwestern States Educational Information Project's "MSEIP Documentation Supplement" is a companion publication to "MSEIP Documentation of Project Development and General System Design; Revised, June 1969." (LI 003275). The supplement starts with an overview of the MSEIP Data Control System which explains many of the…

This list of natural resource use and management organizations in the United States and Canada is supplemented with indices to their major periodical publications and to individuals named in the directory. Sections of the directory deal with agencies of the U.S. government; organizations and commissions with international, national, regional, and…

The definition of public documents includes non-print as well as print materials. More and more, non-print methods of communication (for example: films; filmstrips, slides) are being used as effective disseminators of information in and about state government. Such information, as with traditional print material, is of importance to the citizens…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) assigns segments of the radio spectrum to categories of users, and specific frequencies within each segment to individual users. Since demand for channel space exceeds supply, the process is complex. The radio spectrum can be compared to a long ruler: the portion from 10-540 kiloHertz has been set aside…

American government response to the growth of radio, TV and now cable television (CATV) has been too little too late, to protect vested interests instead of to set long-range policies. A recent closed-door meeting called by the director of the Office of Telecommunications Policy of the White House, to talk about CATV regulation, was no exception.…

Approximately 275 Federal programs support some form of lifelong learning. While the majority of the lifelong learning programs are administered by the various agencies within HEW, a significant number of programs are run by such Federal agencies as the Department of Justice, the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, and the Smithsonian…

Presents the text from a brochure for parents whose children are to be placed in foster care. The function of the parents, the social agency, and the foster family are discussed. (BRT)

Describes how the National Diffusion Network and Public Schools for Cooperative Research, a Tennessee school study council, have worked together. (IRT)

The comparative properties of interacting organizations were examined as determinants of the nature of relations between organizations. Comparative properties of organizational domain were found to be important sets of variables for explaining interdependence, providing a context in which relationships occur, and serving as forces that impel or…

Barriers to successful cooperation include apathy, competitiveness, lack of understanding of each other's roles, and failure to involve administrators. Although successful ventures are numerous and innovative, there is a need to achieve the ultimate goal--to satisfy the needs of patrons and to enable both school and public libraries to work more…

A national computer services network simulation model was used in a 3-day gaming exercise involving 16 institutional teams who made decisions about their likely long-term network participation. Participants were able to react to others' decisions and actions, and to critical overriding political, economical, and organizational issues. (CMV)

The accomplishments and motivations of John P. Clum's assignment as Bureau of Indian Affairs' agent at the San Carlos Reservation in the Arizona Territory of 1874-1877 are detailed in this article. (JC)

The author presents results from a networking needs survey of 692 leaders involved in vocational education, special education, rehabilitation, and other related programs. Findings indicate that networking does currently take place in the area of vocational/special education. Recommendations on how to increase participation are given. (CH)

Administrative human service units require an information system that supports decisions regarding case management, treatment planning, monitoring, and evaluation. An integrated information system that utilizes a relational database for both direct practice and administrative decision making is described. (Author/ABB)

Addresses the American Psychological Association (APA) reorganization plans developed by the Task Force on the Structure of APA, and their impact on Division 17, the Division of Counseling Psychology. Discusses accreditation, specialization, model guidelines for state licensure and graduate education. Expresses concern regarding the Assemblies'…