Interviewed managers of companies communicating between Hong Kong and California and found they employed seven basic methods: telex, letter, telephone, visit, courier, computer, and telegram. Revealed advantages and disadvantages of each method and recommended a number of safeguards against their misuse. (PD)

Reviews books and periodicals relating to library involvement with video and notes upcoming meetings focusing on this area. (LLS)

The revolution in telecommunications is discussed and minority group members are urged to become involved in aspects such as resale services, interconnect companies, radio paging services, multipoint distribution services, or information and programing supply services, particularly Spanish-language programing. Funding sources are listed and…

Three trends of great concern to continuing education are (1) the declining economy and resultant retrenchment in higher education, (2) advances in telecommunications and computer technology, and (3) the changing values and lifestyles of the adult population. (SK)

Analyzes the communications policy review process since the 1960s, encompassing task forces, Congress, and the Federal Communications Commission. Concludes that the process "has been doing little more than seeking a means of negotiating the conflicting needs of the major industrial interests already in control of most aspects of American…

Introduces the concept of home publishing on the television screen, and provides detailed descriptions of videotex and teletext, including their similarities, differences between them and future prospects for educational applications of these two new information services designed for use with adapted TVs. (CHC)

Examines the use of home computers and how they allow the worker to work at home rather than commuting. Discusses the growing trend of telecommuting, cost of operation, how it will affect company structure, and productivity. (CT)

Describes the Pacific Northwest Bibliographic Center's use of Electronic Mail Systems to transmit and receive interlibrary loan requests among the network's member libraries. Cost was determined to be minimal when compared to benefits of faster turn-around time, savings in staff time, and improved communications. (RAA)

Suggests that aging related differences in mass communication behaviors can be extended to users' initial preference for newer micro-media. A survey shows that older age segments have high preference for using cable to visit with friends and relatives, perform civic and state functions, and receive electronically originated print media. (MER)

Describes the five categories of videotex systems, the experimental uses of videotex, and its implications for libraries as a service delivery medium. (FM)

Examines the development of the microcomputer and focuses on its potential for library automation. The characteristics of microcomputers and minicomputers are contrasted and a selected annotated bibliography includes a list of specialty magazines on microcomputers. (RAA)

Speculates on unanticipated effects brought about by the application of online sytems and databases to library services. Concern is voiced about the development of a technological library elite, the growth of research dependency, the limiting of the availability of books and journals, and the narrowing of serendipity in research. (RAA)

Discusses optical fiber materials necessary for high performance telecommunications applications, fiber strength and coating, loss in optical fibers, and radiation damage in optical fibers. (CS)

Examines "communications" (the integration of computers with information handling technologies) and suggests that we should try to put it in the service of humankind's intellectual capabilities. (Author/IRT)

The potential role of games and simulation in science teaching is explained, and some exercises are described. The possible future role of the microcomputer and its use with simulation in distance learning are explored. (MSE)