This paper describes the rationale and design of the State Consultant Model developed for the six state northwest region of Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington for the dissemination of educational research information and other resources. The program defines dissemination, its components of resources and mechanisms, and the…

This catalog presents a resources guide to 52 currently operating education programs of high quality validated by state departments of education. It is structured by major categories and accessed by RECON (Regional Communication Outreach Network) catalog numbers. Validated programs and services are offered in the categories of adult education;…

Recognizing that the use of resource sharing capabilities provided by computer networks is inhibited by the requirement that the user become familiar with the varied command languages and protocols of each accessed system, this report presents a general approach to solving the problem using an intermediary system to support a set of common…

Interlibrary loan (ILL) transactions are a major library problem because the increased volume places a burden on systems developed with no general plan. This report lists nine difficulties identified by the 1974 National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Automated networking is imperative for ILL's future. The Ohio College Library…

This basic directory prepared by the International Bureau of Education offers a reference tool to all engaged in educational documentation and information services and is published to improve the international network for the exchange of ideas and experiences. Entries are included for the national service of 75 member States, arranged in English…

This collection of four speeches given at a symposium in October 1977 all deal with a particular aspect of popular culture--reflecting the values, convictions, and patterns of thought generally dispersed through and approved by society. The terms popular and culture are defined separately and two definitions for the complete term are…

This document contains materials used in accessioning information into the MINK (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas) Network Educational Resources Center. The center serves as a centralized source of materials covering a wide range of topics pertinent to teacher education for reference use in the MINK four-state area. The materials located at…

The National Agricultural Library (NAL) provides materials and services in the areas of agriculture, chemistry, biology, and law to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington and its installations throughout the country, to land-grant universities, and to the world agricultural community. Information is disseminated through…

Today there are more than a million children whose parents follow the crops for a living. Since their families move so often, these children are never in one school long enough to have a chance to really learn. Complicating matters, many of them can't speak English. Congress recognized the migrant child's special educational needs in November 1966…

An evaluation of what comprises an effective educational information system, where we now stand with regard to such systems, and how we can improve these systems so that they are usable for educational decision makers and practitioners at all levels. The needs for a multi-level information system, interpersonal communication "a warm and walking…

The Minnesota Computer Aided Library System (MCALS) provides a basis of unification for library service program development in Minnesota for eventual linkage to the national information network. A prototype plan for communications functions is illustrated. A cost/benefits analysis was made to show the cost/effectiveness potential for MCALS. System…

This is the third in a series of eight reports of a research study for the National Agricultural Library (NAL) on the effective utilization of bibliographic data bases in machine-readable form. It consists of about 750 references collected to provide background data for the seven technical tasks of the study. The bibliography is set up to…

Language Research in Progress (LRIP) is a facility for the rapid exchange of information among researchers on current work in all fields pertaining to human communication. It is concerned with current documented research, details of which are submitted voluntarily by investigators. The system consists of (1) a collection of document files…

Organizational alternatives for a Pacific educational computer-communications network are studied through the examples provided by other networks. A survey of networks is provided with a discussion of the history and development of networks and the distinctions in network technology and applications. Nine specific networks are described. Libraries…

The establishment of a regional news agency for Latin America to improve the balance of news flow and increase the transmission of news more applicable to regional problems has often been proposed. Despite wide acceptance of the concept, the birth of the Third World's first regional news agency, Agencia Latinoamericana de Informacion (LATIN), has…