The use of telecommunication systems holds great potential for in-service training programs. (MM)

Argues that policy development in the United States is not dealing adequately with changes in the nature of international telecommunication conferences. Warns that possible agreements regarding frequency allocations demand reexamination of U.S. positions. (JMF)

Points out some of the social, legal, economic, and political effects of information technology. Concludes that the United States along with other nations must find ways to maximize the use of telecommunications technology without homogenizing people, without overriding national boundaries, and without engulfing and diluting other value systems.…

Summarizes what has been suggested so far with regard to the social, political, and economic consequences of transborder data flows involved in the linking of computerized information processing networks. (FM)

Presents a brief history of the struggle over public telecommunication's use of the satellite interconnection, a struggle in which private stations rejected the Public Broadcasting System, culminating in an alternative for system governance of the interconnection. (Author)

Discusses the development of communications technology for the hearing impaired which will ameliorate limitations of face-to-face transfer of information. Emphasis is placed on the teletypewriter, Radio-TTY, "closed" captioning, electronic mail, and videodisc. (CWM)

A learning library based on individualized instruction that technical teachers can put together is described. It requires not only teaching skills but a knowledge of systems engineering, graphic arts, TV programing, and other skills allied to TV and broadcasting. (Author/BP)

All people must be encouraged to apply information resources to their home, civic, and community life as well as to their work. (Author)

Discusses a survey of thirty-eight African countries which indicates that a combination of co-axial cables and radio-relay links is the system most suited to Available from: Cable Lines, Cablecommunications Resource Center, 2000 K Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036; Subscription Rates: 1 year, $5.00; 2 years, $10.00. (MH)

Offers 15 strategies for taking advantage of distance education. These include inservicing instructors about the technology being used, allowing instructors to plan together to integrate curriculum, helping students at all sites feel connected with the other students, having students evaluate their distance education experiences, and developing…

Faced with increased public expectations and decreased funding, the Hawaii Department of Education chose Lotus Notes groupware technology as an efficient means to support statewide collaboration and information dissemination among 4,200 users in 231 schools. Although initially resistant, respondents to a year-end evaluation of the project in one…

Presents an interview with Ray Smith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Atlantic Corporation. As a member of several advisory boards (Business Roundtable, Library of Congress, Committee on Arts and Humanities, and National Information Infrastructure), Smith offers his view on the future of the telecommunications industry,…

Suggestions for inexpensively marketing a college or university planned giving program include taking advantage of existing marketing opportunities in campus publications and mailings; using off-the-shelf marketing materials (newsletter/brochure formats); communicating with prospects individually or in groups (meetings, seminars, personal visits);…

Explains that the focus of National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) is to engage students in science and engineering activities that explore the world of communication technology. Provides a description of some hands-on exploration materials available for activities related to the theme of NSTW 1997, and includes a sample activity, The Binary…

Reviews legislation and regulations affecting libraries and the publishing industry, including the Museum and Library Services Act; Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI); copyright; access to electronic government information; telecommunications and technology; electronic surveillance and privacy, including the USA Patriot Act;…