Presents an abridged version of a statement delivered this year to the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development in Switzerland. Goals for a New International Economic Order and the role of scientists are included. (HM)

Discusses how the people of the Third World countries view social science researchers and consultants from industrialized countries who are doing fieldwork there. Suggestions for making the fieldwork research meet the real needs of developing countries are also presented. (HM)

Discusses the conditions in developing countries which govern the use of scientific research as part of the general development policy. Indicates that the creation of a national science foundation, and a national information system is a desirable model for adoption by developing countries. (HM)

Discusses the importance of the transfer of techniques and technology from the developed to the developing countries. The article covers different ways of transferring technology from the Soviet Union to developing countries. (HM)

Presents a long-term energy policy, to ensure a stable world civilization in the next century, that requires the developed nations to lower their energy consumption to the present world average. (GA)

Discusses six aspects of the energy crisis that are related to the agricultural sector. This article recommends that energy policy should take account of each of these problem areas in agriculture.

As a result of a UNESCO declaration on the use of the mass media in strengthening peace and international understanding, this Indian journalist examines the need for news from a Third World perspective as well as the relationship between developing and developed nations in this area. (LBH)

This review of the position of information, the use of information technology, and the needs of librarians, is based on the report of the Transbinary Group on Librarianship and Information Studies in the United Kingdom. Both practical and theoretical issues in library education and employment are discussed. (LRW)

Describes curriculum development in West German information science programs that integrates subject specialty knowledge with information science and technology. An overview of the West German educational system is given and a program with subject specialties in chemistry and electrical engineering at the Fachhochschule Darmstadt is explained.…

Discusses guidelines for the development of microcomputer-based courseware from the perspective of the teachers. Reserarch from Northern Ireland Schools is presented that highlights software design, courseware development, and teacher education; and seven factors that contribute to teachers' perceptions of good software are described. (21…

Describes the reduced employment opportunities for library and information science professionals in the United Kingdom as a result of financial constraints and restructuring in the public and private sectors. The need to train students in skills required by employers to meet employment demands is discussed. (40 references) (CLB)

Reports the results of a survey of the Canadian integrated library systems market. The analysis includes comparisons of large versus microcomputer-based installations by type of library and across all libraries, foreign sales by Canadian vendors, and trends in the library systems market. (CLB)

Reports on a survey of Ontario public library users and university students about the work of librarians and lawyers. Results in the following areas are discussed and compared for lawyers and librarians: perceptions of the work done; salary estimates; prestige; intelligence; and percentage of males in the field. (16 references) (MES)

Reviews the formation of the Australian Institute of Librarians, which was forwarded in 1937 and dissolved in 1949, and the achievements of its founders. Particular attention is paid to the inaugural meeting, conferences, and the importance of branches of the institute. (19 notes with references) (Author/CLB)

Tests several hypotheses derived from the Guttentag-Secord theory which relates societal-level sex ratios to women's status and roles. Finds that the effects of sex ratio on women's roles are more pronounced in developed countries but that correlations between sex ratio and certain dimensions of women's roles provide little support for the theory.…