Current trends in cataloging nonprint materials and the new Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) cataloging standards are discussed. The bulk of this paper is composed of suggestions for cataloging nonprint material by organizing data into prescribed areas, each of which contains one or more elements of information. (DS)

The development of the NCHEM taxonomy came about because of a need for standardized and comprehensive structures for cataloging and organizing information on the multitude of instructional programs and activities presently functioning in the various levels and sectors of education. Although considerable effort has gone into the development of the…

An excerpt from the U.S. Census General Coding Procedures Manual, this paper consists of: (1) an abbreviated list of common Spanish surnames and (2) a detailed list of Spanish surnames. These lists are used to determine Spanish surnames by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. More than 2,000 names are listed in alphabetical order. Spelling variations…

The investigation focused on the effects of using grouped data to estimate the relations that exist in data on individuals. Different research contexts were identified in which researchers group observations though interested in relations among measurements on individuals. The consequences of estimating regression coefficients from grouped data…

The capacity of the visually impaired to perform normal tasks is the basis of a new classification system proposed to supplant the current legal definition of blindness, now based on arbitrary numerical values used to measure visual acuity and angular field. A discussion of the current plight of the visually impaired focuses on the failure of the…

A classification of factors that go into the complex process of reading or learning to read is presented. These factors are listed in outline format under the following sections: (1) sensory input, (2) mediating activity, (3) response, (4) reward and/or motivation, (5) knowledge of results, (6) reward variations, (7) rate of reading, (8) practice…

The author's purpose is to identify, compare, and evaluate the legal basis for educational systems in five Scandanavian countries. For identifying purposes, he groups educational data for each country into six categories: status, pressure, response, evaluation, administration system, and school system. He then provides, in the major portion of the…

In order to assess the need and status of sources of multi-lingual rehabilitation terminology references, a questionnaire was sent to 96 related national and international organizations and selected individuals inquiring about the existance of present or developing terminology references. Results of the questionnaires indicated the availability of…

Proposed is a measure of indexing consistency based on the concept of "fuzzy sets." By this procedure a higher consistency value is assigned if indexers agree on the more important terms than if they agree on less important terms. Measures of the quality of an indexer's work and exhaustivity of indexing are also proposed. Experimental data on…

The problem of designing computer programs that will approach human capabilities in pattern recognition is discussed. Human beings are much better at recognizing patterns that are highly structured than at recognizing patterns that are not. In contrast, a computer system's performance in pattern recognition is almost independent of the amount of…

This working paper provides background information for persons interested in occupational data by informing them of the work of the committee, and serves as a basis for discussion of the direction of future work in this area. The current intensive interest in occupations and occupationally classified data, and the increase in the number of…

An analysis of available primers and textbooks used for the teaching of Danish in grades 1 through 7 is presented. Topics such as the criteria used to group the texts, the authors who are represented, and the histories of some of the texts are discussed in 18 chapters. An attempt is made to classify contents according to genres, and a register of…

The report describes work done in development of criteria and procedures for management of collections of classified documents. Material is presented on philosophy of operation, concept of user service, accession and retention. Much of the discussion is based upon the concept of conversion to a microfiche-oriented library; however, hard copy…

In order to contribute to the success of several studies for automatic classification, indexing and extracting currently in progress, as well as to further the theoretical and practical understanding of textual item distributions, the development of a frequency program capable of supplying these types of information was undertaken. The program…

The seven levels of education, as classified numerically by International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), are defined along with courses, programs, and fields of education listed under each level. Also contained is an alphabetical subject index indicating appropriate code numbers. For related documents see TM003535 and TM003536. (RC)