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A 1-YEAR PILOT PROJECT OF DOCUMENT ABSTRACTION WAS UNDERTAKEN BY A VOLUNTARY PANEL OF 32 SCHOOL PLANT SPECIALISTS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON SCHOOLHOUSE CONSTRUCTION. THE GOAL OF THIS PILOT STUDY, CARRIED OUT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, WAS TO IDENTIFY, ACQUIRE, ABSTRACT, AND DELIVER TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH INFORMATION CENTER 1,000 DOCUMENTS OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION RELEASED SINCE 1960 THAT WERE UNPUBLISHED OR OF LOW CIRCULATION. THE SYSTEM OF PROCEDURES FOR THE PROJECT WAS DESCRIBED. THESE PROCEDURES INCLUDED PREPARATION OF A SOURCE LIST, INSTRUCTIONS TO ABSTRACTORS, REQUESTS FOR MATERIALS, EVALUATION OF MATERIALS, AND ORGANIZATION OF DOCUMENTS AND ABSTRACTS FOR STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL. THE TYPES OF DOCUMENTS ABSTRACTED WERE (1) RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PLANNING, (2) WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIUMS, AND CONFERENCES, (3) ACTION RESEARCH, AND (4) CONTROLLED RESEARCH. THE DOCUMENTS WERE OBTAINED FROM STATE AGENCIES, CONFERENCE REPORTS, PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES, PRIVATE INDUSTRY, UNIVERSITY RESEARCH, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND DOCTORAL THESES. (AL)

IN THIS COMPILATION OF ABSTRACTS OF 78 DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS AND MASTER'S THESES PREPARED AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY IN ADULT EDUCATION AND RELATED FIELDS, 48 PERCENT COME FROM THE FIELD OF EDUCATION (EDUCATION, HOME AND FAMILY LIFE, AND SOCIAL WELFARE), 6 PERCENT FROM PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY, AND THE REMAINDER FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS. RESEARCH REPORTS ARE DESCRIBED BRIEFLY AS TO PURPOSE AND METHODS, WITH A SUMMARY OF FINDINGS. AREAS COVERED ARE AGENCY AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, ADULT EDUCATION PRACTICES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES, THE ADULT EDUCATOR, CLIENTELE ANALYSIS, AND ADULT LEARNING. (FH)

The papers given at the May 17-19 forum on Management of Information Analysis Centers held at the National Bureau of Standards in Gaithersburg, Md. are presented in four sessions separated by topic. Besides the welcoming remarks and the keynote address session 1 contains three general papers on information analysis centers and automatic data processing, abstracting and indexing services, and markstem, inputting techniques, and computer usage in a large data center. The third session, on abstracting and indexing services, includes case studies of ERIC/CLIS and the Air Force Machinability Center, the role of secondary services, a profile of scientific-technical tape information services, NSIC computerized information techniques, and the trends in services. Session 4, marketing, includes case studies of DoD, Cooper Data Center, Plastics Technical Evaluation Center, and information analysis centers' liaison with professional organizations, commercial firms, and the private sector. (SM)

This is a selective bibliography covering journal literature, trade publications, monographs, technical reports, and other documents which are readily available. The bibliography covers publications dated 1969 through 1971. Although material published in languages other than English was not actively sought, some references have been cited to call attention to work in the field conducted by non-English speaking countries. The bibliography has been categorized under subject headings which reflect the broad parameters of subject interests in the field. Items are listed under one category only. News notes and brief articles have generally been omitted unless of particular interest. (Author/NH)

The 1971 General Assembly and full board meetings of the International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board (ICSU AB) were held in July at Orleans, France. This volume is the published proceedings of those meetings. The first part of the Proceedings is a detailed description of the activities of the Board. The second part records the most recent developments in the activities of the ICSU AB Members, in particular Member Services (the largest Abstracting and Indexing Services all over the world) and Member Unions, in all aspects of scientific and technical information. The third part comprises reports from the most important international organizations active in scientific and technical information. In the fourth part the proceedings of a special session with representatives of primary publications and devoted to the development of closer cooperation between primary and secondary publications are recorded. Finally the fifth part is an outline of another special session which was devoted to an interchange of views about marketing of secondary information services. This publication represents an up-to-data overview of the most recent developments in scientific and technical information worldwide. (Author/SJ)

The papers given at the May 17-19, 1971 forum on Management of Information Analysis Centers held at the National Bureau of Standards in Gaithersburg, Md. are presented in four sessions separated by topic. Besides the welcoming remarks and the keynote address, session 1 contains three general papers on information analysis centers and automatic data processing, abstracting and indexing services, and marketing. Session 2, on automatic data processing operations and applications, includes papers on establishing a computerized file, information processing techniques for small semi-automated, scientifically-oriented data centers, user acceptance of an interactive retrieval system, inputting techniques, and computer usage in a large data center. The third session, on abstracting and indexing services, includes case studies of ERIC/CLIS and the Air Force Machinability Center, the role of secondary services, a profile of scientific-technical tape information services, NSIC computerized information techniques, and the trends in services. Session 4, marketing, includes case studies of DoD, Copper Data Center, Plastics Technical Evaluation Center, and information analysis centers' liaison with professional organizations, commercial firms, and the private sector. (Author)

Twelve papers written by fifteen authors from nine countries comprise this collection which embraces many of the crucial problems facing modern information science and scientific information activities, ranging from information needs of scientists and specialists to the specific aspects of computerization of various information processes. The papers are: Studies of Information Needs; Informal Communication in Science; Some Sociological Aspects of Formal Systems for the Communication of Knowledge; The Aging of Scientific Literature; Conflicting Phenomena in IR Systems; Problems of Data Retrieval And Dependent Techniques; A Condensed Heuristic Documentation System; Proposal and Wishes for an Open Structure in the Communication of Information; The Future of Access (Abstracting and Indexing) Services; Integrated Information Systems; The Activities of Excerpta Medica; and, The Use of Computers in Scientific, Technical and Economic Information in Poland. (Author/SJ)

This study was developed and approved as a pilot project preliminary to the major task of abstracting, classifying and assessing approximately one thousand dance research studies. Most of these studies are university sponsored, date from 1901 to the present, and are found on library shelves or in department files as master's theses. When the major project is completed, precise and readily available information concerning each and every one of these studies will be documented for the first time. It was to develop guidelines for such information that the pilot project was undertaken. This final report not only includes the guidelines which emerged but reviews the procedures, conclusions and implications of the pilot project as a whole. (FDI)

This paper briefly reviews the information explosion of the last thirty years and the various attempts made to organize that information in new ways. Section B offers a brief historic review of modern classification and subject heading theory. Section C reviews the literature of automatic indexing, automatic abstracting, and automatic classification. The problems of large file organization, word meanings, and the limitation of such "automatic" methods are discussed. Section D sums up the state of the art in automatic indexing by concluding that human intellectual effort is still required in indexing. The computer is viewed as a valuable assistant in that intellectual effort and the wide variety of computer applications to indexing work is summarized. (Author)

It is the purpose of this paper to explore the use of extracts by reporting the results of a survey of the current acceptability and use of extracts, by a literature review and by suggesting guidelines for selecting extract material. The survey shows that extracts are currently being used in information services, especially for current awareness. Most consider extracting a time-saver. The methods for selecting material from a document are not well defined. A search of the literature produced only thirteen documents which deal with manually produced extracts. As reported in the literature, materials extracted include the author summaries, first and/or last paragraphs, selected sentences, the first page, and material selected by subject specialists from the entire text. The value of extracts as measured by how they lead the user to relevant documents was experimentally demonstrated. The purpose of the guidelines is to help the librarian and information specialist produce an informative extract. There was no substantial evidence that extracting is less costly than abstracting. The main criteria considers whether to spend the money to resay what the author has said or get a better understanding of the paper and use the author's words to describe it. (Author)

This project was designed to secure and screen available education materials appropriate for actualization of Comprehensive Career Education Model-1 (CCEM-1) objectives, and to process, assess, and classify selected potential commercial education materials for incorporation into instructional units and/or supportive educational activities. To achieve the objectives, a 50-member consulting team was assembled from both the educational and business communities, and this team: (1) identified suppliers, (2) secured suppliers participation, (3) identified career educational materials, (4) procured suitable materials, (5) assessed suitable materials, (6) indexed and abstracted the positively assessed material, and (7) delivered the materials and instruments. Of the 580 commercial suppliers contacted, 313 had materials available for procurement and assessment, and 128 of these reported additional materials under development. A total of 2,016 of the 2,344 units received were assessed as applicable to CCEM-1 objectives. Of the assessed materials, 22 percent was applicable to Grades K-6, 27 percent to Grades 7-9, 36 percent to Grades 10-12, and 13 percent to Grades 13-14. These and other findings are discussed, and sample assessment instruments are included. (SB)

The proceedings of the 1972 full board meeting of the International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board (ICSU AB) held in Ustaoset, Norway are contained in this volume. The first part of the Proceedings is a detailed description of the activities of the Board. Activities of ICSU AB Member Unions and Member Countries in all aspects of scientific and technical information are described in the second part. The third part records the most recent developments in the activities of the ICSU AB Member Services (the largest abstracting and indexing services all over the world). The fourth part comprises reports from the most important international organizations active in scientific and technical information. In the fifth part the proceedings of a Round Table on "Education of Scientists in the Use of Information" are recorded. Papers presented at a special session on the indexing of primary journals are given in the sixth part. Finally, the seventh part is an outline of another special session which was devoted to an interchange of views about marketing of secondary information services. (Proceedings of the 1970 and 1971 meetings are ED 046 465 and ED 060 854.) (Author/SJ)

The main purpose of this report is to help novice reviewers accelerate their apprenticeship at the Nuclear Safety Information Center, a computerized information service sponsored by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Guidelines for reviewers are presented in Part 1; Part 2 contains guidelines for the novice editor. The goal of the reviewers and the editor is to ensure that meaningful correctly indexed abstracts of nuclear-safety information move quickly from the Center to the computer, which is used in making fast literature searches for those who subscribe to its services. Many examples, with comments, are provided to illustrate key points, and the slant is toward useful integration of certain aspects of the jobs so that subscribers can be reasonably satisfied with the literature searches they request. (Author/AB)

The first section establishes a working definition of library science and outlines the existing publications patterns of library science information. The existing system of bibliographic organization is examined in detail and services provided in the U.S.S.R. are described as an example of a systematic attempt at world coverage. In late 1967, efforts were so diverse that no one service (or group of related services) provided reliable coverage of current information. The existing literature on the attitudes of the user of library science information is reviewed, together with literature on more general aspects concerning the publications covering the field. The second section which deals with steps toward a model scheme is mainly concerned with the needs of the English language bloc. The establishment of an International Study Group is suggested to study library science information problems with the three main tasks of: 1) a survey of information needs, producing a user profile; 2) a survey of information patterns, producing an information profile and 3) a comparison of the two profiles leading to the construction of a master scheme of information services to cover both primary and secondary services. (see also LI 002 796 - 797 and 002 799 - 002 807). (Author/AB)

This paper presents a detailed analysis of the content and format of seven machine-readable bibliographic data bases: Chemical Abstracts Service Condensates, Chemical and Biological Activities, and Polymer Science and Technology, Biosciences Information Service's BA Previews including Biological Abstracts and BioResearch Index, Institute for Science Information Source Tape, and Engineering Index COMPENDEX. Selected issue test tapes of each data base were printed and checked for the types of data that were contained in the issue and the methods in which the data were formatted. This paper compares the physical formats of the tapes and describes the varied treatments given to such data elements as authors, titles, abstracts, etc. Great discrepancies in the presentation of essentially similar bibliographic data were found, and some suggestions for mitigating the discrepancies by use of standards are offered. (Author)

The Association of Information Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC) formed the Cooperative Data Management Committee to address the problems of information center operators and data base suppliers. The number of operating centers in the U.S. is limited and their future expansion in numbers and in type of services, will depend on the education of users. Users must be trained in the new information sources and techniques and in the necessity of paying for information. Uniform data bases are essential and standards must be set for suppliers to reduce processing and conversion costs, and insure greater utilization of available data bases. The sharing of resources through a network, the repackaging of data, creation of merged data bases, creation of retrospective files, creation of personal files from data bases and distribution on nonstandard media are considerations being entertained by centers which could seriously affect data suppliers. (AB)

The results of a study of the indexing provided by the "Bibliography of Agriculture" and 15 related secondary services are described. The data elements used with printed citations and the indexing features of each service are described and compared. A methodology was developed to compare the terms provided by the Bibliography and each other service for the same citations. The percentages of related and unrelated term pairs (one term used by the "Bibliography of Agriculture" compared with one term used by the other service) were given for services which use multiple term indexing and for those which use single term indexing. The number of subject access points per citation provided by each service for the same source material was also determined and compared. The unique subject access points contributed by the Bibliography and each other service were measured. Other comparisons were made between the index terms used by the other services and the "Bibliography of Agriculture" subject index, the index term words assigned to an article, the words in the title of the article, and the subject headings used by the "Bibliography of Agriculture" and other services for the same citations. (Author/SG)

People who develop information into a consumable form seem at times to work in a vacuum, failing to consider the potential users. Some helpful tips for preparing documents for easy retrieval and use, based upon guidelines followed in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, are presented. The three major areas of evaluation are content, readability and indexing. The most significant part of the selection process is judging the quality of document content. To make these judgments easier, report writers should state clearly objectives, hypotheses, methodology, conclusions, and recommendations. The second criteria, readability, refers to the physical makeup of the document. Authors should keep in mind that their products will be copied and disseminated as received, and that, as a general rule, each generation of copying represents a 10% loss in resolution. Documents processed for the ERIC system are abstracted and indexed by subject specialists. Whether or not an author provides an abstract or keywords, the least he must do is to be sure that all the usual bibliographic information is provided. A structured vocabulary is used for indexing, and terms are chosen so as to make the document readily retrievable by potential users. (Author/SJ)

The objective of this project was to build a non-interfering indexing system, in which the social scientist users, who have varying conceptual orientations toward their field, would not be restricted in their literature searching by a single conceptual orientation imposed on the system by information scientists. With the cooperation of subject experts, a bibliography and index of a sample of material was compiled and is presented in Volume II of this report. The present volume begins with an introduction and overview which form a preface to a thematically grouped selection of papers. These papers were prepared at different periods in the project, and illustrate the various stages in the thinking and experimentation carried out by the research team. Topics include: 1) early organization of the project, 2) experiments in the appropriateness of the PRECIS indexing system, 3) development of an alternative rationale for indexing, 4) procedures for the selection, processing and description of documents, 5) overall intellectual organization of the index, principles of indexing and the establishment of subject headings. (SL)

One competency to be demonstrated by future teachers in the OCE ComField program is defined in terms of their ability to bring about a wide range of cognitive responses on the part of pupils, indicating that the pupil is using a variety of mental operations, which include divergent thinking memory, evaluative thinking, and identifying common properties or abstracting. The program identifies conditions believed to influence the student's learning outcome as 1) instructional strategies; 2) situational variables; 3) learner characteristics; and 4) the content carried by the instructional strategies. Learning experiences are then designed to enable teachers to establish these conditions. The demonstration of competence under either laboratory or practicum conditions requires evidence that all of the conditions that influence the learning process in pupils can be put together in such a way that the outcomes desired for pupils can be achieved. The examples of learning experiences discusses include orienting experiences, foundation exercises, laboratory exercises, and practicum experiences. Related documents are SP 004 155 to SP 004 161 and SP 004 163 to SP 004 166.

Since it was founded in 1952, the International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board (ICSU AB) has convened at least once a year, a general assembly or full board meeting held in different cities in the world. This is the first publication of the proceedings of the meeting. It not only includes reports on the activities of the Board, its committees and working groups, but also progress reports from members and from specially invited observers. Session I describes the activities of the ICSU AB. Session II covers the proposed program for future work of the ICSU AB. Session III gives reports from member services and member unions of the ICSU AB. Finally, session IV contains reports from associate members and observers. This comprehensive publication gives some insight on the many ICSU AB activities and of the new developments and services to meet the information needs of scientists and technologists. The review, summary and conclusions of the meeting are appended. (NH)

The English-language literature since 1950 was searched to gather published reports of abstracting and indexing rates and costs, and cost figures for the complete preparation of secondary publication. The search located relevant information by 24 abstract journals and 3 citation services, 18 abstracting cost figures, and 41 indexing cost figures. These reported figures were extracted with text or other amplifying comment and tabulated, with reference made to the included 79-item bibliography. Unit costs per bibliographic item were cited or computed. These data were plotted to detect possible patterns or trends. The reported unit costs for preparation of the secondary services were adjusted for 1968 dollar value and were plotted by number of items cited annually. Abstracting costs and indexing costs were each plotted chronologically, and then in rank order with dollar value adjustments. Abstracting and indexing rates were plotted. The plots serve to illustrate the scattering of the data and emphasize the problem of drawing generalizations from the existing data. (Author)

An automatic abstracting system, named ADAM, implemented on the IBM 370, receives journal articles as input and produces abstracts as output. An algorithm has been developed which considers every sentence in the input text and rejects sentences which are not suitable for inclusion in the abstract. All sentences which are not rejected are included in the set of sentences which are candidates for inclusion in the abstract. The quality of the abstracts can be evaluated by means of a two-step evaluation procedure. The first step determines the conformity of the abstracts to the defined criteria for an acceptable abstract. The second step provides an objective evaluation criterion for abstract quality based on a comparison of the abstract with its parent document. Based on the results of this evaluation, several techniques have been developed to improve the quality of the abstracts. These procedures modify the form, arrangement, and content of the sentences selected for the abstract. The revision, deletion, or creation of sentences is performed according to a number of generalized rules which are based on the structural characteristics of the sentences. This modification produces abstracts in which the flow of ideas is improved and which represent a more nearly coherent whole. (Author/SJ)

Extra-library information services are helping libraries find solutions to the problems created by the changes in the information environment, the demand for current information, and the media by which the knowledge is distributed. There are three types of these services: (1) document handling systems, (2) data handling systems, and (3) information analysis centers. Extra-library information services have one major characteristic in common; they place greater emphasis than libraries on the organization of information for current and specialized uses rather than stressing long term future utility of the information. Recommendations made to the National Advisory Commission on Librari"s are: (1) lib"aries and extra-library information services be considered as integral parts of the total information transfer process; (2) the professional library association develop an easy and efficient method to keep librarians informed of existing and new extra-library information sources; (3) professional library associations investigate the possibilities of acquiring terminal equipment connected to one or more of the extra-library information sources; and (4) a study be conducted to determine the feasibility of applying in libraries the indexing and file searching methods now used in extra-library systems. Detailed descriptions of twelve of these extra-library services are included. (CM)

Included are six papers from the Special Libraries Association Documentation Division's Contributed Papers Session at the National Conference in New York, May 28 - June 1, 1967, which were not included in the November, 1967 issue of Special Libraries. The papers are: (1) "The Bibliographical Control of Aerospace Industry Conference Literature Issued in the Form of Society Preprints," by Elizabeth H. Weeks; (2) "Putting Knowledge to Work on the Current Awareness Bulletin," by Donna Lemon and Edward P. Miller; (3) "Defining a Core Collection in a Technical Document Library," by Richard H. Stanwood; (4) "Selective Dissemination of Information, A Medical Literature Retrieval Service," by J. E. Barrett, R. K. Ausman, T. D. Graham, and J. R. O'Brien; (5) "The Role of Searching Services in an Acquisition Programs," by Antoinette L. Lueck, James M. Tierney, and Ann T. Dodson (also available separately from Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific & Technical Information, Springfield, Va. 22151, AD-652 737, MF $.65; HC $3.00); and (6) "Abstracting and Indexing, An Experimental Course," by Isaac D. Welt. (CC)

A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY ENGLISH LANGUAGE PERIODICALS RELATING TO EDUCATION, TO ANALYZE THE COVERAGE AND TREATMENT OF THE PERIODICAL LITERATURE PERTINENT TO EDUCATION BY AVAILABLE ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING PUBLICATIONS, AND TO IDENTIFY ANY DEFICIENCIES IN THAT TREATMENT. A BASIC LIST OF 357 PERIODICALS, APPROXIMATELY 55 PER CENT OF WHICH WERE WHOLLY WITHIN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, WAS COMPILED THROUGH USE OF A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY. A SAMPLE OF ARTICLES WAS SELECTED, AND AN ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF THEIR TREATMENT BY TEN SECONDARY PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING "EDUCATION INDEX,""PSYCHOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS,""EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION ABSTRACTS," AND "SOCIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS.""EDUCATION INDEX," THE ONLY PURELY INDEXING PUBLICATION STUDIED, COVERED THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PERIODICALS WITHIN EDUCATION, AND CITED ALL ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNALS IT COVERED. THE NINE ABSTRACTING PUBLICATIONS COVERED A WIDER RANGE OF JOURNALS OUTSIDE EDUCATION, BUT WERE SELECTIVE IN THEIR TREATMENT OF ARTICLES IN THE JOURNALS THEY COVERED. AN ADDITIONAL QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SECONDARY COVERAGE OF THE EDUCATION LITERATURE WAS MADE, BASED ON SURVEY RESPONDENTS' DESCRIPTIONS OF THEIR USE OF SECONDARY PUBLICATIONS, AND A SERIES OF DESIRABLE FEATURES FOR SECONDARY COVERAGE OF THE LITERATURE WERE DEVELOPED. THESE FEATURES INCLUDED--(1) COVERAGE OF A BROAD RANGE OF JOURNALS FROM EDUCATION AND RELATED FIELDS, (2) CLEAR DEFINITION OF THE PUBLICATION'S SCOPE, WITH CONSISTENTLY APPLIED PROCEDURES FOR THE SELECTION OF ARTICLES TO BE INCLUDED, (3) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION THROUGH ONE OR A FEW SECONDARY SOURCES, AND WIDE AVAILABILITY OF THESE SOURCES, (4) IF POSSIBLE, THE INCLUSION IN THE SYSTEM OF MEANS OF ACCESS TO THE ARTICLES COVERED BY THE SYSTEM, (5) INCLUSION OF ABSTRACTS FOR ARTICLES COVERED, (6) CLASSIFICATION OF ENTRIES WITHIN A SECONDARY PUBLICATION, (7) AUTHOR AND SUBJECT INDEXING, USING A FLEXIBLE, FREQUENTLY REVISED INDEXING VOCABULARY, AND (8) RELATIVELY FAST COVERAGE OF ITEMS. (AUTHOR/CM)

RESULTS ARE REPORTED OF A STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY OF A NATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION INFORMATION CENTER, IN WHICH IT WAS PROPOSED TO (1) STUDY INFORMATION PROBLEMS AND RESOURCES IN ADULT EDUCATION AND RECOMMEND NEW SERVICES WHICH WOULD BE MOST USEFUL TO THE FIELD , (2) DEVELOP THE TOOLS OF SUBJECT ANALYSIS WHICH WOULD BE NEEDED IN THESE SERVICES, AND (3) EXPLORE THE USE OF NEW METHODS OF INFORMATION HANDLING IN THE PROPOSED SERVICES. THE REPORT IS IN SIX SECTIONS. SECTION I REVIEWS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIELD OF ADULT EDUCATION. SECTION II TAKES UP THE NATURE OF THE LITERATURE AND PROBLEMS OF ACQUISITION AND SELECTION. SECTION III INCLUDES SUCH PROBLEMS OF BIBLIOGRAPHIC AND SUBJECT ANALYSIS AS CITATIONS, ABSTRACTING, AND INDEXING. SECTION IV DESCRIBES THE WORK IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF EXPERIMENTAL INPUT AND SERVICE PRODUCTS, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE ADAPTATION OF MECHANIZATION DEVICES AND TO SYSTEM ANALYSIS PROBLEMS. SECTION V OUTLINES A MODEL INFORMATION SYSTEM AND SECTION VI SPECIFIES THE PARTS OF THIS MODEL WHICH MAY BE PROVIDED BY AN ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE ON ADULT EDUCATION. APPENDIXES ARE DOCUMENTS, STAFF MEMORANDUMS, AND CHARTS WHICH SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT. (EB)

IN AN ATTEMPT TO REVIEW THE CURRENT STATE OF LIBRARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENTS IN SOVIET STUDIES, TO ASSESS MAJOR DEFICIENCIES AND NEEDS, AND TO RECOMMEND NEW SOLUTIONS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE FUTURE, 40 ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT SPECIALISTS, LIBRARIANS, AND FOUNDATION OFFICIALS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER IN A CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK IN NOVEMBER, 1966. INSTEAD OF A FORMAL PUBLICATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THIS CONFERENCE ON BIBLIOGRAPHIC AND RESEARCH AIDS IN SOVIET STUDIES, CO-SPONSORED BY THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON SLAVIC STUDIES AND THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR SLAVIC AND EAST EUROPEAN LIBRARY RESOURCES, SOME ASPECTS OF THE SIX WORKING PAPERS AROUND WHICH THE PROGRAM WAS PLANNED ARE SUMMARIZED IN THIS BRIEF REPORT. INCLUDED ARE SUMMARIES OF "BIBLIOGRAPHIC AND REFERENCE AIDS" BY ZDENEK DAVID, "NEW TRENDS IN LIBRARY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY" BY THEODORE C. HINES, "ABSTRACTING, TRANSLATING, AND INDEXING" BY VACLAV MOSTECKY, "ACQUISITIONS AND ACCESSIONS" BY PHILIP E. LEINBACH AND CHARLES GREDLER, "PRESERVATION AND REPRODUCTION" BY MELVILLE J. RUGGLES, AND"BIBLIOGRAPHIC, DOCUMENTATION, AND INFORMATION CENTER" BY THOMAS T. HAMMOND. ALSO REPRODUCED ARE SUGGESTED PRIORITY NEEDS ESTABLISHED AT THE FINAL SESSION. THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN "THE ACLS NEWSLETTER," VOLUME 18, NUMBER 3, MARCH 1967, PAGES 1-11. (AB)

THIS PROJECT PROVIDED ABSTRACTING COVERAGE OF 33 FINAL REPORTS OF U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION FINANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS IN EDUCATIONAL MEDIA. AN ABSTRACTOR, DR. WILLIAM ALLEN, WAS HIRED TO EVALUATE AND EDIT OR REWRITE ABSTRACTS SUBMITTED BY RESEARCHERS, AND TO PREPARE ABSTRACTS IF NECESSARY. TWO ANALYTICAL REVIEWS ON SELECTED AREAS OF MEDIA RESEARCH WERE PREPARED, APPRISING READERS OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC, RELATING THE CURRENT RESEARCH TO PRIOR STUDIES, AND GENERALLY TRANSLATING THE RESULTS OF THIS RESEARCH INTO TERMS MEANINGFUL FOR ACTION PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE REVIEWS PREPARED WERE--"THE FIRST GENERATION OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS--AN EVALUATIVE REVIEW," BY J. RONALD GENTILE, AND "ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH AND THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL MEDIA," BY ALAN C. GREEN. THE PAPER BY J. RONALD GENTILE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE SPRING 1967 ISSUE OF "AUDIOVISUAL COMMUNICATION REVIEW." THE RESEARCH ABSTRACTS AND THE ANALYTICAL REVIEW BY ALAN C. GREEN ARE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE FALL AND WINTER 1967 ISSUES OF "AUDIOVISUAL COMMUNICATION REVIEW." (MS)