Describes the Probabilistic Relational Universal Fuzzy (PRUF), a relation-manipulating language which serves the purposes of: (1) precisiation of expressions in a natural language; (2) exhibiting their logical structure; and (3) providing a system for the characterization of the meaning of a proposition by acting on a collection of fuzzy relations…

Provides a brief introduction to the basics of artificial intelligence and expert systems and explains terms in general use. (CLB)

Outlines an explicit research agenda to address the development of expert systems for reference services. The discussion specifically addresses system testing, describes what has been done, evaluates existing systems, identifies work in progress, and raises seven critical questions in this area. (58 references) (Author/CLB)

Describes the IV + V System, a software package designed by the Institut fur Maschinelle Dokumentation for the United Nations General Information Programme and UNISIST to support automation of local information and documentation services. Principle program features and functions outlined include input/output, databank, text image, output, and…

Provides instructor's guide and participant materials for a workshop introducing LOGO. It includes background information on LOGO, introduction to graphics and commands, its utilization to teach geometry, defining and editing procedures, subprocedures, differences between linear chaining and block style programing, and using LOGO to print and…