This report describes digital computer simulation efforts in a study of memory systems for two important cases: that of the individual the brain; and that of society, the library. A neural system model is presented in which a complex system is produced by connecting simple hypothetical neurons whose states change under application of a…

This book opens with "An Introduction to Simulation" by Nicholas A. Fattu, Institute of Educational Research, Indiana University; he includes a survey of simulation, discussion of its potential for educational applications, and a 60-item bibliography. The remaining chapters are papers presented at the 1964 research symposium which dealt…

The information circuit described was devised to compare data from the stages of production, stocks completed, scheduling, broadcasting, and viewer behavior. A model of the internal activities of this process is provided, and the resulting computerized analysis is discussed. (RAO)

Noting the scarcity of programs in communication technology, the author discusses the nature of communication and types of communication processes (particularly those involving technology) to help the curriculum developer in creating a well-designed program. He then describes three model approaches he has successfully used in designing…

A typical school spelling task is analyzed in terms of an information processing model of spelling performance. (Author)

This book examines the varying experiences of information literacy among higher educators and proposes a relational model of information literacy as an alternative to the behavioral model that dominates the education and research. The metaphor of an "information literacy wheel" is used to examine problems associated with the behavioral model and…

Modified twenty-questions and problems were solved by 72 subjects in a study of the influence of an adult model on the information-processing strategy used by children of various grade levels. (WY)

Paper presented at the meetings of the Midwest Conference of Political Scientists (Ann Arbor, Mich., April 24-26, 1969)

Extends connections between retrospective citation age studies and reliability theory by considering the failure rate function from reliability, re-interpreted as the age-specific citation rate (ASCR). This is linked to earlier studies of retrospective citation distributions by Egghe and Ravichandra Rao who introduced a function claimed to…

Discusses the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), which was adopted as an international standard for data description, data modeling, and interchange in October 1986, and explores its evolution from its technical completion to its adoption by the international market. (four references) (LAE)

Describes the logical construction of several Russian hypertext systems, and discusses the navigational algorithms used, nodes selected, and coherence demanded. Several illustrative graphs are included, and an overview of the development of linking structures producing logical-semantic models is given. (20 references) (EA)

Detailed analyses are made of the concepts of window (seemingly deep spatial renderings) and frame (flatter, more technique-conscious structures) as they apply to a wide variety of visual media and communicative purposes. Special cases of each of these are detailed, along with their applications in cinema history to a range of realist, formalist,…

Uses Kintsch's proposition-based construction-integration theory of discourse comprehension to detail the user coding operations that occur in each of the three subsystems (Perception, Comprehension, Application) in which users process an information retrieval systems (IRS) message. Describes an IRS device made up of two separate parts that enable…

Presents an approach for dynamic database integration and query processing in the absence of information about attribute correspondences and global IDs. Defines different types of equivalence conditions for the construction of global IDs. Proposes a strategy based on ranked role-sets that makes use of an automated semantic integration procedure…

Argues that accounting for introspection within a theory of consciousness can be achieved through constructing information- processing models that account for "Type-C" processes in which awareness of the stimulus is necessary for an intentional action. Suggests that the Shallice (1988) framework provides an initial account of Type-C…