This overview of the OCLC telecommunications network discusses: its scope and applications, user demographics, the system architecture, access, costs, protocols, maintenance, vendor relationships, performance data, and network engineering. (13 references) (MES)

Discusses topics related to OCLC adoption of guidelines for the use and transfer of OCLC-derived records, including the purpose of OCLC; the legal basis of copyrighting; technological change; compilation copyright; rationale for copyright of the OCLC database; impact on libraries; impact on networks; and relationships between OCLC and libraries. A…

This discussion of the effects of library automation and networking on original catalog librarians describes personal experiences with the transition from a manual to an automated cataloging system at the Michigan State University Libraries, and presents recommendations for the future. (MES)

Shows how inequities in energy costs, whereby businesses pay relatively little, and poor, residential customers pay high prices, help to perpetuate social and economic stratification in the South. Links the struggle for Black political liberation to the struggle for equitable energy prices. (GC)

A sampling plan is devised for monitoring air pollution emissions from a typical municipal wastewater treatment plant. (Author/BB)

Describes how the University of New Mexico Albuquerque developed a strategic business plan for renewing its utility systems when faced with the imminent collapse of its entire energy infrastructure and a $75-100 million price tag for upgrades. (EV)

Discusses five attributes that, when well implemented, form the framework for successful relationships between college administration and services companies: reporting relationships, Quality of Service (QoS) measures, formal reports and reviews, employee relations, and subcontractor relations. (EV)

Discusses how schools can capitalize on new opportunities for cost savings and improved service in a deregulated electric industry. It discusses strategies for preparing to buy electrical power on the open market and examines two forms of purchasing called "wholesale-wheeling" and "retail-wheeling." Steps in conducting a…

Provides classroom activities and projects related to energy deregulation for technology education classes. (JOW)

A discernible difference, attributed to the digital divide, is evident between the adoption and implementation of distance education technologies in institutions of higher learning in low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and in high-income countries in America and Europe. A review of the literature revealed a rural-urban digital divide…

This manual provides information needed to meet specific standards for certification as a pesticide applicator. The text discusses important right-of-way weeds and unwanted woody plants and provides suggestions for both long- and short-term control. Attention is also given to special problems associated with application of right-of-way herbicides.…

Achievement of air quality goals requires careful consideration of alternative control strategies in view of national concerns with energy and the economy. Three strategies which might be used by coal fired steam electric plants to achieve ambient air quality standards for sulfur dioxide have been compared and the analysis presented. (Author/BT)

Discusses ways microcomputers can be used to create the single machine-readable record that will be used by an automated library system. The options described include in-house conversion, part in-house and part service bureau, and service bureau. Specific vendors' services are listed and pros and cons of various options are explained. (EM)

Contends that large telecommunications users and state commerce and defense interests are served well by the AT&T divestiture, but that the traditional recipient of universal service will suffer. (MS)