The purpose of this project was to test the effect of an intensive acquisition effort in one region of the nation (Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont); and develop selection criteria, indexing strategies, and abstract formats congruent with user needs. The staff of The Center for Vocational and Technical Education (CVTE)…

The activities and services of the Bureau of the Census of greatest interest to users are given in this paper. Fees paid to the bureau for services nearly amount to the budget requested from Congress. At the bureau the Data User Service Office is most concerned with user needs and constantly seeks to upgrade the materials produced and to…

Chapters present the relation of mathematics to and the use of mathematics in each of the following areas: social sciences, biology, religion, investment, agriculture, pharmacy, statistics, and physics. In addition there is a chapter about humanistic bearings of mathematics and a chapter explaining the aesthetic values of different polygonal…

A summary of a two-day conference held in September, 1973 is presented. The meeting was convened by the Planning and Policy Analysis Unit of the National Institute of Education (NIE); its purpose was to bring NIE staff together with developers, publishers, attorneys, and educators to develop input for a position paper on dissemination and…

Through utilization of effective sampling procedures, libraries may obtain substantial savings in terms of data collection costs. A theoretical statistical sampling model is presented and two types of random sampling techniques are empirically compared as to their effectiveness in estimating a library usage parameter. Implications are drawn for…

A research study investigated the validity of directly interfacing an uninitiated user with a complex, computerized batch processing system via a conversational, interactive language. A control group conducted mediated searches of the Educational Resources Information Center's (ERIC) files by consulting with an information specialist. Members of…

The second conference on Federal Information Resources continued the discussion, begun in 1970, between the Federal library and information community and the research library community. Although each had its particular mission and problems, there is agreement that some problems are common to the two groups and that, in at least some instances, the…

Puerto Rico's economic growth has accentuated the need for a larger vocational education program capable of handling the demand for occupationally-trained personnel. The Area of Vocational and Technical Education (AVTE) operates within the general structure of the Puerto Rico Department of Education, and AVTE programs must be adapted to the growth…

This bulletin briefly traces the development of wage statistics in nonfarm employments in the United States, focusing mainly on the work of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The formative period of wage statistics was the final quarter of the nineteenth century, although some information was assembled and systematic insight into the behavior of…

Individual document evaluation profiles are reported in a three-page display for each of the 146 documents in the sample of NCEC information analysis products. The three pages are: (1) Title Page and Descriptive Data Report, (2) Reader (on 58 products) and Non-Reader Evaluation Data for: A. Practical Guidance Papers and Reviews, and B.…

To determine the present status of print and nonprint media use by teachers and students in Kansas schools, a survey questioned 288 elementary and secondary school teachers. Data gathered about teacher media involvement, student media use, and teacher characteristics suggests that high percentages of teachers use professional materials,…

The objectives of this study are to ensure that the resources at the disposal of the librarian are deployed in a manner which will effectively contribute to the purposes of the university. User behavior is explored in an attempt to solve the difficulties that arise in library planning and management, such as: (1) the relationship between length of…

A modified before-after, control-group evaluation design was employed to assess the impact of a demonstration program for 30 multiply handicapped retarded children (mean age 5.6 years). (Author/PHR)

The government attempted to set up a viable management information and feedback system for evaluating accountability in services delivery. Conceptual models for agency goals and services delivery were designed and measures were developed in the provision of leisure and recreational services. Two citizen surveys are described. (Author/CTM)

Discusses strategies to improve policy makers' utilization of research based on the "two-communities" theory that social scientists and policy makers live in two different worlds. Notes that for high level decision making, collaboration must involve more general problems and a decision to use either data-based or nonresearch knowledge for solving…