NASIC (Northeast Academic Science Information Center) was conceived by the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) and funded by the National Science Foundation to promote the increased and more effective use of machine-readable bibliographic information resources by the academic community of the Northeast. In this first volume of a…

The Joint Council on Economic Education's Year's work is characterized in this annual report. In addition to discussing the need for schools to teach economic education, the first part briefly presents the Joint Council's major objectives, strategies, efforts toward testing, and toward providing continuing programs for teachers. The major part…

This book contains information designed to provide career education managers with the necessary information and skills to conduct programs withstanding the evolving tests of accountability and cost-benefit analysis. Chapter 1, Objective Program Management, gives an overview of manager-worker relationships and synthesizes the thinking that lead to…

A telephone survey of State information agencies to determine the type of information services they provide resulted in a guide intended for use by user services personnel in referring requestors to specific information resources in a given State. In assessing the status of information resources and services in each of the 50 States, Puerto Rico,…

The study analyzed the process of diffusion as it functions in regard to changes in nursing practice in a selected segment of Canadian hospitals. Three aspects of diffusion were investigated: (1) the flow of new information in nursing through a newwork of hospitals; (2) factors affecting the adoption of new nursing practices; and (3) factors…

In this introductory text to the field of attitude change, the emphasis is on one of the end products of research in social psychology--manipulation and control of attitudes and related behaviors. The text first defines the concept of attitude, then identifies ideas from the areas of history, literature, law, religion, and the social sciences that…

This second edition of an annual summary combines information about the research conducted under contract to the Manpower Administration and the experimental and demonstration programs under the direction of the Office of Research and Development. The merger of the research projects and development programs is now well established and is…

A data base of information related to computer applications in the many aspects of environmental design, started in 1967 and consistently updated, includes over 1,000 stored entries of article, book, conference paper, and unpublished literature titles. This bibliography provides architects, planners, consultants, etc. with an access to the data…

The purpose of this manual is to assist the librarian and audiovisual director in setting up an audio-tape collection. It contains information needed to initiate, organize, and develop a collection - sources and uses of taped programs, depositories, types of tape, cataloging and classification procedures, filing rules, promotion methods,…

This report describes school operation changes in scheduling, curriculum, decisionmaking powers, and individualization of instruction that are concurrent with the adoption of differentiated staffing. The author defines differentiated staffing, explains where and at what levels it has been utilized, provides descriptions of results achieved, gives…

Designed to obtain information useful in developing state information dissemination systems, this study sought to determine the information gathering practices and needs of vocational educators and administrators. Insight into these practices and needs was accomplished through a questionnaire survey completed by 3,229 vocational-technical…

An information system, called the Training Resource Applications and Information Data Exchange (TRAIDEX) system, was designed to allow developers of military technical training courses to have access to an automated catalog of validated course units that are available for interservice sharing. The design is based upon the information needs of…

The directory assesses current reference materials relating to the health, education, and social welfare of Asian Americans. The directory also includes reference materials in such areas as demography, socioeconomics, employment and training, culture, immigration, and housing. Intended for use by the Office for Asian American Affairs, state and…

A review of demographic characteristics of the Lewis and Clark region of North Dakota indicated several obstacles to improved library service, including a large number of rural residents, a wide variety of people, and expected large scale development. Review of current library resources in the region showed that outside of Bismarck and Mandan they…

Discusses the need for a regional information network in southern Africa to provide policy makers with access to needed information and reduce dependence on foreign advisers. The progress of the Southern Africa Documentation and Information System is described, and future trends and possible difficulties are identified. (CLB)