Information into Knowledge— A Professional's Responsibility

"Telecommunications: Defining the Information Sector," Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science 2, no. 7 (February 1976): 34.

Richardson's article briefly describes a study of the information sector which is aimed at introducing a definition of the information sector which is consistent with the National Income Accounts; and investigating the structure of the information sector, using input-output techniques.

"Information Brokers: Who, What, Why, How," Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science 2, no. 7 (February 1976): 10-20.

In the strict sense, data is factual information and data bases, therefore, would be composed of statistical information. However, in usage, "commercially available data bases" refers to those information resources which are generally available to the public and which are also mechanized, and which contain either data or bibliographic information.

Robert B. Howsam (Chairman), Dean C. Corrigan , George W. Denemark , and Robert J. Nash , Educating a Profession, Report of the Bicentennial Commission on Education for the Profession of Teaching (Washington, D.C.: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 1976). See Parts One and Two.

Anthony T. Kruzas , ed., Encyclopedia of Information Systems and Services, Second International Edition (Ann Arbor, Mich.: Anthony T. Kruzas Associates, 1974).

Vivian S. Sessions, ed. The Directory of Data Bases in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (New York: Science Associates/International , 1976).

For further information about ERIC, contact : ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Suite 616, One Dupont Circle, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 293-7280.

"Tapes" refers to the medium on which the data bases are stored.

Barbara A. Feller , Directory of Federal Agency Data Tapes (Washington, D.C.: USDHEW/ NCES, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1976).

For further information, contact: National Center for Education Statistics, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202.

Educational Information Resources, Judy Wanger, compiler (New York: CCM Information Corporation, 1971).