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The Technological University Library's Communication With Its Public, A. C. Bubb

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

University libraries are channels of communication which must themselves communicate with their publics, of which the most important are members of the institution and people outside it who draw upon its resources.

Dislike of the commercial overtones of the promotion of services need not inhibit communication between the library and its public.

The technological university library is favourably placed to develop communication in the broadest sense.

Communication should go beyond the accepted techniques of instruction and user education to inculcate more generally applicable attitudes, needed as the bulk of information renders the preservation of human values more important.

Information Services - An Overlooked Component In The Third World Decision Making Process - Experiences From Unesco Missions, Björn V. Tell

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

The growth of the so called knowledge industries in the industrialized countries is a trend that has no visible traits in the Third World. The insight about the role of knowledge and information as important components in policy making has not come to surface. Also other components for the decision making process, such as skilled manpower , equipment, energy and dynamism may be lacking. However, together these components form a complex that can help to improve the quality of the decision making process.

Few of the less developed countries - the LDCs - realize that knowledge and information could transpire …

Communication And A National Information Policy, P. Havard-Williams

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Britain has been considering the importance of a coordinating library and information programme, and initiatives have taken place in the House of Commons, the Cabinet Office, the Library Advisory Council and in the professional associations. The complexity of the issue and lts solution make it very relevant to the problems of communication. First, problems of information and communication need to be simplified in order for their importance to be appreciated first by the politicians, the industrial policy makers and the population at large. Secondly, the professionals involved come from a variety of backgrounds and need to understand each other's problems. …

Communicating Scientific Information Through A University Library Network, Dennis Shaw

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Besides the widely accepted connotation of primary and secondary sources of scientific information it is postulated that a tertiary source may be identified. These three categories are defined and their role is related to (i) the pursuit of fundamental research at the frontier of knowiedge, (ii) the assimilation of the established discoveries into the traditional body of scientific literature and (iii) archiving for posterity.

It is no longer possible completely to separate these categories nor to identify distinct media responsible for information transfer and storage. However, we can identify a hierarchy of media and each element within the hierarchy can …

Libraries And The Communication Of Information: The Jamaican Situation, Yvonne T. Lawrence

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Libraries and information systems in Third World countries are often neglected as they are not considered priority areas. To create an environment for the communication of information, not only must library and information services be developed - illiteracy must also be eradicated.

Jamaica has taken positive action to achieve these goals through the Jamaica Movement for the Advancement of Literacy (JAMAL) and by the appointment of a Council to make recommendations for the co-ordination of is lands' library and information services. A Plan proposing a group of networks, has been formulated by the Council, and has been adopted by the …

Libraries And Information In Developing Countries, P. Havard-Williams

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

To talk about information work and libraries in developing countries is perhaps presumptuous. Conditions are so different in different countries of the world. One talks of 'Africa', but it is difficult to generalise - is one thinking of West Africa or East Africa. Even within regions, there are considerable differences: compare Francophone and Anglophone West Africa, for instance. Even within countries, of course there are differences: in Nigeria there are nineteen states, created because of local distinctions and differences. Division by religion is another factor but then a religion can be different in different ways: Christianity differs from place to …

Communication With The Third World Countries, J. S. Musisi

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Communication is the means by which information is transmitted and shared between 'two people' in order to enable them increase their knowledge. Within the framework of Unesco's new economic order, therefore, communication of information aims at providing facilities by which information should be shared universally through exchange of knowledge and experiences. The ultimate purpose of this economic order is to bring about human understanding, cooperation, and betterment of the quality of life.

Communication of information would not be a reality, however, if knowledge were not recorded, acquired, organized and disseminated for use. High premium in this respect therefore is placed …

Third Wave Of Library And Information Work, Betty K. Oldroyd

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Three main periods of library and information work are identified. The first is the custodial or conservation period when the librarian saw his responsibilities mainly as a collector. The second has been a period of a more active and dynamic concept of service which has developed over the last thirty-five years both stimulating and being stimulated by the advances of electronic systems. Lastly a future period is outlined where, in view of the technological growth in this area, the library will become an information source. Probable new information sources are outlined. Will the library adopt the role of exploiter of …

Some Problems And Proposals For Communication In Mechanical Engineering, V. Jarc

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

HAEFFNERS MODEL, RESEARCH POLICY, INFORMATION FLOW, COMMUNICATIONS ABILITY, COMMUNICATION MEDIA MIX, INFORMATION MINDEDNESS DATABASES, INSPEC, ISMEC, MECHEN, DOMA, COMPENDEX, SAIDC-ST

Haeffners model of information flow and communication between research policy and implementation activities was transferred on integrated information flow between research, education, consuiting and informatics on one side, and the end-user on the other side.

For information flow neither the availability of documents, computers and communications, nor the information mindedness are sufficient, but the human activity is dominant.

Databases are in different fields of application differently aggregated and representative (Comparison between CHEMABS, INSPEC, ISMEC, COMPENDEX).

The information field in mechanical …

Poster Sessions As A New Viewpoint Of Scientific Communication - General Problems And Library Aspects, Dieter Schmidmaier

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

In the true sense the word POSTER designates a free, mostly decorative artistic form using displaying means of expression and being published in large editions.

POSTERS are already found in feudalism. Today they represent a popular branch of art and are frequently used for different decorating purposes, e.g. in rooms.

POSTER SESSIONS have made their way into scientific communication.

Scientific events, as conferences, congresses, symposia, colloquies, round tables etc. may be, are special ways of communieation. The advantages of such events {called conferences for short) are

• the actuality of the information given
• the possibility of an immediate exchange of ideas. …

Technical Means For Human Communication, P-G. Fontolliet

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Based on simplified models used by engineers for the design of telecommunication systems, an approach of the complex process of human communication is given. Some general concepts like information, analog/digital, noise, real time, network and information quality are introduced and commented.

Communicating With The New Electronic Libraries, Charles T. Meadow

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

New library and publishing technological developments are discussed from the point of view of how they will affect a library searcher of the future. Any library can become the entry point to a world-wide network of libraries, making almost all the world's literature available to any searcher. This, in turn, imposes requirements for better means of control of a search and better terminals, as well as a change of focus on the part of the library. Libraries are seen as developing into communications centers whose primary mission is helping users solve search problems, rather than repositories of information packages.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding the budget, promotion policy and administrative reorganization.

Newsletter Vol. Ii, No. 9, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate newsletter. This issue includes articles:

• Bowen, Pat & Sue Bryant. President Addresses Last Meeting of Faculty Senate IV
• Bailey, Don. Comments from the Chair
• Some Notes from COSFL
• Long, John. Faculty Members Meet with Blue-Ribbon Committee
• Jones, Pauline. Communications Committee
• Leonard, Bill. By-Laws, Amendments & Elections
• Wicklander, Dale. Faculty Status & Welfare
• Peterie, Neil. Professional Responsibilities & Concerns
• Glaser, Joe. Academic Affairs
• Long, John. Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty/Student Relations

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding the reorganization of the Faculty Senate, relationship to COSFL, elections and committees.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting with WKU president Donald Zacharias regarding the budget and tuition increases, elections and promotion policy.

Resolutions - Promotion Policy, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Resolutions regarding rank and promotion policies.

Centaur For The 1980'S, John E. Niesley

Space Congress® Proceedings

Centaur is currently the world's only operational highenergy upper stage, and is the United States primary upper stage for launching solar system probes, large geosynchronous communication satellites, and observatories to study the farthest limits of space. Centaur is currently launched on Atlas, but has also flown with the larger Titan booster. NASA recently decided to integrate Centaur with the Space Shuttle for future solar system exploration missions.

Current status of the Centaur program is discussed including: vehicle characteristics, planned performance improvements, and launch schedules. Modifications required to integrate Centaur with Shuttle and the resulting capabilities are discussed.

Photovoltaics, The Solar Electric Solution, Charles D. Beach, Arthur H. Litka

Space Congress® Proceedings

Direct conversion of solar energy to electricity by photovoltaic devices (solar cells) offers what may be the most promising of nearterm solutions to our energy problems. The federal government has been pushing the commercialization of photovoltaics by funding research on new materials and manufacturing processes.

Earliest commercialization is expected in residential systems where the power grid provides the backup. The Florida Solar Energy Center has been operating a 5 kw experimental residential facility for several months with encouraging results. Although the present payback rate is not attractive, the system is reliable and has produced 500 to 600 kilowatt- hours of …

Energy Storage And Time-Of-Day Rate Structures, Harry C. Fischer

Space Congress® Proceedings

In order to be cost effective, utilization of time-of-day electric rates must entail energy storage. Storage of heat as hot water or cooling as ice on a 24 hour daily cycle or on a 168 hour weekly cycle can bring an economic return on the additional investment. In the absence of time~of-day, energy storage can be cost effective in several areas of the country by using a heat pump to heat a building in the winter by using the freezing of ice as the source of heat. Storage of the ice made in the winter to air condition the building …

The Delta Launch Vehicle- Past, Present, And Future, J. K. Ganoung, H. Eaton

Space Congress® Proceedings

The Delta launch vehicle is a medium class expendable booster managed by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and used by the U.S. Government, private industry and foreign countries to launch scientific, meteorological, applications and communications satellites. It has been operational since 1960 and currently has launches scheduled through the 1985 time period. This paper presents a summary of Delta history, its current vehicle configuration, the various modifications underway to satisfy ever- increasing payload performance demands and a look into additional uprating possibilities to meet potential future requirements.

The Rca Space Constellation, A. Schnapf

Space Congress® Proceedings

The constellation of spacecraft being readied at RCA Astro-Electronics for launch in 1981 encompasses a variety of missions. The spectrum of missions that this constellation of satellites covers include commer-cial communication services from geostationary orbit, meteorological satellites in low-earth orbit for the civilian and military organizations, navigation satellites for the U.S. Navy, government and commercial users, and a pair of scientific explorer satellites that will measure the magnetosphere from a near-earth orbit to an orbit at a distance of 5 earth radii.

Up to eight spacecraft are planned for launch in 1981; namely, the RCA Satcom D and E commercial …

Gravity Probe-B: The Stanford General Relativity Experiment As A Shuttle Payload, Gerald R. Karr, John B. Hendricks

Space Congress® Proceedings

Gravity Probe-B (GP-B) is an experiment under Phase B study at Marshall Space Flight Center which is designed to measure general relativistic induced torques on a gyroscope in orbit about the earth. The measurement of the relativistic effects requires that the gyror scope be nearly perfect in spherical shape and be shielded from the influences of nonre! ati vis tic effects. To accomplish these requirements, the spacecraft design includes provisions for superconducting magnetic shields, superconducting readout electonics, drag free gyro suspension, a drag free spacecraft, and provision for gyroscope spin-up at cryogenic temperatures. The spherical rotor fabrication has resulted in …

Planning For Performance Augmentation Of Space Shuttle, William D. Goldsby

Space Congress® Proceedings

Augmented performance is necessary to assure that the full Space Shuttle payload deployment capability of 32,000 Ibs can be achieved for the 98° inclination, 150 nautical mile circular mission launched from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The performance-augmented Space Shuttle meets all design mission requirements, and offers potential payload growth to accommodate new payloads and new concepts. Consequently, it is important to the future national space capability that performance augmentation be developed and made available to meet payload requirements which exploit the capability of the Space Shuttle.

This paper presents the options under consideration which include uprating the Space Shuttle Main Engines …

Tactical Satellite Communications In The 1990'S, Gerald L. Fjetland

Space Congress® Proceedings

The rapid advancements in electronic technology over the past few years indicate both the need for vastly improved communications capability and the means to provide that capability. Use of the EHF frequency bands allocated for satellite communications and the development of signal processing capability for communications satellites will allow the next generation of military communications satellites to overcome the capacity and interference resistance limitations of todays systems. These improvements will also allow the use of small, highly mobile earth terminals, a capability that is highly significant to the combat forces.

Optical Astronomy From Orbiting Observatories, P. M. Perry, William R. Whitman

Space Congress® Proceedings

Atmospheric extinction, seeing, and "light pollution" £re the most significant factors affecting the quality of observations obtained from ground-based optical telescopes, degrading resolution and limiting reach. In addition, the earth's atmosphere is opaque to radiation shorter than 0.3 microns preventing the ultraviolet from being observed in detail from the ground. The solution to these problems has been to move astronomical telescopes into earth orbit. Initially these orbiting observatories carried instruments sensitive to ultraviolet and higher energy radiation since it was otherwise unobservable. The success of the first series of these orbiting observatories, the Orbiting Astronomical Observatories (OAO), established these satellites …

Sbs System Description, W. H. Curry

Space Congress® Proceedings

Satellite Business Systems (SBS) recently initiated customer services, consisting of private, switched networks for integrated voice, digital and image transmission using satellite links among earth stations located on customer premises (Customer Network Service type A (CNSA)). Later, SBS plans to evolve system operation to allow the introduction of shared services for customers with more modest transmission needs.

The paper relates the essential engineering features of the SBS system to the resulting operational capabilities. The system description includes the satellite, earth station, TT&C and control configuration, as well as the Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) burst architecture.

The Scout Launch Vehicle Program, Lee R. Foster, Richard G. Urash

Space Congress® Proceedings

The NASA/DOD Scout launch vehicle was conceived in the 1950's by the NASA Langley Research Center. Their concept was to utilize solid propel!ant rockets developed by the DOD to provide a reliable and low cost vehicle for both scientific and applications spacecraft. The program's history indicates both objectives have been met. In addition to emphasizing mission success and low cost, the utility of Scout has been enhanced over the years by a conservative approach to increasing both its performance and usable payload volume. As part of a unique international cooperative effort, a third (in addition to NASA Wallops Flight Center …

Remote Sensing Contributions To The Management Of Renewable Resources, Charles Sheffield

Space Congress® Proceedings

This paper describes the present and future potential contributions of space-derived remotely sensed data to five major areas of renewable resources: agriculture, forestry, rangeland, costal zone, and oceanic harvest management.

Following a summary of the relevant satellites and sensors flown in space in the 1972 to 1984 time frame, the data needs for each renewable resource area are described. Data sources and data needs are compared and areas of data deficiency and limitations are identified. From this, the profile of earth sensing satellites to fill these data gaps in the 1985 to 1995 time frame is presented. Necessary collateral data …

Experiences In Delta Mission Planning, Jyri Kork

Space Congress® Proceedings

In 1959 NASA decided to develop Delta as an interim launch vehicle for medium payloads until more sophisticated vehicles reached operational status. In the twenty years that have followed, Delta has matured into a versatile all-purpose launch vehicle, being utilized by various US government agencies, domestic industry, and a number of foreign governments, as well.

Delta's 153 launches have included low circular orbits, sun-synchronous, earth-synchronous, polar, lunar, and interplanetary missions. Delta's 'firsts' include the first international satellite, the first synchronous transfer orbit, the first polar launch from ETR, and the first lunar orbiter without a midcourse velocity correction.

Typical Delta …