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The implications are explored of the specific decision context approach to anticipatory project assessment. More specifically, it is hypothesized that with respect to any given effect of a proposed project or action (mobility, job opportunities, air pollution, population distribution, etc.) such effect will likely differ in probability and/or magnitude from one decisional context to another; that the social desirability or undesirability of a given effect is a function (will differ with) each specific decisional context; that therefore the social impact of such effect will in all likelihood differ with each specific decisional context; and that the social significance of even the dame social impact of a given effect will vary from one decisional context to another when such social impact interacts with (competes with or reinforces) the social impacts of other effects. It also follows from this analysis that the respective roles of scientific method (demonstrable data) and adversarial system will not only differ with each specific decisional context but with each alternative course of action available to the decisional entity in each specific context.

The implications are explored of the specific decision context approach to anticipatory project assessment. More specifically, it is hypothesized that with respect to any given effect of a proposed project or action (mobility, job opportunities, air pollution, population distribution, etc.) such effect will likely differ in probability and/or magnitude from one decisional context to another; that the social desirability or undesirability of a given effect is a function (will differ with) each specific decisional context; that therefore the social impact of such effect will in all likelihood differ with each specific decisional context; and that the social significance of even the dame social impact of a given effect will vary from one decisional context to another when such social impact interacts with (competes with or reinforces) the social impacts of other effects. It also follows from this analysis that the respective roles of scientific method (demonstrable data) and adversarial system will not only differ with each specific decisional context but with each alternative course of action available to the decisional entity in each specific context.

The checklist and date distribution methods are used to evaluate the reference collections of two New Jersey Area Reference Libraries, an older, traditional single unit public library and a newer unit in a system of nine libraries. Three sectors of the reference collection are tested: reference books, abstracting and indexing services and serials. The date distribution method has merit as an evaluation device, while the checklist method presents several problems which prevent its being recommended immediately as a testing device. It was found that the newer library fares far better than the older one in the date distribution test and as well and generally better in the checklist test, which leads to a question about the choice of libraries best suited for a role of a Level II or Area Reference Library. General recommendations are made for clearer definitions of the elements within the New Jersey library plan, for date distribution studies to be made of present and potential Area Libraries, and for systematic research and experimentation to continue. Specific recommendations provide a second step towards evaluation of the Level II reference collections, and recommendations are also made for the production of a Core List of reference materials common to the Level II libraries, a Union List of Unique Titles, and a Recommended List of Reference Titles tailored to the needs of New Jersey. (Author/JB)

THE BACKGROUND, OBJECTIVES, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PROJECT ARE REVIEWED BRIEFLY. SPECIFIC AREAS DISCUSSED ARE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE UDC SCHEDULES, A COMPUTER-BASED UDC FILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DATA BASES FOR RETRIEVAL EXPERIMENTS, AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM EVALUATION. THE CONCLUSIONS DEAL WITH THE USEFULNESS OF THE UDC FOR MECHANIZED RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS, NEEDED RESEARCH, NEEDED ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORT, AND A PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR. APPENDIX 1 GIVES A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AIP/UDC PROJECT REPORTS WITH ABSTRACTS. APPENDIX 2 GIVES INFORMATION ABOUT THE AIP/UDC PROJECT MAGNETIC TAPES AND OTHER TAPES CONTAINING AIP/UDC PROJECT MATERIALS. THESE MATERIALS INCLUDE ABOUT 50,000 UDC-INDEXED DOCUMENT REFERENCES AND THE UDC ENGLISH LANGUAGE MASTER FILES. APPENDIX 3 GIVES A SUMMARY OF THE STATUS OF THE UDC IN ENGLISH. APPENDIX 4, ISSUED SEPARATELY AS LI 000 584, IS THE UDC ENGLISH MEDIUM EDITION MANUSCRIPT. APPENDIX 5, ALSO ISSUED SEPARATELY AS LI 000 585, CONTAINS THE UDC ENGLISH LANGUAGE MASTER FILES. (AUTHOR/RP)

THE BACKGROUND, OBJECTIVES, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PROJECT ARE REVIEWED BRIEFLY. SPECIFIC AREAS DISCUSSED ARE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE UDC SCHEDULES, A COMPUTER-BASED UDC FILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DATA BASES FOR RETRIEVAL EXPERIMENTS, AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM EVALUATION. THE CONCLUSIONS DEAL WITH THE USEFULNESS OF THE UDC FOR MECHANIZED RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS, NEEDED RESEARCH, NEEDED ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORT, AND A PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR. APPENDIX 1 GIVES A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AIP/UDC PROJECT REPORTS WITH ABSTRACTS. APPENDIX 2 GIVES INFORMATION ABOUT THE AIP/UDC PROJECT MAGNETIC TAPES AND OTHER TAPES CONTAINING AIP/UDC PROJECT MATERIALS. THESE MATERIALS INCLUDE ABOUT 50,000 UDC-INDEXED DOCUMENT REFERENCES AND THE UDC ENGLISH LANGUAGE MASTER FILES. APPENDIX 3 GIVES A SUMMARY OF THE STATUS OF THE UDC IN ENGLISH. APPENDIX 4, ISSUED SEPARATELY AS LI 000 584, IS THE UDC ENGLISH MEDIUM EDITION MANUSCRIPT. APPENDIX 5, ALSO ISSUED SEPARATELY AS LI 000 585, CONTAINS THE UDC ENGLISH LANGUAGE MASTER FILES. (AUTHOR/RP)

Sa itizied - Approved Fore , ' R4-00348A000100070008-8 i !f UPMT-Nformation (Analysis & Evaluation ProgrErni) Summary Reference Sheet ------------------------------ Approved 15 May 1951 Duration: Fiscal Year 1951 and Fiscal Year 1952 Finance Authorized: FY51 - `,,24,800 UV advice, #2 FY52 ------- 4,000 DV advice #3 FY52 ------- 14,000 UV Object Class: 07 - Contractual Do ment No. NO C GE in Cias 0 ^ DECL IFIED NOTE: Part of FY52 Budget "Contracting for Services" copy of project in 0TR/BF Office. 25X1A5a1 Sanitized - Approvecj plate 4-RDP54-00348A000100070008-8

Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-496) and index