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VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC.                                  VIS
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020-1579
(212) 704-2400



                                             May 23, 1997



Dear Shareholder:

     Enclosed is a corrected page 6 to the Company's  Proxy  Statement dated May
20, 1997 being used in connection with the solicitation of Proxies by management
for use at the Company's 1997 Annual Meeting of  Shareholders to be held on June
16, 1997.

     Due to a computer error at the offices of our counsel,  the year column set
forth in the  "Summary  Compensation  Table"  on page 6 the Proxy  Statement  as
previously forwarded to you erroneously reflected incorrect dates.

     We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

                                              Very truly yours,

                                              VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC.



                             EXECUTIVE REMUNERATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth  information  concerning the compensation  during
the fiscal years ended  November 1, 1996,  November 3, 1995 and October 28, 1994
of the Company's  Chief  Executive  Officer and each of the four other executive
officers of the Company who received the highest  cash  compensation  during the
year ended  November  1, 1996 for  services  rendered in all  capacities  to the
Company and its subsidiaries:



                                                                    Long-Term
                                                                  Compensation
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                                        Annual Compensation   Securities Underlying      All Other
Principal Position              Year    Salary (1)   Bonus        Options (2)         Compensation (3)
- ------------------              ----    ----------   -----        -----------         ----------------
                                                                                 
   
William Shaw,                   1996    $355,000       --           39,000                 $1,707
  President and                 1995     348,365       --             --                    1,631
  Chief Executive Officer       1994     330,000       --             --                    1,571
                                                                    
Jerome Shaw,                    1996     355,000       --           39,000                  1,707
  Executive Vice President      1995     348,365       --             --                    1,894
                                1994     330,000       --             --                    1,571
                                                                    
James J. Groberg,               1996     248,462    $65,000         23,000                  1,349
  Senior Vice President and     1995     240,528     15,000           --                    1,651
  Chief Financial Officer       1994     219,603     15,000           --                    1,260
                                                                    
Irwin B. Robins,                1996     220,155     10,000         23,000                  1,468
  Senior Vice President         1995     214,135     10,000           --                    1,907
                                1994     202,500      5,000           --                    1,452
                                                                    
Howard B. Weinreich,            1996     161,589      7,500          9,000                  1,349
  General Counsel               1995     154,915      7,500           --                    1,781
                                1994     145,167      5,000           --                    1,051
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(1)  Includes  compensation  deferred under the Company's deferred  compensation
     plan and under  Section  401(k) of the Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as
     amended.

(2)  In addition to options to purchase  shares of the  Company's  Common Stock,
     includes options to purchase the following number of shares of Common Stock
     of  the   Company's   59%  -  owned   subsidiary,   Autologic   Information
     International, Inc. ("Autologic"): William Shaw, 9,000 shares; Jerome Shaw,
     9,000  shares;  James J.  Groberg,  5,000  shares;  Irwin B. Robins,  5,000
     shares; and Howard B. Weinreich, 3,000 shares. See "Option Grants in Fiscal
     Year", below.

(3)  Amounts in fiscal 1996  include  premiums  under the  Company's  group life
     insurance  policy ($716 for William  Shaw;  $716 for Jerome Shaw;  $716 for
     James  J.  Groberg;  $477 for  Irwin B.  Robins;  and  $358 for  Howard  B.
     Weinreich) and the market value at the date of  contribution of the portion
     of the shares of Common Stock contributed by the Company under its Employee
     Stock  Ownership  Plan  ($987  for each of the named  executive  officers),
     together  with the market  value at fiscal  year-end  of the portion of the
     shares  forfeited by terminated  employees  under such plan ($5 for each of
     the named executive officers), which were allocated during fiscal 1997 with
     respect to fiscal 1996 to the named officers in accordance with such plan.