Lists and describes organizations which provide services and information complementary to the Association for Experiential Education. Descriptions of services include: seminars, conferences, newsletters, publications, programs, models, technical assistance, and directories. (JD)

Describes developments in the United Kingdom's Royal Society of Chemistry's Library and Information Centre that has changed from a professional and learned society library into a business center. Development of a priced information service, electronic sources of information including online databases and the Internet, and marketing and promotion…

Issues related to end-user training for scientific and technical online databases are discussed in five articles. Topics covered include instruction in the use of controlled and natural language vocabularies; a planning assessment for end-user searching; the role of the information center in industrial research; training for health care…

Description of international acquisition and dissemination efforts of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) focuses on agreements and special programs designed to promote international cooperation. Difficulties that NTIS has experienced relating to copyright differences, variable organizations, and less developed countries are…

Five articles present an overview of trends and issues affecting rural libraries. The areas discussed include the status of rural library services; outreach programs; the role of library cooperation in the support of rural library service; the development of rural information centers; and political marketing of the rural library. (CLB)

This article describes the development and implementation of an innovative program of information centers in Israel that is designed to identify newly blind persons and to give them first-hand information about available services, as well as to stimulate an awareness of rehabilitation services among medical personnel. (Author/DB)

Reviews trends in Chinese library and information education since 1978 and examines the influences of reforms of the economic system, advances in science and technology, and advances in the education system. Topics discussed include the development of Chinese information industries, and integration of the work of libraries and information centers.…

Describes a project at the Ministry of Health Library and Documentation Centre in Malawi, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), that changed the role of the library from information collector to producer of information through the use of desktop publishing and the creation of CD-ROM databases. (LRW)

Describes organizational issues of the Integrated Information Center (IIC) at the University of Minnesota, the technological structure of the IIC, and the services which it offers for faculty in identifying, retrieving, and organizing scholarly information. (JAK)

Describes various infoshops across the United States: these centers offer alternative materials; are collaboratively run and staffed by volunteers; are typically founded/run by young people; and often serve as venues for concerts, screenings, and political discussions. Suggests libraries might take inspiration from infoshops, and serve coffee,…

David Ingram's "Language Centres" (2001) offers a descriptive and analytical study of meta-centres, their constitution, operation and engagement with their constituencies. This article is a combination of a review and an appreciation of Ingram's study, and--benefiting from the latitude offered by the genre of the review article--a set of…

This 15-minute videotape introduces viewers to ERIC and emphasizes ERIC's connection to the electronic information highway. Topics covered include (1) the basic structure of the ERIC system, including the 16 subject-specialized clearinghouses; (2) benefits offered, including publications, the ERIC database, information quality, and the ERIC…

This bulletin describes the activities of the PAM Assistance Centre, a project supported by Michigan Special Education Services. The bulletin focuses on the Centre's role in nurturing quality educational opportunities for students with disabilities. The paper outlines several challenges in adapting to the uniqueness of a child with a physical or…

Papers on library network activities in Canada, the Third World, Japan, Malaysia, Brazil, and Sweden which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Canada: A Voluntary and Flexible Network," a review by Guy Sylvestre of the political, social, and economic structures…

This document deals with the initial technological training of professionals in the information services at three levels: the main professional level, the higher professional or managerial level, and the paraprofessional level. In addition to a review of some general considerations, the paper provides more detailed discussions of technological and…