Some suggestions for planning a resource or instructional media center. (PG)

The Dallas Public Library and Southern Methodist University have joined forces to aid College-Level Examination Program learning center. (Editor)

Describes the Center for History of Chemistry housed at the University of Pennsylvania. Discusses aims of the Center, sources of funding, staff, policy council, advisory board and various activities associated with the Center. (SK)

The Foundation Center, a national organization founded and supported by foundations, offers help for those in search of factual information on foundation philanthropy: finding the right foundation for your purposes and geographic area, and then learning about the foundation itself. (Author/MSE)

Presents an annotated bibliography of information useful for teaching, learning, and researching in chemistry. Entries are organized under the headings: (1) Continuing Sources of Assistance in Using and Teaching Chemical Information; (2) Guides, Sourcebooks, Proceedings; (3) Guides--Specific Subject Areas; (4) Guides--Specific Information Sources;…

This resource system consists of eight information and referral centers each housing a resource instrument (binders and flip chart), an operator, outreach staff, one mobile instrument, a systematic updating system and an evaluation system. (Author/DOW)

Laboratories for Learning Resourses, instead of replacing or competing with the medical library, should provide a learning environment for medical students, with books, laboratory-lecture presentations, slide-sound programs, films, videotapes, computer models and programs, museum specimens and charts. (Author/PG)

Suggests that many teacher training courses merely provide lip service to methodological developments becuase the teachers fail to actually experience the methodology. Illustrates one way of setting up a self-access center, by describing a specific situation and giving examples of materials used. (EKN)

Seven factors contribute to the success of an educational information center for adults: counselors with self-direction, varied life experience, problem-solving talent, solid adult development background, and belief in lifelong learning; staff training opportunities; supportive environment; effective outreach; good interinstitutional…

A social work teaching-learning center developed to provide more quality MSW-supervised field placements for New Mexico State University undergraduate social work students is described. The center contained two community social service agency components, an information and referral resource center, and a volunteer placement bureau. (Author/MLW)

Describes a joint attempt by the Federal government, a private foundation, local social service agencies, and a local school district to revitalize an urban high school and its neighboring community in St. Louis through a system for disseminating information about educational and job opportunities for students and community residents. (EF)

Describes the academic unit for which the Integrated Information Center (IIC) was originally developed--the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs of the University of Minnesota--and the information environment within which the IIC operates, including the university libraries, academic computing services and systems, and administrative…

Describes the significant challenges encountered during the implementation of the Integrated Information Center (IIC) at the University of Minnesota. These challenges were of three kinds: (1) those in the environment and beyond the control of the project; (2) those in the mission of the project; and (3) those inherent in the design of the IIC.…

The formation, administration, and use of curriculum centers in universities was studied for the purpose of clarifying their objectives and making recommendations for their improvement. These centers contain a specialized collection of materials and equipment designed to aid curriculum development and to provide students who are preparing for a…

A six-month grant was made with Title I Higher Education Act funds from the Office of Human Relations Programs and matching funds from the University of Maryland's College of Library and Information Services to assess the feasibility of and develop plans for a special information center to serve student, faculty and staff women on the College Park…