Public awareness of services provided by the Centre for Leisure Studies in Nova Scotia is necessary if the Centre is to have any impact during this age of increasing leisure activity. The Centre's goals and activities to achieve this end are discussed. (MBR)

This review of educational information resources supported by the federal government, state and local taxes, and professional associations, provides a summary of the more active information centers along with the titles of some handbooks that can guide the user to additional resources. It also discusses who uses information and how, targeting of…

Information analysis centers (IACs) represent a valuable national resource which has not been fully utilized, often because their products and services are not widely known. Recent Government economy measures demand consideration of increased marketability of these products and services and the institution of service charges as a possible source…

A brief comprehensive history of the internal operations of the Medical Center Library and Communication Systems at the University of Kentucky is given. (MM)

Library services to industry was the theme of four workshops held in Fresno, Altadena, Palos Verdes and Sacramento during March 1969. The composition of the panel at each workshop and the procedure for each panel presentation were basically the same. Each panel had a representative from industry and four practicing librarians: a public librarian,…

In 1969, four Workshops on Library Service to Industry were held in California (see LI 002 163). Expressed interest in additional workshops on the same subject resulted in the two workshops reported here. The composition of the panel at each workshop and the procedure for each panel presentation were basically the same. Each panel had a…

The specific purpose of interviewing in an information and referral (I & R) Center is to obtain whatever information is necessary about the person's problems in order to link him to the community provision most relevant to it. Chapter 1 in this manual discusses what is involved in interviewing and information-giving in an I & R Center. What takes…

Libraries must be aware of the needs of the users in their funding organization, and yet, there is growing concern among library funding organizations that libraries are not fully coping with the information explosion. In fact, libraries, by not adopting new techniques to become more productive, are actually helping to cause the problems of the…

The Public Information Center Project started with four tasks in mind: (1) identify information needs, (2) inventory information sources and services, (3) define the library's role in connection with these needs, and (4) help the library serve the needs identified. (4 references) (Author/NH)

The Documentation Conference on Developmental Communication Resource Materials was held in October 1970 to help the Communication Institute at the East-West Center to define needs for documentation work in Asia and the Pacific, and the means by which to meet part of those needs. This report describes discussions of one of the Communication…

A survey of the literature on the effectiveness of information analysis centers which also includes papers on less specialized information centers, by the Director of Information Sciences of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. (JB)

Following a brief description of the role of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) as a provider of bibliographic control over the fugitive research and development literature in education, this paper reports on a number of studies evaluating various aspects of the effectiveness of the ERIC system. The function of ERIC as a vehicle…

Information systems for the sciences and professions should differ from those of traditional libraries because their purpose is to disseminate information, not to archive it, and their holdings should reflect user needs, not the size of the knowledge base. Various information system models may be identified, such as the discipline-oriented, the…

This project was designed to demonstrate that a voluntary agency, such as the National Rehabilitation Association can provide an information and helping service in the area of interagency relationships to State Vocational rehabilitation agencies. During the first year of the project, a system of reports known as Rehabilitation Interagency Focus…

Descriptions of the 12 specialized information centers of the National Agricultural Library (NAL) include subject coverage, information services provided, information technologies used, and staffing. The development of the Rural Information Center, a joint venture between the Extension Service and NAL to provide information services to local…