An overview of the system begun in 1972 by UNESCO to develop and maintain an international register of serials, facilitate retrieval of scientific, and technical information in serials, and establish a communications network between libraries, publishers and international organizations. (JAB)

Examines depository library legislation in Peru, the current state of publications availability, and plans for a national system. Declines in book publishing, proliferation of pirated publications, and lack of a national center for distribution of publications are discussed. (RAA)

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the use of ICT to disseminate preventive health care information to combat the AIDS epidemic in India. The role of information professionals in various libraries and information centres and the challenges they are facing to increase HIV/AIDS awareness are discussed. Finally, recommendations are…

This sixth annual report describes progress achieved by the Federal Government in improving the communication of scientific and technical information to support and enhance national science and technology. Included in the report are details regarding the scientific and technical activities of individual Federal Agencies, such as the Atomic Energy…

Information analysis centers must perform the function of evaluation as well as compilation, in order to generate products and services with increased utility and user acceptance. Also, these centers must perform a dual role as wholesaler and retailer. These roles, as well as problems and examples of production and marketing experiences, are…

The Japan Documentation Center was formally established in 1970 by the East Asian Institute of Columbia University with the support of the Yoshida International Education Foundation. The Center is designed to perform a radically new and unique service in the United States: to make available in one convenient location the latest information on…

Describes the scope and services of the Information and Research Utilization Center, which is designed to disseminate information about materials dealing with physical education, recreation, and related activity areas for impaired, disabled, and handicapped persons. This center was developed by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,…

Reviews the many ways in which the Association of College Admission Counselors (ACAC) has translated its concerns and ideas into actions, including the building of the College Admission Center, the printing of an information booklet -- ASK US --, the sponsoring of National College Fairs, and publication of the ACAC journal. (ABB)

The Smithsonian Science Information Exchange (SSIE) is the only single source of information on 80,000 to 100,000 research projects annually which are still in progress and thus not yet published. (Author/NH)

A consolidation of the Directory of ERIC Microfiche Collections and the Directory of ERIC Search Services, this directory lists organizations that provide their users and clientele with significant access to the ERIC database and its related resources. Included are organizations that provide computerized searches of the ERIC database, have…

In a cooperative program with Defense Documentation Center Headquarters, Sylvania arranged for procurement of 70,000 unclassified-unlimited documents without DDC Form I cards and 30,000 unclassified-limited and classified documents with Form I's. This was done in order to overcome effects of an in-house documents inventory/selective destruction…

The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) information services are described and examined from the viewpoints of "networks and networking"; the genesis, growth and functions of "Information Analysis Centres"; the "invisible college"; and the "gatekeeper" concept. Within the description, a…