Communication centers often develop a social media presence to engage with audiences about services, programs, and strategies. Twitter, as a popular social media platform, has been adopted by many communication centers. In this article, researchers from the Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) Noel Studio for Academic Creativity share strategies,…

During hearings in the late 1980s on education legislation, the frustrated chairman of the Education and Labor Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Gus Hawkins (D-CA), would sometimes lean over to his chief counsel and ask: "Why can't these people agree on the facts? If they did that, we could solve these problems quickly." That…

This booklet highlights the important work of the more than 100 Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The report includes data on the numbers of parents and professionals served by Parent Centers, outcomes of the…

A description of the National Center for Scientific and Technical Documentation, Brussels. (JG)

An important function of an industrial information center is to control, not multiply, the reading problem by selective use of available commercial services. When necessary, and economically feasible, specialized internal services are developed. Some of these services are described. (6 references) (Author)

This article discusses educational information dissemination systems and questions whether dissemination and utilization are communication problems or information seeker's problems. (PD)

Reprinted from School Management (Feb. 1974), this brief article describes the establishment and function of a high school center for college information staffed entirely by community volunteers. The center relieves the guidance staff of many time-consuming functions enabling them to spend more time with student concerns. (CJ)

A systematic search is necessary in order to pull together a complete bibliography on dyslexia because the literature is divided among several quite different disciplines, notably medicine, education, and psychology. If the results of this search are shared, time will be saved and the general quality of research efforts will improve. The Reading…

This paper is Part 1 of a series describing the work of the Centre and deals with the organization of a computerized bibliographic file. Examples are given of the use of the file for bibliographic services, computer-typeset publications, and statistical analysis of trends in publications. (6 references) (Author/NH)

The activities of information analysis centers are described and their relationships with libraries are explored. (AB)

The Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC) serves as a focal point for the collection, analysis and dissemination of information related to safety problems encountered in the design, analysis, and operation of nuclear facilities. (Author/AB)

An explanation is given of how the ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education can be useful to legal educators. (KM)

A series of speeches and activities sponsored by the Buenos Aires Ministry of Education are presented. This presentation consists of four sections. The first, focusing on 1970 as International Education Year, contains four speeches. Next, Documentation Services, particularly teaching documentation, are examined. Following this, Section 3 discusses…