Investigates how intranets are being used based on a survey of corporations and international organizations. Discusses good management practices for the development of intranets which stimulate knowledge sharing and the role they could play in facilitating knowledge management initiatives, and considers the role of libraries and information…

Surveys mailed to institutions known to be active in disseminating drug information as well as colleges of pharmacy indicated that many of today's pharmacy students may not be receiving sufficient drug information training to respond to the drug information needs of other health professionals and the public. (Author/MLW)

One facet of the information analysis and dissemination program of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) includes newsletters issued by the ERIC clearinghouses. Seventeen of the 19 clearinghouses operational in 1969 published newsletters; all of the 1969 issues of these newsletters were examined and content analyzed. A great…

A rural library project of the Intermountain Group, a network of four land-grant universities, eight local communities, and the state libraries in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and Montana, developed a Community Interest Inventory and solicited information on professional information needs from identified community groups who were users or potential…

In response to the need of many individuals and communities throughout Pennsylvania for an effective network to disseminate information about water resources, a study was conducted to explore possible relationships between the Water Resources Center and the Pennsylvania Cooperative Extension Service. The report focused on a case history review of…

Access to information about rehabilitation has traditionally been limited by the undefined scope of the field and by the lack of a central clearinghouse for rehabilitation information. A study was conducted to examine the feasibility of establishing a national rehabilitation resource center to improve the delivery of information. The study…

Describes a study that measured the effects of the information resources and services of a regional information resources center on the work of agricultural scientists in Nigeria. Highlights include user characteristics; rate of library use; scientists' information needs; trends in library demands; availability of journal articles; current…

In order to supplement an earlier investigation, "Feasibility Study for a National Rehabilitation Information Center," a study was conducted to assess the current state of rehabilitation training materials in terms of their production, dissemination, and use. Based on interviews of a cross section of rehabilitation training…