Information Dissemination Centers have emerged as brokers or retailers for computer-based information retrieval services. Areas which concern users and suppliers are the nature of data bases available for search, retrieval results and factors affecting them, timeliness of services, cost and prices, and practical operational considerations related…

Explains the structure and operation of the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC), whose primary role is to disseminate the findings and research results of Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) programs to rehabilitation service personnel, handicapped individuals, researchers, and educators. (CWM)

Gallaudet College's special collection on deafness, and efforts to transform the college library into a functional, user-oriented information center are described. (Author/PF)

This examination of the use of local area networks (LANs) by libraries summarizes the findings of a nationwide survey of 600 libraries and information centers and 200 microcomputer networking system manufacturers and vendors, which was conducted to determine the relevance of currently available networking systems for library and information center…

Prepared to introduce the user to advanced scientific and technical information services and systems (STI/SS), this guide emphasizes computer searches, helping the user to set the bounds of his or her problem, to define the way the literature is stored in the computer, and to develop an improved problem statement with which to enter the computer.…

A USER PRESENTS HIS POINT OF VIEW ON LITERATURE SEARCHING THROUGH THE MAJOR SEARCHING SERVICES IN THE OVERALL PROGRAM OF ACQUISITIONS FOR THE ENGINEERING STAFF OF THE AIR FORCE AERO PROPULSION LABORATORY. THESE MAJOR SEARCHING SERVICES INCLUDE THE DEFENSE DOCUMENTATION CENTER (DDC), THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA), THE…

A SURVEY BY QUESTIONNAIRE WAS MADE OF THE PROBLEM OF USER SERVICES AND EXTENSION SERVICES USED IN THE DISSEMINATION OF MATERIALS AND INFORMATION TO A SELECTED NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL LIBRARIES. THE SURVEY RESULTED IN DATA CONCERNING STAFF SIZE, PROFESSIONAL-TO-CLERICAL RATIO, SIZE OF BOOK, DOCUMENT, PERIODICAL AND MICROFORM COLLECTIONS, LIBRARY…

THE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL CENTER ON THE DISADVANTAGED (IRCD) OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES TO THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY INTERESTED IN THE EDUCATION OF THE DISADVANTAGED. THE CENTER ANSWERS SPECIFIC QUESTIONS BY DRAWING ON ITS LARGE COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS AND ABSTRACTS, MAINTAINS A SPECIALIZED LIBRARY, AND PUBLISHES BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND BIMONTHLY…

The IRCD Bulletin contains a statement about the origins and development of this ERIC clearinghouse in the system and its focus, services and staff. Also included is a response to Daniel P. Moynihan's criticism of a previous Bulletin issue which was devoted entirely to the "Moynihan Report". A bibliography (mostly annotated) of recent…

The role of formal, controlled vocabularies for indexing and retrieval is contrasted with the use of natural language for these activities. The following credo is advanced for large central information processors as appropriate to the 1970's (1) Highly structured controlled vocabularies are obsolete for indexing and retrieval; (2) The natural…

Information services provided by the reference librarians at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) are outlined as an introduction to this document on projected services to the public by the Center for Information Services (CIS). The report discusses the types of data base which may be searched (bibliographic reference tapes, full…

The first section of this precis summarizes the general nature of the present chemical information systems of the world. The discussion is presented in four parts: (1) the primary literature, (2) secondary sources and services, (3) libraries and information centers and (4) other elements categorized as informal communications. The second section…

It is shown that automatic search profiles can be derived which perform comparably with corresponding manual profiles. The most efficient automatic profiles, in terms of performance and search time, are those consisting predominantly of single terms enriched with fragments. (Author/PF)

This article discusses: (1) options for physical education researchers regarding computerized information retrieval systems; (2) how these systems have been integrated with traditional library services; and (3) basic issues associated with computerized information retrieval. Databases which specialize in physical education and sports information…