A humorous account is given of a typical day at the San Mateo Educational Resources Center (SMERC), which provides information services to educators in 23 California Counties and parts of seven other states. (JPF)

This set of information sheets on the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is designed for use by persons responsible for instructing potential ERIC users and contributors. Adaptable for reproduction as overhead projection transparencies, the sheets are classified in two dimensions to provide for greater flexibility. The set of 50…

The concern of this paper is to portray a rational response to the problems of providing computerized information services in the medium-to-large university. (6 references) (Author)

A discussion of how electronic information retrieval has individualized education, especially for adults. (HB)

The revision, extension, and distribution of the "UNISIST Reference Manual for Machine-readable Bibliographic Descriptions" are discussed. Development of a loose-leaf edition of the manual which will allow easy updating is planned in six phases to be completed by late 1978. (Author/JAB)

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 problems facing the Biodeterioration Information Centre (Birmingham, England) in locating published material in a newly emerging, interdisciplinary subject are outlined, together with the various ways in which reasonably comprehensive coverage might be achieved. The method of reference collection finally adopted relies on the cooperation of…

This year's annual report of COSATI contains the history, charter, and accomplishments of the committee since its inception in 1962. Agency reports are arranged by subject developments that cut across departmental lines. Significant advances in technical communications are reported, as well as some management information systems. In addition, the…

The goal of this study guide is to train education information consultants to do a literature search in an information center, both manually and by computer. The guide provides five lessons, self-tests and keys for each of the tests. A short teacher's guide and examples of computer searches are also included. (RH)

The Mechanized Information Center, a department of The Ohio State University Libraries, offers to the campus community several batch-mode information services from commercially available data bases. The search request interview provides an opportunity for instruction regarding OSU's computer-based literature searches, automated library facilities,…

This brief guide provides journalists with information on the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). It describes what is in ERIC, why journalists writing education news should use ERIC, when ERIC is most useful, and how journalists can obtain access to ERIC. It explains how to search the ERIC database, manually or on compact disks…

A modular computer program for subject access to multiple fixed-vocabulary bibliographic data bases has been developed. It is written in PL/I and Assembler Language for operation on the IBM 360 Model 91 computer at the University of California, Los Angeles, and can run on a computer as small as an IBM 360 Model 50. The program (MULFSCH) described…

An experimental program using two magnetic tape data bases from Chemical Abstracting Service ("CT," and "CA Condensates") at the University of California at Riverside (UCR) is reported. Cost studies are based entirely upon the University's ability to purchase the tapes and the Computing Center's interest in underwriting part of…