This paper provides an inventory and summary of current and planned international information clearing house services in the field of population/family planning, worldwide. Special emphasis is placed on services relating to audio-visual aids, educational materials, and information/education/communication support, as these items and activities have…

This report presents recommendations for compiling inventories of state health data sources in an attempt to stimulate preparation and publication of a "Compendium of State Data Sources for Health Planners" for each state. Areas considered are: (1) planning the project; (2) technical assistance available; (3) kinds of data needed; (4)…

Proposals are made for a goal oriented approach to coordinate bibliographic control in the multidisciplinary field of mental retardation, establish networks of information service, and provide consultants for setting up services in various institutions and locales. A review of existing efforts for bibliographic control, classification, and library…

Discusses the advantages of using an electronic newspaper service to facilitate research by providing access to vast sources of information. Examines how to plan an online search and presents an example. Evaluates the usefulness of such a service in light of its costs and benefits. (GEA)

On2broker provides brokering services to improve access to heterogeneous, distributed, and semistructured information sources as they are presented in the World Wide Web. It relies on the use of ontologies to make explicit the semantics of Web pages. This paper discusses the general architecture and main components (i.e., query engine, information…

Communication models describing the flow of information are reviewed and those pertaining to science and environmental information are given special attention. (JP)

Presents sources of additional facts and assistance on community college faculty from the ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges. (Editor/RK)

A data base designed for scientists, engineers, and others in need of factual information developed under the Long Range Research Project at Indiana University is described. (3 references) (SJ)

The effects of personal systems on formal library and secondary information services use are analyzed. Conclusions are that personal information systems are not personalized libraries;'' formal library services should concentrate on developing complimentary programs. (9 references) (Author)

Briefly describes the development of databases since 1979 for searching online the geographic aspects of international relations topics. Online news services, commercial databases, and government-reproduced foreign affairs databases are discussed. Some suggestions for useful future sources are also made. (JL)

Describes the ERIC system and how teachers can use it. Annotates materials in the system of interest to elementary school language arts teachers, dealing with composition instruction. (HTH)

Describes the Pennsylvania County Mapper, which provides economic and social data by county and enables users to create and customize electronic thematic maps through the Internet. Discusses conditions leading to the development of the site and basic requirements for service; relates experiences with building an online mapping system. (AEF)

Describes how the Art/Art History Department at the University of California at Davis are using QBIC (TM) (Query By Image Content) image query software as a tool for managing and retrieving images from online collections of digitized artwork. Two databases were created: a Web site linked to the department's home page and a non-web version that…

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign undertook a project to test the efficacy of using the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting to construct a search and discovery service focused on information resources in the domain of cultural heritage. Provides an overview of the Illinois project, with quantitative data about…

The Open Archives Initiative (OAI) Protocol for Metadata Harvesting program presents a method by which metadata regarding archives and manuscripts can be shared and made more interoperable with metadata from other sources. Outlines a method for exposing hierarchical metadata from encoded archival description (EAD) files and assesses some…