Describes an economic modeling approach to evaluating the cost and benefits associated with providing information services through information centers. The approach develops a framework for understanding observations about the demand for scientific and technical information and integrating these observations with fundamental economic principles.…

Describes the scope and services of the Information and Research Utilization Center, which is designed to disseminate information about materials dealing with physical education, recreation, and related activity areas for impaired, disabled, and handicapped persons. This center was developed by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,…

Describes the development of and services offered by Council for Environmental Education (CEE) Information Center. Services include preparing annotated resource sheets on environmental topics and issues, providing reference and research facilities, and offering advice to publishers and others producing educational materials. (JN)

An International Serials Data System (ISDS) is being established within the framework of UNISIST--a world science information system. National and regional centers will supply input on new titles to the register and act as a link between the international center and individual users. (4 references) (Author)

An analysis of five commercial service centers and various data bases is presented. A current awareness profile covering both chemical and botanical fields was sent to each service center. The responses were evaluated on the basis of promptness, interaction with the user, and physical format of the listing, among other things. (Author/NH)

The Scientific Documentation Center of the Romanian Academy acts as the focus of information activities. The organization of this activity and the individual tools are described, emphasizing the needs of chemistry and chemical engineering. (12 references) (Author/NH)

This study attempts to describe the purposes, establishment, practices, and problems of a technical information center, and to focus attention on the unique relationships that do or could exist between the traditional special or company library and the modern information center. (74 references) (Author/SJ)

The Smithsonian Science Information Exchange (SSIE) is the only single source of information on 80,000 to 100,000 research projects annually which are still in progress and thus not yet published. (Author/NH)

This compilation provides comprehensive coverage of the bibliographic services in the U. S. It serves as a guide to publications, publishers, associations, Federal agencies, and others offereing these services to give an impression of the variety of activities as well as to suggest many valuable sources to the user. (MF)

Outlines several approaches to the establishment of prices for information products and services by the administrators of libraries and information centers, including optimization, pricing to achieve organizational objectives, pricing for market structures, and types of market structure pricing systems. A reference list is included. (JL)

Provides a general treatment of the issue's topic, touching upon material explored by other articles in the issue and noting the efforts of particular organizations and information centers in providing effective retrieval and dissemination of gerontology literature. (JD)

Describes the Chemical Integrated Information Service Network (ChI2Net), a comprehensive online information service system which includes chemical, technical, economic, market, news, and management information based on computer and modern communication technology that was built by the China National Chemical Information Centre. (Author/LRW)

Presents highlights and the concluding section from the 1987 report of a President's task force which studied three possible approaches to proving the value of the information professional to business: (1) measuring time saved; (2) determining actual monetary savings/gains; and (3) providing qualitative, anecdotal evidence of value. Ordering…

Discusses the role of business information in company development. Types of information within a company are described, including communications information, management information, and planning information; access to organized information is discussed; strategically oriented information management activity is explained; and the relationship…