An expanded version of a compilation originally prepared for Unesco in 1972, this list includes national and other information services and bibliographies of print and non-print materials in various subject areas. (LS)

The basic characteristics of sixty-nine secondary services in physics were analyzed in terms of sponsorship and distribution by: (1) country of origin, (2) language, (3) age, (4) frequency of publication, (5) subject and geographical coverage and (6) size. The eight major services, in terms of size, are identified. The use of the services by the…

This guide was prepared to help administrators, educators, researchers, and professional practitioners in rehabilitation, social services, education, and the health and welfare fields learn and use those information services and systems relevant to them. The 156 organizations are listed as either primary or secondary information services depending…

The process of information analysis, briefly described here, is vital in providing educators with the information they need in order to fulfill their responsibilities effectively. Twenty-eight publications in the career educations field, produced by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Vocational and Technical Education in 1973, are listed. (SA)

Selected computerized current awareness services and literature searches in the physical sciences are listed. The information given includes type of literature in each data base, time period covered, prices, and sources of availability. (1 reference) (Authors)

In order to obtain exhaustive coverage of the library and information science literature, a user must still refer to all three English-language abstracting services. (9 references) (MM)

On May 7, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Universal Service Order outlining a plan to guarantee that all eligible schools, libraries, and rural health care providers have affordable connections to the Internet. By making $2.5 billion available annually, this program will provide discounts (commonly known as the E-rate)…

A critical analysis of the ten-year experience of the National Referral Center for Science and Technology, Library of Congress, is presented with emphasis on solutions to problems of systems design, operating techniques, and efforts at resource-sharing within the federal government and with the scientific community and industry. (Author)

Appears also in ELEMENTARY ENGLISH, v 46 n 3, March 1969, pp 372-75

The report describes the results of a study of the extent and characteristics of coverage of the agricultural literature by the "Bibliography of Agriculture" (B of A). Statistical details regarding the language, national origin, form of publication, and subject coverage were derived from a sample of over 5000 citations from the 1967…

Lists addresses, telephone numbers, and contact persons for each state data center plus those in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Describes available rural data and services (mostly free): informational assistance, computer tapes and printouts, maps, assistance using data, and information on new products. (NEC)

The methodology of a technological forecast, integrating consultant, industrial, and academic input from three successive Delphi rounds, is presented. (11 references) (Author)

FID and NFAIS are jointly preparing a machine readable inventory of information for computer publication as a directory to abstracting services of the world. The kinds of data recorded by the Services are described. A progress report and plans for the future are included. (9 references) (Author/DH)

The use of monitored radio broadcasts as a source of information from foreign countries which might not otherwise be obtainable is described. (6 references) (NH)