The ERIC Administrative Bulletin (EAB) is the internal "house organ" of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), the nationwide bibliographic information system covering the educational literature. ERIC is sponsored by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) within the U.S. Department of Education. The EAB…

Computer based information services available to the Australian community as of June 1977 are listed and described in this directory. The main section is a subject list providing information on 81 data bases, 26 of which are presently operating in Australia. The list is divided into 19 broad subject categories with a brief description, name, year…

A national Transportation Research Information Services Network (TRISNET) is being developed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) linking libraries, data bases, and retrieval services with DOT information activities. Core services provide switch and referral, indexing and abstracting, online retrieval, and document delivery. (JY)

This document consists of the last two issues of the now discontinued printed "ERIC Administrative Bulletin" (EAB). For nearly twenty years, EAB was the internal "house organ" of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), the nationwide bibliographic information system covering the educational literature. ERIC is…

A large-scale selective dissemination of information (SDI) system which is in operation at the Agricultural Research Service is described. The unique characteristic of this system is that the users develop and modify their own profiles. The implications of this user-dependent approach for information system planners are discussed. (2 references)…

Discusses outsourcing as a university's solution to manage their information needs and other technology tasks. Selective outsourcing strategies versus complete package outsourcing are examined. (GR)

This document contains reports examining research designs for Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) usage studies at three levels: (1) system operations; (2) subscribers to the services provided; and (3) the ultimate "end-users" of the service. The first level report, which addresses ERIC as an information network, proposes two…

The planning for, design, and implementation of information management systems in colleges and universities is approaching a state of adolescence as a science. Because rules cannot be devised with sufficient scope and depth to cover all institutional and systems contingencies, the necessary activities remain somewhere between magic and art. At…

The ERIC Administrative Bulletin (EAB) is the internal "house organ" of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), the nationwide bibliographic information system covering the educational literature. ERIC is sponsored by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) within the U.S. Department of Education. The EAB…

A program is presented for a National Information System for Physics based on a computerized AIP (American Institute of Physics) Information Service which is designed to augment the element of selectivity of the present information system for user interests. It is proposed that the system be developed in discrete stages, each adding to the…

Three separate modules comprise this manual which is designed to train Texas Information Service/Educational Information Consultants. The first module focuses upon the Texas Information Service (TIS) project, the second upon the role of the Educational Information Consultant (EIC), and the third upon the Educational Resources Information Center…

Since 1965 DSIS (Defense Scientific Information Service) has reproduced copies of microfiche documents received from outside sources for its customers. In 1970, in accordance with long-range plans to use microfiche as the back-up to an automated information retrieval system as a quick and inexpensive way of supplying reports identified by a…

SIRLS is a documentation center and computer-based information retrieval system. Services include computer-generated bibliographies and user-generated files. Upgrading of subject access to the collection through a thesaurus is planned, and online access is currently under revision. (Author/MBR)

History of electronic mail services (EMS) includes characteristics and potential. Factors to consider in selecting an EMS and means of communicating with different types of systems are discussed with emphasis on software for personal equipment and use of an interconnection service agency. Features of International Electronic Mail Services, Inc.,…

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)