The format, content and scope of academic library newsletters are discussed and evaluated. (NH)

Describes sources from which the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Reading obtains materials and discusses the criteria by which these materials are selected for acquisition. (MD)

A listing of 42 operational and experimental online agricultural information systems in the United States is provided, noting system name, sponsoring organization, location, information and services provided, and key contact person and phone number. (EJS)

Reviews the types of information and referral operations that serve the needs of the handicapped, lists selected publications on information for the disabled, and identifies national directories of services and resources for the physically impaired. (FM)

This directory of American bibliographic publications and services is an expansion of the United States' 1980 contribution to UNESCO's annual Supplement on Bibliographic Services Throughout the World. It lists items which began or ceased publication during 1980, as well as some items not on hand during the preparation of earlier lists. (JL)

Lists current bibliographies of special subjects according to both form and field. Sources cited were issued in the United States in 1979. (FM)

How should scarce resources available to produce metadata be deployed to support discovery in different contexts? How might metadata harvesting be exploited to support new interfaces and enhanced navigation among related resources in digital libraries? This article starts a conversation between metadata providers and service builders by describing…

This directory, based on a survey of 149 responding criminal justice agencies, provides information on each agency including the following: address and phone number, founding date, contact person, activity areas, costs, user restrictions, information services and resources, and publications. The organizations are listed in alphabetical order, and…

A simulation program is presented which considers the effect of response time upon the utilization of a multiple node information system. Specific examples of such systems are presented. They include: (1) information networks, (2) library systems, (3) multi-level files. The simulation characterizes users (in terms of their information requirements…

Each of these newsletters, produced by the ERIC Information Analysis Center for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, contains information concerning center publications and other items considered of interest to researchers and educators of various education levels. Vol. 1, No. 1 highlights selected bibliographies (no longer produced…

Surveys the growth, origins, and languages of the chemical literature. Discusses the indexing and abstracting of the chemical literature by the Chemical Abstracts Service. (MLH)

Viewdata, an interactive service that may revolutionize the public's access to information, transforms the home television receiver into a home information retrieval terminal via a telephone, which connects it to a central computer covering a wide range of data bases. Its origins, costs, and implications are discussed. (Author/MBR)

Focuses on five issues of central concern to full-service document suppliers (provide on-demand delivery of any material, without limitations of subject, document type, or publication date) and their clients: end user access, ownership versus access, cooperation of all document suppliers, technology, and speed of access. (EJS)

The majority of this publication is comprised of 13 feature articles covering a wide range of topics in the areas of educational technology and library and information sciences. Also offered are related abstracts found in the ERIC Database and the latest news at the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology, including the publication of…

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)