This paper details community engagement activity of an academic library coordinated within a broader university strategic plan. The Anderson Library at Indiana University Northwest (IU-Northwest) supports a service called the Northwest Indiana Center for Data and Analysis. Created in 1996 with funding made available from the Indiana University…

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This inventory of information centers and service centers in the language sciences was compiled by the project staff of the LINCS program at the Center for Applied Linguistics during the period 1966-1968, and it is planned to update the listing in the near future. Eighty-four centers in all parts of the world are listed. Each entry contains the…

A humorous account is given of a typical day at the San Mateo Educational Resources Center (SMERC), which provides information services to educators in 23 California Counties and parts of seven other states. (JPF)

The Women's History Research Center publishes and distributes publications, most of which serve a clearinghouse function of directing librarians to small press and ephemeral publications by people who are active in the women's movement. (Author/NH)

An important function of an industrial information center is to control, not multiply, the reading problem by selective use of available commercial services. When necessary, and economically feasible, specialized internal services are developed. Some of these services are described. (6 references) (Author)

Describes the use of word processors for catalog card production, bulletin production, printouts of technical service data, and specialized bibliography printouts in the Energy Economics Group of Arthur D. Little, Inc. (FM)

The concern of this paper is to portray a rational response to the problems of providing computerized information services in the medium-to-large university. (6 references) (Author)

The purpose of the Iranian Documentation Centr (Irandoc) was to collect that portion of the world's literature which was pertinent to Iran's research interests, to organize that material, and to promote its use by Iranian researchers. Stated more succinctly, Irandoc's purpose was to obtain ready access to the world's scientific literature in order…

The administrative activity, including organization, staff, budget and external contacts, and the technical progress of IPS development, experimental service, workshops, documentation and related activities of the Center for Information Services (at the University of California, Los Angeles) are reported upon in this document. Pages 9 and 10 may…

Proven public relations strategies for winning management support for information programs and services are discussed, including seeking a higher level of visibility for the library/information center, implementing a current awareness program, and starting an orientation program for new employees. A questionnaire for obtaining user feedback and…

The workings of the Congressional Research Service is provided. Emphasis is on the librarians' role, which is mainly in the Library Services and Congressional Reference Division. The Rayburn Center, a prototype of information centers to be located in congressional office buildings, is highlighted. (Author/DH)

Scientists and engineers have solved their wordage and most other information problems through the creation and use of information analysis centers (IAC). IAC's synthesize, analyze, and compress pertinent information so that knowledge transfer remains effective. (Author/NH)

By the end of 1976, the Korea Scientific and Technological Information Center, (KORSTIC) will be subscribing to 5,000 titles of current journals, be able to process 300,000 items of information and provide 100,000 cases of reprography service annually. By 1976, KORSTIC's services will be computerized. (Author/NH)

The Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC) serves as a focal point for the collection, analysis and dissemination of information related to safety problems encountered in the design, analysis, and operation of nuclear facilities. (Author/AB)