Information Dissemination Centers have emerged as brokers or retailers for computer-based information retrieval services. Areas which concern users and suppliers are the nature of data bases available for search, retrieval results and factors affecting them, timeliness of services, cost and prices, and practical operational considerations related…

In the Twenty-first Century the library-information center may be able to provide the learner-client optimum access to all information, at all times and places, systematically gathered and dispersed through electronic networks. Then the library may be regarded as a resource instead of a repository. (Author/NH)

Although cataloging, document delivery, inventory, barcoding, and other technical jobs might more effectively be done by outside contractors, managing a library and serving patrons demands the attention of information professionals. Discusses the shortcomings of outsourcing, focusing on companies and associations that outsource the entire…

Discusses the similarities of information handling by corporate records managers and librarians, and proposes combining their functions and physical locations into a central information center that would result in more efficient service at less cost. Records management is explained and advantages of a merger are described. (28 references) (LRW)

This booklet, one of a series of background papers for the White House Conference, presents information and referral services as one of the ways libraries are developing programs to discharge their responsibilities to the public they serve. It details the determination of a woman librarian in Detroit to develop the first comprehensive I&R…

Charged with the responsibility of determining the best way to plan for solar technology information transfer within the state of Texas, participants in the Planning Conference for Solar Technology Information Transfer met to discuss the many ongoing activities related to energy information dissemination, to analyze the resources available in…

The origin of the idea that public libraries ought to provide social service and entertainment can be traced back to the voluntary uplift and cultural societies of the nineteenth century. The book-reading public was never large, leading librarians to seek a function in other areas, especially those better served today by social workers. From an…

The goal of the Texas State Library Communication Network (TSLCN) is service to the library patrons of the state. Acceptable policies and procedures contribute to efficient network operation. Although the goal of the TSLCN is unchanged, this second edition of the "Policy and Procedure Manual" refines and improves a functioning system.…

The 1967 investigation to examine and assess the Hamline University Library's role in Hamline's educational program and to identify directions for its contributions to this program in the future are summarized in this study. The results of this study showed that the Hamline University was not meeting the information needs of the faculty and…

Information services provided by the reference librarians at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) are outlined as an introduction to this document on projected services to the public by the Center for Information Services (CIS). The report discusses the types of data base which may be searched (bibliographic reference tapes, full…

The Georgia Tech plan makes cross-country use as nearly like cross-campus use as possible. (Author/JB)

Laboratories for Learning Resourses, instead of replacing or competing with the medical library, should provide a learning environment for medical students, with books, laboratory-lecture presentations, slide-sound programs, films, videotapes, computer models and programs, museum specimens and charts. (Author/PG)

This article discusses: (1) options for physical education researchers regarding computerized information retrieval systems; (2) how these systems have been integrated with traditional library services; and (3) basic issues associated with computerized information retrieval. Databases which specialize in physical education and sports information…

Reports results of a survey of corporate managers of 164 libraries and information centers which assessed the value placed by senior-level executives on their libraries, focusing on issues of library organization, staff size, value of service and staff, primary users, and ways to measure a library's value. The appendix lists participating firms.…