Describes the academic unit for which the Integrated Information Center (IIC) was originally developed--the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs of the University of Minnesota--and the information environment within which the IIC operates, including the university libraries, academic computing services and systems, and administrative…

The report provides an overview of direction service for handicapped students in Texas, explores the issues involved in planning a direction center, describes in detail the State Direction Service Center (SDSC) in Texas, and presents the training materials used by the SDSC to train both state and regional-level staff. Direction service is defined…

This article focuses on how career education programs are administratively implemented at Indiana University/East, specifically examining five programs: (1) curriculum development and general information workshops; (2) purchase of materials; (3) establishment of a career education information center; (4) development of a graduate course in career…

This one-year project produced several publications and an evaluative investigation, all having to do with the rapidly growing community of educational information centers. Over 1500 such centers were surveyed by questionnaire to determine their locations, sizes, activities, and holdings. A directory which lists and describes some four hundred…

The report describes the role and functions of the Great Lakes Region Special Education Instructional Materials Center (SEIMC) from 1966 to 1974 which serves 750,000 handicapped children in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Noted is funding during the first 5 years by the research division of the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped with program…

Details are provided of the development of a new library at Clarkson College. It was seen from the start that the new center needed to be viewed as the hub of a campus-wide system to provide integrated informational support for instructional, research, and administrative activities of the entire college. (MP)

Describes on-line services provided by the Educational Materials Laboratory of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools for students and school staff desiring access to the ERIC data base, as well as a network operation for county residents. (CMV)

Explores where the responsibility for information resources management (IRM) can lie, identifying entities which might carry IRM tasks: (1) individuals; (2) departments; (3) institutions; and (4) markets. It is argued that the IRM function should be located at the department level, and that associated departmental costs may be overshadowed by the…

This report, which covers fiscal years 1990 and 1991, is the fourth in a series summarizing the activities and accomplishments of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) program, which is funded and managed by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education. Highlights of the 2 years include a…

This is the fifth in a series of annual reports summarizing the activities and accomplishments of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) program, which is funded and managed by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education. The eight main sections cover: (1) highlights of the year in the areas…

This study provides a detailed description of the process by which parents choose schools for their children and the process by which urban schools adjust to the necessity of convincing parents to choose them. The Parent Information Center programs in the Massachusetts communities of Boston, Cambridge, Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, and Springfield…

The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a national network of 16 specialized clearinghouses and several central ERIC service facilities, each of which is charged with enhancing the ERIC database of educational resources by identifying hard-to-find materials including research reports, curriculum guides, conference papers,…

This is the third in a series of annual reports summarizing the activities and accomplishments of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) program, which is funded and managed by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education. One of the highlights of 1989 was the establishment of ACCESS ERIC, the…

Described is Closer Look, a parent information service begun in 1970 to meet parental needs for emotional support, and adequate information on educational and legal matters. (CL)

The primary purpose of this monograph is to describe how to develop and implement a career resource center, from conception to evaluation. Six brief vignettes are presented which focus on bringing career education into different types of schools. The purpose, goals, and functions of the career resource center are identified and related to the…