Primarily a comparative assessment of two recent bibliographies: A Language Teaching Bibliography," prepared by the Center for Information on Language Teaching and the English Teaching Information Center of the British Council (Cambridge, 1968); and An Annotated Bibliography of Modern Language Teaching," by Janet O. Robinson (London, 1969). (FWB)

Discusses the scope and function of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Vocational and Technical Education (VT-ERIC), emphasizing the publications of the clearinghouse and its ties with the USOE Research Coordinating Units (RCUs) for vocational-technical education. (DE)

Discusses the products of the ERIC system and the agency- of-change character of ERIC in its roles of information control, analysis, and dissemination. (DE)

Discusses the rise of drug information centers in hospitals and medical centers, highlighting staffing, functions, typical categories of questions received by centers, and sources used. An appendix of drug information sources included in texts, updated services, journals, and computer databases is provided. Thirteen references are listed. (EJS)

The Boreal Institute for Northern Studies was established in 1960 at the University of Alberta with the major objective of "acquisition and dissemination of knowledge of the North," accomplished by a threefold programme: development of an information centre, provision of training and instruction, and implementation and encouragement of…

Materials for Jefferson County (Kentucky) schools are stored in a records center and archive. The major activities of the center are processing records, responding to research requests, microfilming, and destroying records. The facility provides space and cost savings, a means of efficient retrieval, and permanent storage of historical records.…

Summarizes the first phase of a federally funded study of 157 clearinghouses that store data on human services. Factors addressed include the tasks of a clearinghouse, its potential for overlap, its relationship to its parent organization, the types of product and services it provides, and how it uses its database. (FM)

Some of the problems facing libraries or information centers in research enrivonments are identified and a few solutions are suggested. Recognition by research administrators that libraries are an important part of the research process will help in solving problems. (MLW)

Explores concerns for the development of information from the perspective of a private organization. Developments in electronics, energy challenges, international issues, communication, and government regulation of information are noted as crucial issues to information organizations. (SW)

Describes the operational activities of UNESCO to facilitate easy access of developing countries to works protected by copyright. Particular reference is made to collection of data, economic situation, formation of national copyright information centers, copyright data bank services, reprographic reproduction, preparation of model contracts,and…

A challenge is presented to school media specialists to become informed about networks and data bases in order to expand access to resources to meet user needs. (Author)