Presents findings from survey of Canadian information centers specializing in business, economics, or finance (corporate library, government department library, fee-based service, commercial database, association information center). Questions focused on three broad categories: human resources organization, relative use of different types of…

The ways in which McGill University's information center meets the needs of end users by providing acquisition advice, training, consulting, technical assistance, and administrative services are described. Staffing, facilities, services, standards, policies, and long-term objectives are addressed. (Author/MLW)

To meet the growing need for immediate information to support administrative decision making, the Cooperative Computer Center, a computing consortium serving Chicago State University, Governors State University, and Northeastern Illinois University, established an Information Center. The heart of the center is its user-friendly software.…

This document reports on the e-mail-based question and answer services (digital reference) that the Department of Education offers to customers. The report is presented in five sections. Section 1, "Introduction," outlines the research goals which were to: analyze current processes, procedures and problems; suggest solutions for…

The administrators of government information review some of the problems behind federal document and information services and present their views of the future. User queries elicit responses, but some questions are left unanswered. (Author)

A guiding principle of the Soviet economy is management by branches of industry. Information, documentation and bibliographical services for each branch are provided by central scientific and technical libraries. (4 references) (Author)

Cooperative efforts between Fort Detrick and various organizations over the past eight years and the consequences of these efforts are discussed. (26 references) (Authors)

The author lists the most frequent ways faculty members fail to make intelligent use of their libraries. (Author/PG)

Ideas are presented here in the hope that teachers will create a parent-space in their schools or classrooms, adapting and modifying these suggestions to meet the needs of their particular group of parents. (Author/CB)

Guidelines are presented to assist the library consultant to determine what services, facilities and resources management requires its library or information center to provide. These guidelines can also be used for self-evaluation of an existing library or information center. (2 references) (Author/NH)

The University of Georgia Information Dissemination Center is profiled. Emphasis is on the organization and services of the system which primarily serves 27 state supported schools in Georgia. Based on a recent survey, the impact of the service on the users is discussed. (DH)

The library problem consists of equal parts of external and internal noise. The external noise consists of the volume of publication. The internal noise can be characterized by the present and continuing brouhaha concerning reform of library education. Scientists frankly regard librarians as impediments to information. (Author/NH)

An aggressive public information program pays off in terms of increased newspaper coverage. (HS)

Lists professional organizations; library and resource centers; journals and periodicals; government publications; and books and articles with interests in language, adults, ESL, or social and educational issues. Most are Canadian. (EKN)

Outlines structural changes in the information supply community effected by the emergence of computer-searchable files as a major information resource together with other developments in electronic technology. Database definitions, interface differences, DuPont experiences, and options available to libraries and information centers are discussed.…