The Information Retrieval Center of the Northern Colorado Educational Board of Cooperative Services (NCEBOCS) offers computer-and manually-produced information products to educators within a regional network. The Center searches the automated Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) data base to provide three products: Catalog of…

This essay attempts to compare and contrast certain Iranian and American library serial selection policies. It assumes that many similarities exist between the selection policies of the two countries, but that special problems and contrasts exist in each one, also. The paper concentrates on the policies of two specific institutions, Drexel…

Reported is a compilation of the data collected from a comprehensive evaluation of the Information Retrieval Center of the Northern Colorado Educational Board of Cooperative Services (NCEBOCS) The evaluation consists of an historical review of the Center (1967-1970), analysis of requests received, user reactions to the services, interviews with…

The acquisitions and processing staff of the Council for Exceptional Children Information Center has prepared the manual in order to clarify and document procedures now in effect at the Center, to assist in training new personnel, and to provide a model for other information centers. All steps involved in the acquisition and processing of…

This directory was compiled to aid health, physical education, and recreation professionals locate and gain access to the information systems that store materials in their areas of interest. Information is included about (1) U.S.-based information centers, (2) many of the Canadian systems, and (3) the International Association for Sport…

The Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences of the USSR Academy of Sciences was founded in 1969. Its founding was stimulated by the rapid development and growing importance of the social sciences in the Soviet Union and throughout the world. The Institute has been assigned to be the Soviet center of an integrated scientific…

This article describes the activities of the Chinese-English Translation Assistance Group (CETA), including the development of a dictionary of general terms, and the formation of files of colloquial, scientific, and technical terms. CETA also serves as a clearinghouse for information of interest to students of Chinese. (CLK)

Suggests ways for insuring that a corporate information center will retain its financial support, including a format for self-assessment. (PF)

Remarks regarding the current programs of information flow within the EOP, which include the creation of the White House Information Center, are prefaced by historical perspectives. (Author/MBR)

Physical, economic, technical, and social constraints are analyzed in the case of the online vendor, and each component in the chain is considered separately. The user's problems are analyzed from the viewpoint of both the intermediary and the end user, and the effect of the changeover to a new system is considered. (Author)

"Treading the minefield between the establishment and the minority groups, trying to retain the credence of one while keeping the confidence of the other, will not be easy". Author visits the Center for Information and Advice on Educational Disadvantage at a moment when it is re-examining its role. (Editor)

Public awareness of services provided by the Centre for Leisure Studies in Nova Scotia is necessary if the Centre is to have any impact during this age of increasing leisure activity. The Centre's goals and activities to achieve this end are discussed. (MBR)

Describes the development, operation, and evaluation of a nutrition information/resource center that operates within a university setting and provides training for nutrition education students while assisting educators and consumers. (JN)

This first of two articles discusses major advantages to libraries and information centers of using microcomputer communications; describes items microcomputers require to communicate--communications interface, modems, and communications software--and procedures for using microcomputers to communicate; and provides a directory of popular modems…

Reports on efforts of three institutions in response to need for consumer health information: Health Education Center (promotes health in southwestern Pennsylvania), Tulsa City-County Library (Oklahoma), and Wellness Council of the Midlands (WELCOM) (promotes wellness at work site in Omaha, Nebraska, area). WELCOM's 62-item reference list is…