This project was based on the preceding year's investigation and analysis of the educational information center community. The emphasis of the present contract was on increasing the communication among personnel involved in educational information work. The principal activity undertaken toward the achievement of this objective was the development,…

The need to coordinate the research being done in vocational and technical education is all too apparent. Numerous government agencies, universities, foundations and research centers are among those involved directly or indirectly in this type of research. Puerto Rico sought to maximize the benefits from these research activities by establishing a…

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…

The IRCD Bulletin contains a statement about the origins and development of this ERIC clearinghouse in the system and its focus, services and staff. Also included is a response to Daniel P. Moynihan's criticism of a previous Bulletin issue which was devoted entirely to the "Moynihan Report". A bibliography (mostly annotated) of recent…

Guidelines for establishing reading resources information centers in the reading programs of 25 universities and colleges strategically located throughout the United States are suggested. The 25 center directors are listed, with a map showing the school's location in each case. The central coordinator for the system is the ERIC Clearinghouse on…

This report presents an initial five-year program for meeting the critical transportation information needs of industry and government at national, state and local levels. The program provides for information on the flows of persons and goods, information on the activities (population and industry) that generate the flows, and information on the…

The objectives of the three-country survey of developmental book activity in East Asia were (1) investigation of book activity in each country, (2) determination of priority book needs (3) development of program recommendations to answer these needs, and (4) formulation of regional recommendations relating to a book and library effort that might…

The role of formal, controlled vocabularies for indexing and retrieval is contrasted with the use of natural language for these activities. The following credo is advanced for large central information processors as appropriate to the 1970's (1) Highly structured controlled vocabularies are obsolete for indexing and retrieval; (2) The natural…

The Administration on Aging is developing a plan for a nationwide network of information and referral (I & R) Centers to help older people increase their knowledge and awareness of the kinds of services and programs available to them and to provide them with a linkage to these services and programs. This manual, directed toward the information…

Information-giving limits itself to the simple giving of information while referral represents the hand that assists the client in contacting the service he wishes to reach. In addition to information-giving, referral may include: directing the person to a specific agency, how to get there and whom to see; providing encouragement to the person to…

Follow-up seeks to renew contact with a person who has been informed about and/or referred to a service to determine if he has been linked successfully to the service he needs. Thus, follow-up is designed to: get services for people who did not get them the first time; make agencies more accountable for their service, secure planning information…

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…

There is a recognized need for more effective access by citizens to the proliferating multitude of available community services and facilities. The starting point of such access is being aware of the services themselves. Citizens need specific information quickly and a means of discussing it in terms of their own problems. Community information…

The first section of this precis summarizes the general nature of the present chemical information systems of the world. The discussion is presented in four parts: (1) the primary literature, (2) secondary sources and services, (3) libraries and information centers and (4) other elements categorized as informal communications. The second section…