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Eddison, Betty – Special Libraries, 1990
Reports on interviews with 25 information professionals regarding their experiences in corporate information centers and the value of information to the organization. Topics addressed include (1) knowing the organization; (2) marketing services; (3) financial planning; and (4) being/having a boss. A directory of subjects interviewed is included.…
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Management, Information Scientists, Interviews
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Koskiala, Sinnikka; Huhtanen, Anni – Electronic Library, 1989
Describes a Delphi study in which Finnish experts predicted the extent of information technology use in libraries and information centers. Predictions are summarized in the areas of workstations; fax and electronic mail; videotex; print, electronic, and optical publishing; indexing and storage of sounds and images; speech recognition and scanning…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Foreign Countries, Information Centers, Information Services
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Bovee, Jean-Paul – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 2000
The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Resource Center (MDDRC) is an information and referral service located within the Institute for Human Development (IHD) at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Through its varied informational services, including its Web site, the MDDRC is helping to support the independence, productivity, integration and…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Information Centers, Information Services
Davis, Michelle R. – Education Week, 2005
The Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation is using about $2 million in federal grant money to spread a message to Indiana parents: Students in struggling public schools can seek free tutoring, find out about charter schools, or transfer to other public schools. The foundation is also taking part in a small, often overlooked federal program…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Information Centers, Federal Programs, Educational Opportunities
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Ola, Christopher O.; Ojo, Reuben A. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2006
This paper highlights the value of newspaper information and the methods adopted in organizing, preserving and disseminating it. The paper dwells on the traditional ways of managing newspaper resources and the need to device a new medium of accessing the information contents of the resource. It enumerates the steps taken in conserving newspaper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Newspapers, Access to Information, Electronic Publishing
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Erickson, Elizabeth; Erickson, Jon – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2006
With the growth over the past 25 years in the establishment of residential environmental education (EE) centers, what factors EE center directors identify as important to the success of these centers merits discussion. Research in environmental education is still relatively new, with few continuously contributing researchers and a lack of…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Vocational Directors, Performance Factors, Information Centers
Rolett, Virginia, Ed.; Kinney, Jean, Ed. – 1990
This guide was designed to help individuals interested in organizing alcohol and other drug information, but who are not trained in library science. It offers basic suggestions for organizing a small collection of alcohol and other drug information using only techniques that do not require the purchase of any specialized equipment or supplies. It…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholic Beverages, Drinking, Drug Use
Christal, Melodie E.; Kriz, Kaye – 1985
Holdings of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) and fiscal year (FY) 1985 data acquisitions and software enhancements are discussed. NCHEMS currently hold many years of data from surveys conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, the National Science Foundation, the Bureau of the Census, the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Data Collection, Databases, Higher Education
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Carmichael, Nancy; Parke, Robert – Special Libraries, 1974
Gives examples of the resources available for social indicators research and describes the activities of the Center for Coordination of Research on Social Indicators in meeting the information needs in this field. (JG)
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Needs, Information Services, Research
Janicot, Aime – Francais dans le Monde, 1975
Describes the services offered by the International Center for Pedagogical Studies' audiovisual section. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, French, Information Centers
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Waranius, Frances B.; Heiken, Jody H. – Special Libraries, 1975
The Lunar Data Information Center is a reference and lending collection for researchers, educators, and students of lunar science, worldwide. Such methods as a classification scheme for mission-oriented documentation, sample photo browse files, lunar feature index, and color coding have resulted in a user-oriented collection. Search capability is…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Information Centers, Information Retrieval, Library Services
Tenopir, Carol – 1978
Many small and medium-sized companies see a library as a luxury they cannot afford. They may have room set aside with a small collection of books, periodicals or reports, yet the use of this often unsupervised storage system is minimal at best. These same companies, however, usually place great importance on maintenance of and access to…
Descriptors: Business, Information Centers, Information Systems, Library Administration
Bina, James V.; And Others – 1978
Databases and clearinghouses useful in education are described in this two part document. The first section contains one-page summaries of 55 databases of interest to people in education. The types of information provided by the various databases are indicated, including bibliographies, funding information, statistics, government publications and…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Databases, Directories, Educational Resources
LEE, JAMES L.; WALZ, GARRY R. – 1968
THIS PUBLICATION IS ONE OF A SERIES ON CURRENT RESEARCH AND RESOURCES COMPILED BY THE COUNSELING AND PERSONNEL SERVICES INFORMATION CENTER. EMPHASIS IS UPON LITERATURE COVERING THE TOTAL PUPIL PERSONNEL PROGRAM EMBRACING SUCH TOPICS AS PHILOSOPHY, LEGAL IMPLICATIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS, AND GOALS. FUTURE PUBLICATIONS WILL REVIEW LITERATURE…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Information Centers, Program Development, Program Evaluation
SUMMERS, EDWARD G. – 1967
A PROJECT INVOLVING STORING AND SEARCHING READING RESEARCH BY COMPUTER WAS CONDUCTED (1) TO IDENTIFY, COLLECT, AND ORGANIZE A BASIC CORPUS OF RESEARCH DOCUMENTS FROM THE PUBLISHED RESEARCH LITERATURE ON READING, (2) TO PRODUCE A MASTER FILE MAGNETIC TAPE CONSISTING OF CITATIONS AND ANNOTATIONS FOR COMPUTER STORAGE AND MANIPULATION, (3) TO DESCRIBE…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Computers, Information Centers, Information Dissemination
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