THE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL CENTER ON THE DISADVANTAGED (IRCD) OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES TO THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY INTERESTED IN THE EDUCATION OF THE DISADVANTAGED. THE CENTER ANSWERS SPECIFIC QUESTIONS BY DRAWING ON ITS LARGE COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS AND ABSTRACTS, MAINTAINS A SPECIALIZED LIBRARY, AND PUBLISHES BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND BIMONTHLY BULLETINS DEVOTED TO A PARTICULAR TOPIC OF SPECIAL INTEREST. THE INCLUSION OF IRCD IN THE NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTERS (ERIC) HAS ENABLED THE CENTER TO ENLARGE ITS DISSEMINATION SERVICES AND REACH AN EVEN LARGER AUDIENCE. THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN "PHI DELTA KAPPAN," VOLUME 48, NUMBER 7, MARCH 1967. (NH)