The first issue of the IRCD Bulletin describes the scope and functions of the Information Retrieval Center on the Disadvantaged. Noted is its focus on the psychoeducational development of socially disadvantaged children and youth. To aid professionals working in this field, IRCD serves as an information clearinghouse and publishes bibliographies on selected aspects of compensatory education. The various other services are described. The document also contains a selected bibliography on cognitive development of disadvantaged children and youth, with an introductory overview by Edmund W. Gordon. (NH)