The "information explosion" in the field of population has created a need for proper identification, systematization, dissemination, and utilization of population information. To help meet these needs in the Asian and Pacific regions, the Clearinghouse and Information Section of the Population Division of ESCAP (Economic and Social…

This booklet describes the information and documentation services available within the regional area of the National University of Litoral. The basis and general functions of the service are considered, as well as the organizational and functional structure and subjects given priority in the system. The general functions are fourfold: library…

Is there a Vietnamese child in your classroom? How are you and he adjusting? The author, a former teacher at the Delat Normal School in Vietnam and now a graduate assistant at Southern Illinois University, gives some background material on the Vietnamese child to help you understand these children in your classroom. (Editor/RK)

Discusses the history, objectives, sponsorship, and services of the Canadian Communications Research Information Centre. (JY)

Responses to a survey from the acquisition coordinators in 15 of the 16 ERIC clearinghouses indicate that the acceptance rate for unsolicited manuscripts averages approximately 50 percent, and that academic credentials of their reviewers and their selection criteria either parallel or are very similar to those of traditional refereed journals. (9…

An Education Department plan to restructure ERIC, the government's network of education-research clearinghouses, has members of Congress concerned and they have asked that the plan not be put into effect until they can study it further. The department's plan follows a year-long review of ERIC. (MLW)

Describes the services and products provided by the National Technical Information Service, which collects, organizes, and markets technical information generated by U.S. and foreign governments in all areas of science and technology. (CLB)

Reports responses of 15 ERIC Clearinghouses to three questions concerning the internal mechanics of evaluating unsolicited manuscripts for "Resources in Education": acceptance rate (average rate was cited as 50%); academic credentials of those who make final evaluation; and selection criteria. Eight sources are given. (EJS)

Information concerning the latest innovations in instructional methods and materials can now be obtained by forward-looking educational communities. An Instructional Systems Clearinghouse puts technology at the fingertips of those who are interested in educational advantage. (Author)

To be completed in 1973, a 34-story Educational Facilities Center (EFC) located in downtown Chicago is intended to effect a liaison between business and education, ... (and) provide an innovative setting for interaction between those who make educational products and equipment and those responsible for evaluating and recommending them."…

Defines the scope and function of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Exceptional Children (ERIC/CEC). This clearinghouse also serves as a comprehensive source of information on research instructional materials, programs, administration, teacher education, methods, and special education curricula in the Special Education IMC/RMC Network. (DE)

This article describes the five interrelated components of ERIC, a nationwide education information system, while focusing on the products and services of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education. (Editor/IR)

First version published in "Scandinavian Library Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 2 (1968), 92-100; also appeared, in abridged form, in "Growing Point, vol. 7, no. 4 (October 1968), 1184-87. (Editor/RD)

The PAM (Physically Impaired Association of Michigan) Assistance Center is an information clearinghouse and referral service on arrestive devices begun in l979 and staffed by a multidisciplinary team. PAM provides information on availability, cost, and sources of assistive devices , as well as a center for hands-on displays. (CL)

Examines alternative publishing modes used by authors of scholarly manuscripts not acceptable to established publishers: service publishing, on demand publishing, and ERIC. Proposes a national supplementary library of unpublished materials which would make manuscripts available upon demand. Discusses bibliographic control factors and criteria for…