This article is a case study of the Virtual Business Information Center (VBIC), a collaborative effort since 1998 of the College of Information Studies, Robert H. Smith School of Business, and the University of Maryland Libraries. The case study traces its development, implementation, and evaluation and addresses collaboration among academic…

Describes the development, operation, and evaluation of a nutrition information/resource center that operates within a university setting and provides training for nutrition education students while assisting educators and consumers. (JN)

Describes efforts to assess the information needs of the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota prior to developing the Integrated Information Center (IIC). Discussion covers client groups to be served by the IIC, information requirements of the department, and assessments of current and future information technology…

Discusses three configurations that were developed for the Integrated Information Center (IIC) at the University of Minnesota. These configurations--basic, intermediate, and advanced--represent increasing sophistication of support capabilities, increasing costs, and possible stages of implementation, depending on the requirements of the academic…

The final report details project activities from 1974 to 1977 of the Southwest Area Learning Resource Center, a regional center designed to stimulate and assist in the development of media and materials for special education. Individual sections consider project background; philosophy, goals, and objectives; organization; and workscope areas.…

The Northeast Academic Science Information Center (NASIC) was developed to promote the increased and more effective use of machine-readable bibliographic information resources to support the information needs of the academic research community of the Northeast. NASIC was involved with the continued testing and evaluation of available…

The final report describes "Project Decision", an exemplary program designed and implemented by the Waukesha County Technical Institute (WCTI) for the 17 high schools in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. "Career libraries" were established in each high school, with an audiovisual-tutorial device and 29 filmstrips providing…

The Northeast Academic Science Information Center (NASIC) program, funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation to the New England Board of Higher Education, experimented in using a regional organization to develop an intermediary role in the process of providing machine-readable bibliographic search services to the academic research…