Working with professionals in alcoholism-related fields since 1974, the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information (NCALI) has implemented a system for literature quality review and interchange of evaluative ratings that is designed to enlist the professional community in efforts to elevate literature quality consciousness. (Author/PF)

This paper sets the ERIC information system in the context of the more general characteristics and problems of social science information storage and retrieval. Social science information studies and attempts at organizing social science information are surveyed. (75 references) (Author)

Describes the methods and results of the transfer of the SCAN bibliographic database, sponsored by the Administration on Aging (AoA) to the private sector American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) when Congress repealed authority for AoA. Steps involved in the establishment of a bibliographic database are outlined. Four sources are given.…

Nine articles examine patterns of federal health information services including: the current Administration's policy; the history of the National Library of Medicine; Federal Health Information Clearinghouses and other unique projects; the Center for the Utilization of Technology; marketing trends at the Government Printing Office; and…