Identifies new databases and changes in existing databases from commercial and government sources which contain information on audiovisual instructional materials relevant to the health sciences. Locating directories of AV materials, relevant bibliographic utilities, and regional union catalogs are also discussed. A table lists databases…

These two evaluation updates cover segments of the third phase of the Apprenticeship Training Materials Clearinghouse project, which is being conducted at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. The first update evaluates activities related to the following project objectives: conduct a field test on clearinghouse services; revise the model…

The four reports contained in this document cover the first phase of the Apprenticeship Training Materials Clearinghouse project, which is being conducted at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. The interim evaluation report assesses phase 1 of the project by listing a series of 17 bechmark questions and providing answers to each. Attached to…

The Personal Filing System (PFS) was chosen by an elementary school to improve access to instructional information about software on diskettes in the school collection. Each record includes grade level, subject, call number, system requirements, and supplementary materials. A printed catalog, user's guide, and back-up copies are also available.…

LABLIB, a recently-developed Finnish databank for cataloging video, audio, and computer materials for second language instruction, is described. The objective was a computer-based program that would require little or no specialized computer knowledge of the user. The user has 14 search variables (bibliographic, content, format) by which to search…

A project to develop an automated index of information about existing computerized instruction in the health sciences is reported and described. Methods of obtaining and indexing materials for the catalog are detailed. Entry and recovery techniques and selection of descriptors are described. Results to date show that the data base contains…

Describes how remote users of electronic information resources can be effectively trained. The categories and characteristics of remote users, training challenges, and ways that emerging electronic capabilities can be used to enhance traditional bibliographic instruction methods are examined. (Contains 18 references.) (KRN)

This compilation, one in a series of three publications for vocational program developers and others to use in planning and developing a community-based response to worker dislocation, describes various assessment resources, references, and technical assistance materials. Included in the volume are citations describing the following materials:…

These proceedings document the fifth year of the "Brick and Click Libraries Symposium", held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. Thirty five peer-reviewed papers and abstracts, written by academic librarians, and presented at the symposium are included in this volume. Many of the entries have…