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McCredie, John W. – EDUCOM, 1984
BITNET is a growing computer network of increasing importance to colleges and universities, research institutions, and the EDUCOM organization. The current status of BITNET, examples of its use, connections to other networks, probable growth path, and the new Network Information Center at EDUCOM are discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Information Centers, Information Networks

Kirschenbaum, Harold L.; Rosenberg, Jack M. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1984
Surveys mailed to institutions known to be active in disseminating drug information as well as colleges of pharmacy indicated that many of today's pharmacy students may not be receiving sufficient drug information training to respond to the drug information needs of other health professionals and the public. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Colleges, Drug Education, Higher Education, Information Centers

Thoman, Cherie; Moore, Jerry E. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 1977
This resource system consists of eight information and referral centers each housing a resource instrument (binders and flip chart), an operator, outreach staff, one mobile instrument, a systematic updating system and an evaluation system. (Author/DOW)
Descriptors: Dormitories, Higher Education, Information Centers, Information Systems

Branin, Joseph; Finn, Charles – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Describes the academic unit for which the Integrated Information Center (IIC) was originally developed--the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs of the University of Minnesota--and the information environment within which the IIC operates, including the university libraries, academic computing services and systems, and administrative…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Higher Education
Plane, Robert A. – Perspectives in Computing, 1982
Details are provided of the development of a new library at Clarkson College. It was seen from the start that the new center needed to be viewed as the hub of a campus-wide system to provide integrated informational support for instructional, research, and administrative activities of the entire college. (MP)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Information Centers
Smith, Carl B. – 1990
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a national network of 16 specialized clearinghouses and several central ERIC service facilities, each of which is charged with enhancing the ERIC database of educational resources by identifying hard-to-find materials including research reports, curriculum guides, conference papers,…
Descriptors: Database Producers, Databases, Education Service Centers, Educational Resources
Krumrey, Arthur; Sanders, Jerry – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1985
Working with users through an "information center" offers an alternative to formal application systems development, and the backlog of application development projects has made this approach attractive at many institutions. Guidelines used at Loyola University of Chicago are presented. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computers, Guidelines, Higher Education
Reardon, Robert C.; Domkowski, Dorothy – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1977
This article describes the successful application of instructional design technology in the programming of a career information center at the college level, and offers implications for further work in this area. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Information Centers

Chesley, Robert E. – Exceptional Children, 1979
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, which provides access to a wide variety of information concerned with education, is discussed. The process of acquiring, selecting, retrieving, and disseminating documents is described. (Author/PHR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Information Centers, Information Dissemination
Regan, Alison – 1982
This directory of organizations providing information on Marine Education is organized into four sections. Section I is an alphabetical listing of all organizations included in the directory, indicating services available from each organization (education materials, conferences/workshops, teacher training, library, technical assistance, speakers,…
Descriptors: Animals, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education

Spranger, Michael – Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 1998
Describes outreach elements of Sea Grant College Programs. Staff serve as intellectual resources and partners with agencies and industry. Examples include the marine advisory service program (extension program), where advisory specialists and coastal field agents report information and research results to the marine community, and a communication…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Environmental Education, Higher Education, Industrial Education
Wax, David M.; Morrison, R. D., Jr. – 1973
The Northeast Academic Science Information Center (NASIC), a program of the New England Board of Higher Education which was initially funded by the National Science Foundation, represents an attempt to apply on a regional basis the concept of brokerage or wholesaling to the provision of computer-based information services. The center expects to be…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Delivery Systems, Higher Education, Information Centers

Lunin, Luis F., Ed.; D'Elia, George, Ed. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Introduces eight articles on the Integrated Information Center (IIC) Project, which investigated significant behavioral, technological, organizational, financial, and legal factors involved in the management of IICs. Four articles address design and management issues of general interest, and four focus on specific design considerations and a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Design Requirements, Higher Education, Information Centers
Carr, Rebecca; Rockingham, Constance – 1990
A unit within the Division of Student Affairs at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville is described. The Rape and Sexual Abuse Care Center has existed for 12 years, providing services to traditional and nontraditional students and community residents. The three programs at the center, the adult sexual assault program, the child sexual…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Abuse, Clinics, College Students
Beaumont, Andre G.; And Others – 1978
Developed as a guide for college administrators for establishing, improving, and evaluating career counseling and placement programs, this document describes specific activities for such programs under two categories: student-oriented activities and administrative and managerial activities. The student-oriented activities (Part I) cover the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Budgeting, Career Counseling, Career Education