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Peer reviewedChaffee, Clem; And Others – Theory into Practice, 1973
Article provides a scenario of the types of activities of an information-oriented organization. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Automation, Communications, Computers, Information Centers
Tiedeman, David V. – Illinois Career Education Journal, 1974
This article describes the background, purpose, and organization of the ERIC Clearinghouse in Career Education, an information processing center. (KP)
Descriptors: Career Education, Clearinghouses, Information Centers, Information Storage
Peer reviewedGilson, Beth Bader – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2000
Description of the One-Stop Career Centers, an initiative of the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor, soon to be available in each state, focuses on whether people with disabilities will be able to use these centers effectively to receive needed support and training. Strengths of and issues faced by One-Stop Career…
Descriptors: Career Education, Disabilities, Federal Programs, Information Centers
Peer reviewedMiller, Page Putnam – PS, 1988
Discusses the history and enforcement of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) along with recent legislative efforts to restrict its use. Examines FOIA guidelines and presents instances in which they have been denied. Urges continued support of the original FOIA legislation. (GEA)
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Sources, Information Utilization, Policy Formation
Federal Council for Science and Technology, Washington, DC. Committee on Scientific and Technical Information. – 1968
Included in these proceedings are: (1) papers on objectives of the forum and the activities of COSATI panel no. 6, role and importance of information analysis centers, COSATI activities and the future of national information programs, the Freedom of Information Act, and impact of the revised copyright law; (2) roundtable discussion on the Freedom…
Descriptors: Administration, Copyrights, Documentation, Federal Government
Download full textWeisman, Herman M. – 1973
It is necessary to distinguish the functions, services and products of various types of information services. For example, document centers, clearinghouses, referral centers, and special libraries deal mainly with information in a broad sense. The main function of information analysis centers, however, is to optimize the ratio of knowledge to…
Descriptors: Definitions, Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
Peer reviewedChenery, Peter J. – RQ, 1973
The program described has the primary objective of making Federally generated technology and research information available to public and private agencies. Cost analysis, data banks, and search strategies are explained. (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Costs, Information Centers, Information Retrieval, Information Science
Institute for the Crippled and Disabled, New York, NY. Research Utilization Lab. – 1972
The Social and Rehabilitation Service (SRS) has developed the Research Information System (RIS), a central information base which evolved from research and demonstration (R&D) programs sponsored over the years by SRS. It was specifically designed for use by the practitioner rather than by the formal researcher in an area of special…
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Needs, Information Services, Information Systems
Stewart, Alan K.; Williams, Martha E. – 1972
A summary is presented of data gathered for a survey of information center services in the form of statistics for a hypothetical typical information center. The extent of information transfer on national and international levels among the responding centers is discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Services, Information Utilization
Woodworth, Karen L. – 1972
The manual explains abstracting and indexing styles and procedures used at the Council for Exceptional Children Information Center in preparing information for publication and entrance into the information retrieval system. General abstracting guidelines cover types of abstracts, form of abstract, content of abstract, abstracting guidelines for…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Exceptional Child Services, Gifted, Guidelines
Peer reviewedCarmon, James L. – Special Libraries, 1973
The University of Georgia Information Dissemination Center is profiled. Emphasis is on the organization and services of the system which primarily serves 27 state supported schools in Georgia. Based on a recent survey, the impact of the service on the users is discussed. (DH)
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedStoddart, Linda – Online Information Review, 2001
Investigates how intranets are being used based on a survey of corporations and international organizations. Discusses good management practices for the development of intranets which stimulate knowledge sharing and the role they could play in facilitating knowledge management initiatives, and considers the role of libraries and information…
Descriptors: Corporate Libraries, Corporations, Information Centers, Information Needs
Relac, Richard S. – Federal Linguist, 1974
This issue is devoted to a study of the utilization of foreign information and the translation of foreign information and the translation of foreign publications by the United States Government. It discusses the policies and procedures of various Federal agencies with respect to the translation of foreign information, and their effect on the…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Foreign Language Periodicals, Government Publications, Information Centers
RICH, JULIET V. – 1968
THIS PUBLICATION IS ONE OF A SERIES ON CURRENT RESEARCH AND RESOURCES COMPILED BY THE COUNSELING AND PERSONNEL SERVICES INFORMATION CENTER. RESUMES OF SELECTED LITERATURE ON NEW INFORMATION TECHNIQUES APPLICABLE TO PERSONNEL WORK ARE PRESENTED. COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING AND USING INFORMATION, APPLICATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR NEW INFORMATION…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Information Centers, Information Processing, Information Systems
Schwartz, Eugene S.; And Others – 1970
The design, implementation and operation of the Computer Search Center of IIT Research Institute, an information center to educate and link industry and academic institutions to chemical and other scientific information systems, is described. Format conversion, profile input, search and output programs developed over a two-year period are detailed…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Programs, Education, Industry
