Northern Michigan University (NMU) is a public 4-year undergraduate institution of higher education with an enrollment of approximately 9,500 students. The university's Division of Academic Information Services encompasses both the staff of the library, which includes authors Clumpner and Burgmeier, and the instructional technology areas, where…

Activities of the Australian Advisory Council on Bibliographical Services (AACOBS) in 1976 included a series of initiatives designed to promote, improve, and systematise the provision of library and information services on a nation-wide basis. This report discusses work in the area of (1) bibliographical services--work in progress, control of…

The topics discussed, method of work and achievements of an annual seminar on library planning, included in the training course for educational planners organized by the International Institute for Educational Planning in Paris, are examined. (AB)

The seminar, held in Washington, DC from November 6 to 17, 1972, was focussed on the: (a) present situation of the centers and their potential information transfer capacity, (b) improvement of current services, (c) development of an integrated plan, and (d) bases of a national policy for coordinated services. (Author/SM)

Argues that librarians need to become more politically-minded if they are to determine their future role in the "information age." Examples of political forces at work in information issues are given: national periodicals center, national library agency, Department of Education, bibliographic utilities and networks, private sector, and…

The annual State Library Agencies (STLA) Survey is a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The survey provides state and federal policy-makers, researchers, and other…

The State Library Agencies (STLA) Survey is conducted annually and is the product of a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Survey provides state and federal…

This directory of 62 library networks and information systems was produced from information collected in preparation for the First Conference of Texas Library Networks and Information Systems, cosponsored by the Texas Library Association and the Texas State Library, February 25-26, 1980 in Austin. A library network or information system is defined…

In its annual report, the Commission reviews its activites and summarizes its official program document: "Toward a National Program for Library and Information Services: Goals for Action." The development of the Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange and progress toward the White House Conference on Library and Information…

The annual State Library Agencies (STLA) Survey is a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The survey provides state and federal policy-makers, researchers, and other…

This report, submitted to the President and Congress in accordance with the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act (PL 91-345), describes the activities of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for the 12-month period from October 1, 1979 through September 30, 1980. The report contains: an outline of…

This manual is designed to facilitate the use of the Iowa Library Information Teletype Exchange (I-LITE) in participating libraries. It briefly describes I-LITE as a system designed to provide for a thorough search of the participating libraries' collections through the use of a public library wheel network and an academic wheel network. It then…

These Proceedings of the fourth Internet Librarian Conference and Exhibition for Librarians and Information Managers include the following papers: "Common Diseases of the Online Tutorial, or Cures for "Onlinis Tutorialitis"; "FindInfo.html"; HiPHIVE-The Hawaii Public Health Information Virtual Emporium"; "Symbiosis: Beneficial Relationship between…

This tenth annual report of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS)--a permanent, independent agency in the Executive Branch--covers the period which marks the end of the first decade of the Commission's programs, and therefore a review of past accomplishments and a brief history of the origins of NCLIS are included.…

The centrality of bibliographic records in library automation, objectives of the bibliographic record file and elemental factors involved in bibliographic record creation are discussed. The practical work of creating bibliographic records involves: (1) data base environment, (2) technical aspects, (3) cost and (4) operational methodology. The…