Describes the Discovery Room at the National Museum of Natural History, a hands-on exhibit area intended to help children and adults learn about their environment. (MP)

Describes the impact on children and adults of the installation of a UPI teletype in an isolated rural New Mexico community, where it serves as the focal point of the community's informational-educational-cultural resource center. The teletype proved useful in teaching reading, social studies, geography and other subjects. (ED)

This article describes the establishment of a preschool resource center for rural families, some activities which have taken place, some problems which have been encountered, and some resource utilization data. Other topics discussed include materials, community involvement, and parent activities. (DB)

Describes a storefront resource center where family day care mothers can meet and share ideas and experiences with other day care mothers, can receive training in child health and development, and can become familiar with and learn to use available community resources. (JMB)

Discusses the services provided by the Iowa-based National Resource Center on Family Based Services. The 4-year-old Resource Center disseminates information, provides technical assistance and training in the "thinking systems" approach to family therapy and social casework, and conducts research to help agencies develop alternatives to…