The Japan Documentation Center was formally established in 1970 by the East Asian Institute of Columbia University with the support of the Yoshida International Education Foundation. The Center is designed to perform a radically new and unique service in the United States: to make available in one convenient location the latest information on…

Included in this report on the development of national documentation/information centers in Indonesia are: (1) The identification of present documentation and information agencies, particularly those which have the capability of being developed into national centers for specific scientific fields; (2) The identification of the duties and functions…

Describes an economic modeling approach to evaluating the cost and benefits associated with providing information services through information centers. The approach develops a framework for understanding observations about the demand for scientific and technical information and integrating these observations with fundamental economic principles.…

Describes the scope and services of the Information and Research Utilization Center, which is designed to disseminate information about materials dealing with physical education, recreation, and related activity areas for impaired, disabled, and handicapped persons. This center was developed by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,…

An annual list of associations, public agencies and sports related groups which track sports injuries is provided. Addresses, contact people, and a summary of each group's activities are given. (JL)

Reviews the many ways in which the Association of College Admission Counselors (ACAC) has translated its concerns and ideas into actions, including the building of the College Admission Center, the printing of an information booklet -- ASK US --, the sponsoring of National College Fairs, and publication of the ACAC journal. (ABB)

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)

Describes the development of and services offered by Council for Environmental Education (CEE) Information Center. Services include preparing annotated resource sheets on environmental topics and issues, providing reference and research facilities, and offering advice to publishers and others producing educational materials. (JN)

Describes the PRECIS (Preserved Context Index System) indexing project carried out in Aurora High School's resource center. (Editor/RK)

This article describes the background, purpose, and organization of the ERIC Clearinghouse in Career Education, an information processing center. (KP)

Statistics gathered over five years of operation by the IIT Research Institute's Computer Search Center are summarized for profile terms and lists, use of truncation modes, use of logic operators, some characteristics of CA Condensates, etc. (Author/JB)

The operations of the New England Research Application Center's IBM 1130 are described and the problems of using it for chemical information retrieval are discussed. (Author/JB)

Some of the interactions, between the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) of the Dept. of Commerce, and the Federal agencies that generate the reports that are in the NTIS system are described. Problems that result from this system of interagency cooperation are described also. (2 references) (Author/SM)

An International Serials Data System (ISDS) is being established within the framework of UNISIST--a world science information system. National and regional centers will supply input on new titles to the register and act as a link between the international center and individual users. (4 references) (Author)