Work request statistics have been tracked at the Praxair Information Resource Center (IRC) for nearly a decade. After a gradual and steady increase of work requests over the years, the work requested of the IRC reached a plateau in 1999 that lasted approximately 1 year. Work request statistics during the winter of 2000, however, indicated a shift…

Briefly describes the location and contents of 18 library collections on women and their contributions to society. (RB)

A description of the Science Library at the University of Sherbrooke, that contains interchangeable furniture, a flexible floor layout and air-cushioned, moveable bookshelves. (Author/PG)

The Learning Library at Mount Royal College features 6 Resource Islands scattered throughout the library that decentralize library and media services and make for optimum accessibility of library resources. (Author/PG)

The institute, established in 1968, is a multinational organization for education in management at the post-graduate level. Its library, with five staff members, now has 4,000 volumes and receives 300 periodical publications: it should eventually become a Central American business and economic management information and research center. (Author/SJ)

Article describes the aims and objectives of the Flintshire Educational Technology Centre, the operation, facilities and the staffing. (Author)

Describes a permanent national center for curriculum and teaching strategies. (PG)

A description of teacher resource materials recorded on keysort cards for easy retrieval and organization. (CP)

A description of the activities of the Documentation, Library and Archives Department of the Algiers Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which is run by a small staff on a modest budget, provides documentation services for the staff of the Chamber of Commerce and also assists other centers in Algeria. (Author)

Primarily a comparative assessment of two recent bibliographies: A Language Teaching Bibliography," prepared by the Center for Information on Language Teaching and the English Teaching Information Center of the British Council (Cambridge, 1968); and An Annotated Bibliography of Modern Language Teaching," by Janet O. Robinson (London, 1969). (FWB)

Discusses the scope and function of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Vocational and Technical Education (VT-ERIC), emphasizing the publications of the clearinghouse and its ties with the USOE Research Coordinating Units (RCUs) for vocational-technical education. (DE)