Describes the various services and range of materials of the North Carolina Foreign Language Center and discusses its origin and development. (EKN)

The Women's History Research Center publishes and distributes publications, most of which serve a clearinghouse function of directing librarians to small press and ephemeral publications by people who are active in the women's movement. (Author/NH)

An important function of an industrial information center is to control, not multiply, the reading problem by selective use of available commercial services. When necessary, and economically feasible, specialized internal services are developed. Some of these services are described. (6 references) (Author)

Describes the use of word processors for catalog card production, bulletin production, printouts of technical service data, and specialized bibliography printouts in the Energy Economics Group of Arthur D. Little, Inc. (FM)

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the quality of jobs in call centres by focusing on the opportunities for promotion in this sector. More specifically, the research questions focus on discovering whether promotion is common practise in the call centre sector and on identifying the factors that affect this.…

While mission statements for various libraries and information centers necessarily vary, all librarians face "two very pressing charges: make voluminous numbers of electronic resources as visible as possible in a landscape of multiple access points and simultaneously manage all the technology, tasks, and data necessary to facilitate such…

An automated Centre for Scientific and Technical Information has been set up within the Bulgarian Central Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, with United Nations Development Programme assistance and with Unesco as executing agency for the project. (Author)

Some sources of information on scientific and technical data centers are mentioned, and recent publications of a few federally supported data centers in physical sciences are listed. (Author/PF)

This article discusses educational information dissemination systems and questions whether dissemination and utilization are communication problems or information seeker's problems. (PD)

This set of information sheets on the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is designed for use by persons responsible for instructing potential ERIC users and contributors. Adaptable for reproduction as overhead projection transparencies, the sheets are classified in two dimensions to provide for greater flexibility. The set of 50…

The aim of the International Serials Data System is to provide a reliable registry of world serial publications. Its structure and networking functions are described. (Author/JAB)

This article discusses one conception of how information centers can relate to the educational process. The core concept is that of the media or information professional who would be the essential ingredient of a vastly enlarged and upgraded notion of knowledge service. (Author)

Three solutions to the problem of treating compiled statistical data graphically are proposed. The first is based on the concept of index number and the other two are based on component-bar graphs. (2 references) (Author/NH)

What is really required is the prepared mind,'' which will permit the individual to exploit technology and change rather than being victimized or intimidated by it. (Author/JS)