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Peer reviewedMcClure, Charles R.; Reifsnyder, Betsy – Special Libraries, 1984
Five performance measures suggested for use in public libraries are discussed in relation to corporate information centers: corporate awareness of library services; clients as percentage of jurisdiction population; reference transactions per capita; reference fill rate; timeliness of information delivery. Planning and survey questionnaires for…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Information Centers, Input Output Analysis, Library Services
Diodato, Virgil – Online, 1984
Examines 55 articles from 25 popular magazines such as "Better Homes and Gardens,""Business Week,""Popular Mechanics," and "Working Woman" and discusses purpose of the articles, consumer oriented online services, libraries and information centers, databases, and publishers and intermediaries. A list of the…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Centers, Information Networks, Information Retrieval
Bock, Joleen – Library Journal, 1973
The construction of 55 new learning resource centers is briefly analyzed. (SM)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Construction Programs
Reading Newsreport, 1972
Reprints an interview with the Director of the i.t.a. Foundation about the history of i.t.a. and plans for its continuing use in the United States. (MB)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Beginning Reading, Educational Innovation, Information Centers
Aviation/Space, 1980
This is a list of aerospace organizations and other groups that provides educators with assistance and information in specific areas. Both government and nongovernment organizations are included. (Author/SA)
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Astronomy, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Letalien, Bethany Lynn; Chen, Hsin-Liang – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
The Latin American Network Information Center is an academic Web site that houses various databases and similar projects and provides director access to sites in and about Latin America. Exploratory research into the site's usability revealed that overall, users were successful in using the site and expressed satisfaction with it, but some…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Area Studies, Foreign Countries, Information Centers
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni – Library Administration & Management, 1996
Summarizes the literature explaining focus group interview techniques and provides ideas on how they can be used for needs assessment and program evaluation in libraries and information centers. Discussion includes focus group session objectives, the level of moderator involvement, various methodologies, data analysis, and reporting in qualitative…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Focus Groups
Stoss, Frederick W. – Green Library Journal, 1992
Focuses on two aspects of the information requirements related to global change: (1) the changing information needs in the global change-research community, and (2) the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center as a model for institutions supporting interdisciplinary analysis of global change research. (MDH)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Environmental Education, Environmental Research, Higher Education
Peer reviewedClark, Linda R.; And Others – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1995
Shared Information Services is a state-operated network of four resource centers for gifted education in Indiana. The network provides support in the areas of program development, teacher education, classroom teaching resources, and program evaluation. A variety of library and technical assistance services is provided to teachers and others by…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Peer reviewedAlbertson, Jim – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1993
This article describes a schoolwide unit of study to increase awareness of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) for students with hearing impairments. Sample classroom activities are listed for use in mathematics, reading/language, science/biology, social studies, health, home economics, deaf studies, physical education, and art. Six AIDS…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Health Education, Hearing Impairments, Information Centers
Peer reviewedRichardson, John V., Jr.; Audunson, Ragnar; Lynch, Beverly; Marcum, Deanna; Moran, Barbara B.; Walter, Virginia A.; Weingand, Darlene – Library Quarterly, 2000
This column presents views of professionals in the library and information studies (LIS) field and assess the state of LIS research. Questions are posed to researchers and practitioners in various LIS fields, asking them to address where they think the research front is. Six respondents focus their discussions on library and information center…
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Industry, Information Science, Library Administration
Bridges, Peggy Bass; Morgan, Suzette – Computers in Libraries, 2000
Describes the new service model of the Resource & Information Center at Harcourt, Inc., which was charged with developing and publicizing library services that would empower end-users. Includes tips for purchasing online databases, guidelines for developing content that will draw people into the company's intranet or Web site, and top 10…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Oriented Programs, Corporations, Information Centers
Download full textInterstate Research Associates, McLean, VA. – 1992
This guide offers suggestions on conducting literature reviews on topics relating to children and youth with disabilities. The guide recommends that the researcher begin by accessing a computerized database at a university, public, or private library. It specifically describes the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database and the…
Descriptors: Children, Clearinghouses, Databases, Disabilities
Stueart, Robert D.; Moran, Barbara B. – 1998
Adhering to the proven fundamentals and the same general structure as previous editions, this revision updates and expands the material in the text to cover the latest managerial systems and approaches. The book presents the principles of library and information center management in a conceptual framework as it examines dynamics within the…
Descriptors: Change, Information Centers, Information Management, Leadership
Nathanson, Jeanne H., Ed. – OSERS News in Print, 1991
This newsletter theme issue contains several articles on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. "Supported Education for People with Psychiatric Disabilities...Issues and Implications" (Karen V. Unger) describes three prototypes for postsecondary education of individuals with psychiatric disabilities--the self-contained…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Deafness, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
