The seminar, held in Washington, DC from November 6 to 17, 1972, was focussed on the: (a) present situation of the centers and their potential information transfer capacity, (b) improvement of current services, (c) development of an integrated plan, and (d) bases of a national policy for coordinated services. (Author/SM)

Article considers the problems and function of the university library system as it attempts to serve the information needs of the academic community. (RK)

This report pertains to a large research library beginning the change-over to shared cataloging by an on-line system, and the early stages of the implementation of computer techniques for part of the technical processes system of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC). (Author)

An essentially comparative descriptive-analytical framework is the result of this tentative analytical approach and its application in one statewide study. (Author/JN)

Librarians in the Ukraine have become an indispensable part of the entire scientific and cultural life of the republic and books are now an object of prime necessity in the people's life. (Author)

The Biomedical Information System is described as one which includes closed intermediate and open data, mobilizing all biomedical information for physicians, teachers, students and administrators. (Editor/IE)

The learning resource center concept (integration of audiovisual and library services) with its constituent elements and historical development is examined. The adoption of the concept by the Ontario community college system is outlined, noting pertinent government documents. Thirty footnotes are listed. (EJS)

Discussion of the use of microcomputers in a cooperative public library system notes library management applications in areas of clerical work, word processing, book ordering, inventories, special collection catalogs, mailing lists, and a union list of serials. (EJS)

Although Colombia's Educational Documentation and Information Subsystem (SNIE) functions both as a part of the education sector and as a component of the National Information System, this article focuses on the first function. The various units and subunits of the system are described, including the National Network of School Libraries. (RAA)

Describes how the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, second edition (AACR2) can be used by school libraries for both print and non-print materials. An overview of AACR2 is given, as well as information on networking and suggestions for adopting the code. An annotated list of 12 suggested readings is included. (BK)

Argues that librarians need to become more politically-minded if they are to determine their future role in the "information age." Examples of political forces at work in information issues are given: national periodicals center, national library agency, Department of Education, bibliographic utilities and networks, private sector, and…

Describes the history and development of the Tri-State College Library Cooperative (TCLC) Literature Search Center, a network of small academic libraries that cooperate to provide a computerized literature search service. (FM)

Explains how to obtain information from United States Government publications through the use of depository libraries, purchase of government documents, and locating free government publications. Gives specific information source examples related to the geology of national parks, monuments, and forests. (GS)

Proposes the creation of regional information centers and library networks to provide information on family planning to developing nations. (FM)