In Yugoslavia, a plan for a decentralized information system based on the cooperation of referral centers in republics and autonomous provinces has been drawn up and is now being implemented. (Author)

A description of the functions and services of the single system for supplying medical information in the Ukrainian S.S.R. (Author)

The main functions of a national scientific and technical information system are described and the requirements they must meet are examined; these include compatibility of all system components, information retrieval languages, hardware and software. (Author)

The Slovak National Bibliography consists of two separate bibliographies: (1) the contemporary national bibliography and (2) the retrospective national bibliography. The contemporary bibliography fulfills the following needs: (1) Provides registration and elaboration of Slovak books published on Slovak territory and books in Slovak published on…

Science communication techniques are expected to change markedly in the next decade because of the developments on an international scale of coupled information systems in various scientific disciplines and technological missions. A change in techniques is also expected because of growing needs of users as well as of producers of science…

Four hundred and ninety one primary journals covered by "Physics Abstracts" in 1965 have been studied and their basic characteristics analyzed in terms of sponsorship, distribution by country, language, frequency, and coverage by secondary services other than "Physics Abstracts," and the number of libraries holding each…

In order to identify producers of physics research and to determine their relative productivity, institutional affiliations of authors as given in nine physics journals were studied. Organizations were classified and analyzed by type and geographical location, and productivity established. Findings indicate that organizations differ in their rate…

A study of the applications of computer to libraries and information systems carried out with the support of the Council on Library Resources is reported. The report presents recommendations derived from the synthesis of facts, views, and opinions obtained from sources such as: visits to selected projects and installations, published and private…

Traces development of UNESCO activities in support of archival systems and services from 1946 to present under both the Regular Programme and Budget and the Participation Programme. The origin, scope, character, and activities of the Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP) initiated in 1979 are summarized. Forty-one references are cited.…

Discusses the need for national information delivery systems and summarizes the responsibilities of the federal government as identified by the United States National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. (PF)

Reports on a conference held in Paris, September 23-27, 1974. (PF)

This bibliography includes studies and descriptions of federal information systems; including federal libraries, Educational Resources Information Centers (ERIC), Government Printing Office, Library of Congress, National Library of Medicine, and National Technical Information Service. Also listed are National Commission on Libraries and…

The American Institute of Physics is working toward the development of a national information system for physics, whose objective is the organization of the flow of physics information from the producers to the users. The complete physics information system has several constituent subsystems, among which are: one for the management of the flow of…

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…