At Winona State University's Krueger Library, where Kendall Larson is an associate professor and Allison Quam is an assistant professor, informational and directional signs are an essential part of the interior space. Yet the ubiquitous sign and media saturation has challenged them to design and maintain effective signage that is conspicuous and…

Key to the dissemination of evidence-based addiction treatments is the exchange of experiences and mutual support among treatment practitioners, as well as the availability of accurate addiction training materials and effective trainers. To address the shortage of such resources, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) created…

Developing an Open Access, multi-institutional, multilingual, international digital library requires robust technological and institutional infrastructures that support both the needs of individual institutions alongside the needs of the growing partnership and ensure continuous communication and development of the shared vision for the digital…

This article describes the need for rethinking resource sharing to offer both library users and nonlibrary users options to obtain the material they seek from both libraries and commerical sources. The article discusses several programs that are emerging including the "GoGetter" function, the Rethinking Resource Sharing Manifesto, user needs, and…

Broadband holds a critical position in the progress of economic and social indicators by connecting consumers, businesses and governments. South Korea has consistently been the global leader in broadband deployment since 1999. In the last ten years the Korean government has pursued several strategies for its broadband policy. The purpose of this…

Proposed programs and budgets for 1973-1974 of the following divisions of the Unesco Communication commission are summarized: Free flow of information and development of communication; Documentation, libraries and archives; Public information and promotion of international understanding; and, Statistics relating to education, science and…

Participation by agencies in a network can provide access to a wider range of services and resources for the handicapped and can enable additional agencies to take advantage of information regarding specialized resources and services to the benefit of unlimited others. The major obstacle to effective networking is the fear that participation in a…

Critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) provide the essential services that support basic elements of American society. Compromise of these CIKR could disrupt key government and industry activities, facilities, and systems, producing cascading effects throughout the Nation's economy and society and profoundly affecting the national…

A description of the world science information system is given in this study report and the conclusion is reached that the establishment of such a system is not only necessary, but also feasible. The study is presented in four parts. The motivations for the study are developed in Part I which also deals with a recognition of the role of scientific…

The first part of this report summarizes the accomplishments of the Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange (CLENE) from the start of the project in June 1975 through June 1976 relative to four project objectives: (1) creation of a permanent administrative structure for CLENE; (2) establishment of a dues and fees structure; (3)…

Guidelines are provided for disseminating information on teacher corps projects. Information is given on experienced disseminators such as existing networks that are available to help in planning. Suggestions are made on targeting information and marketing. (JD)

Based on a literature survey of union cataloging, and New England libraries it was determined that: (1) New England's collective union catalog needs and problems had not been specified, especially regarding the possibilities of machine application; (2) crucial data and analysis needed for such specification was unavailable; and (3) the absence of…

An approach is suggested for cooperative, regional organization to coordinate environmental education development. A meeting of delegates from 13 Western states indicated status levels of conservation--environmental education, leadership, financial problems, and proposal of a now-funded cooperative project of information exchange and program…

Summary of proceedings of Regional Meeting of Experts on Information in Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (1982) includes an analysis of present situation in information units participating in meeting; formulation of network project (network concept, objectives, operational framework); and drafting of tentative plan of action…

This manual is intended to provide guidance to those interested in establishing an electronic bulletin board system (BBS) that enables users to send and read messages both individually and by teleconferencing, and to transfer files to and from the system. The manual begins with a definition of a BBS and explains its uses and facilities. It then…