A satellite assisted, interactive teleconference titled "Networking for Interagency Collaboration" was evaluated to determine the effectiveness of the telecommunications mode in contrast to a central site mode. The conference background, goals, and content are described and two specific telecommunications goals are formally presented: 1) to…

Coalitions of service providers are playing increasingly large roles in developing policies and programs affecting youth. Community coalitions are cost-effective, efficient ways to expand services and to increase the capacity of the community to plan and program for young people. This manual provides a basis for examination of the coalition…

To help classroom teachers select materials for handicapped students, information is presented on 10 commercial instructional materials retrieval systems. Suggested are considerations in selecting instructional materials. Publisher's address, implementation information, and a brief description are given for the 10 systems, including the Behavior…

This paper reports on an effort to assist persons interested in establishing teachers' centers. This endeavor took the form of a three-day experience in which novices were able to visit several teachers' centers and to interact with experienced teachers' center staff. This workshop was coordinated by the Teachers' Centers Exchange. The…

This paper constitutes a summary of the major topics discussed by the nearly 500 librarians, information specialists, representatives of the information industry, and other interested individuals who participated in a national forum for the identification, elucidation, and discussion of issues relating to library networks, as a contribution to the…

This compilation of miscellaneous information about the San Mateo Educational Resources Center (SMERC) was designed as a reference tool for SMERC linking agents, i.e., SMERC-trained personnel responsible for explaining their center's information services to subscribing agencies. It contains SMERC subscription information: listings of resources and…

This working paper provides an initial discussion point for the construction of a national location service as a component of a national library and information service network. The study described had a dual purpose: (1) expansion of the Register of Additional Locations (RAL) data base by cooperative means, which involved identifying…

The Message Delivery System described, a facility that will link automatic bibliographic services and permit the transmission of messages among the various services, is one of the basic requirements for the development of a comprehensive computerized bibliographic system of nationwide scope. The system will enable users of one system to have…

The study reveals that the federal government is making rapid strides toward the stage where information on a wide range of its activities, including programs of grants, contracts, and other forms of financial assistance to colleges and universities, will be stored and retrieved in machine-readable form in federal computer systems. Paralleling the…

Guidelines for the planning, purchase, and utilization of dial access information systems for educational instruction were researched and studied, and incorporated into a handbook for educators. Among the questions asked by the investigating committee were: (1) costs involved in such a system for educational purposes? (2) What is the number and…

This bibliography on library networks includes monographs, reports, journal articles, and a few forthcoming papers which have been published or prepared for publication since the end of 1970. It is divided into seven parts: Part I covers directories; Part II lists several bibliographies; Part III includes articles and books of a general,…

This report discusses the meetings of the United Nations Environment Programme Governing Council and the World Assembly of Non-Governmental Organizations Concerned with the Global Environment in Geneva, June 5-26, 1973. The need for environmental information was constantly stressed and ways of exchanging information discussed. A demonstration of a…

This annual report covers the second year of the existence of the Council for Educational Technology. During this year, the Council has established a formal mechanism through which various sectors of education and training can make known their requirements for Council action, and designed and begun to implement a program of developmental…

One major unit of the National Institute of Education (NIE), the Dissemination and Resources Group, is specifically charged with the responsibility of facilitating dissemination and use of the entire corps of knowledge about education: the outcomes of research and development supported not only by NIE but by other organizations and agencies as…

The "information explosion" in the field of population has created a need for proper identification, systematization, dissemination, and utilization of population information. To help meet these needs in the Asian and Pacific regions, the Clearinghouse and Information Section of the Population Division of ESCAP (Economic and Social…