This paper presents the background of the development of the International Standard Bibliographic Description for Serials and Other Continuing Resources, or ISBD(CR). Discussion includes: formation of a working group in 1997 to look at the existing ISBD and objectives of the project; the first official meeting of the working group in August 1998…

A continuation of the up-dating service begun in the October 1971 issue of Audiovisual Instruction, and supplements coverage contained in MMRI-1972. (Author)

Papers presented at scientific meetings are at least as valuable as those published in the journals. As a medium for current awareness, meeting papers have important advantages over those published in the journals. "Current Programs," a new current-awareness service, is making it possible to take advantage of this heretofore underutilized…

A list of resources, both print and nonprint, in the area of media production. (Author)

The methodology of a technological forecast, integrating consultant, industrial, and academic input from three successive Delphi rounds, is presented. (11 references) (Author)

Materials are needed for lay and professional audiences interested in aging and the aged. A review of sources for locating materials was undertaken by studying the Book Review Digest'' and the Cumulative Book Index'' to determine the number of books published and reviewed in the past thirty years. (1 reference) (Author/DH)

The strategy for locating subjects in longitudinal studies presented here was developed from a series of community, metropolitan, and national panel studies. (PS)

Library Pathfinders offer the opportunity to share reference methodology in an organized, nationwide manner. Intended to introduce users to the variety of information sources available, Pathfinders have been published in a wide range of disciplines. The authors describe Pathfinders and indicate how they can provide improved user service and…

Article gives guides for locating, choosing, and using instructional resources. Emphasis is on non-book resources. (GB)

The local library, public, school, or private, must provide the first eschelon of information service. Beyond this is needed a coordinated, statewide program of institutes to train librarians in the collection of local, printed material and their bibliographic reporting in manuscript searching and servicing, and in oral history techniques. (12…

The 25 titles given in this bibliography include only those publications which place their major emphasis on the writing of research papers. The brief annotations indicate the most important contents of each publication. (0 references) (Author/NH)

FID and NFAIS are jointly preparing a machine readable inventory of information for computer publication as a directory to abstracting services of the world. The kinds of data recorded by the Services are described. A progress report and plans for the future are included. (9 references) (Author/DH)

The use of monitored radio broadcasts as a source of information from foreign countries which might not otherwise be obtainable is described. (6 references) (NH)

The format, content and scope of academic library newsletters are discussed and evaluated. (NH)