Describes difficulties in locating and recruiting Indian students living off reservations and lack of information about financial aid among urban Indians. Discusses problems related to proving eligibility for financial assistance. Reviews efforts to improve educational access for urban Indians. (DMM)

In a University of South Carolina health care delivery course in a pharmacy program, twelve student teams visited and created profiles of health care facilities and services in the Charleston community. The project was found to be an effective way to enhance learning of course materials and could be adapted for other instructional purposes.…

Describes the manual for a Young Adult Library Advisory Board, a teen group that helps to plan and implement public library youth services. The board's purpose, the recruitment of teen volunteers from which board members can be drawn, volunteer guidelines and assignments, a step-by-step procedure for establishing the program, and a sample agenda…

This article discusses educational services and programs provided by the New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped. The school provides free appropriate education for children with visual impairments within an array of service models and environments, protects the rights of students with handicaps and their parents, and makes technical aids,…

Residential schools for students with blindness or visual impairments should be viewed as organizations that can provide the leadership for improved services statewide. Residential schools can become active partners in their communities by maximizing the use of the school's facilities, expanding outreach services, and developing cooperative…

Discussion of library outreach services in academic libraries focuses on experiences at the University of Michigan. Topics addressed include a changing student population; evaluating student needs, including bibliographic instruction; analyzing campus context; examining resources available to the library; and outreach guidelines, including…

Considers the types of distance education currently available through two-year colleges and the learning resources center (LRC) services needed to support distance education. Presents a model for providing LRC services to extension sites based on a program developed at Austin Community College. (DMM)

Miles Park School views outreach to families, community groups, and businesses as necessary for educational success. Support programs in tutoring, counseling, and high school equivalency for parents are offered, while parents participate in grant-writing, instruction, and program development. Describes the school's drug prevention program. (CJS)

Describes Education Information Centers (EICs) in public libraries in New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Nebraska that have been funded by the Kellogg Foundation to serve adults who are in a job, education, or career transition. Career assessment software is reviewed, outreach strategies are described, and future plans are…

Discusses reasons for home schooling and suggests ways that libraries can respond to home schoolers. Concerns about academic performance and socialization of home-schooled children are also discussed, and library services are suggested. Such services include community outreach programs, tours, sponsoring workshops, and collection development…

Argues for the need for courses in waste management in departments other than civil engineering. Points out that although waste management is a business administration function, it is best performed from an environmental management perspective. (DDR)

Illustrates uses and benefits of geographic-information systems (computer-generated maps) for practice, administration, and research in social services. By mapping the location of problems, a service strategy sensitive to the community can be developed. Examples involving child-care agencies demonstrate how outreach and service issues can be…

A discussion of the role of new technology in university outreach efforts begins by looking at the history of the university's direct scientific and technological contributions to society, from the 1300s through the evolution of the land-grant university. The potential for another significant change in the university's institutional role in…

In addition to building a new facility and providing innovative services to its students/faculty/administration, the Valley Library of Oregon State University, winner of the Gale Group/Library Journal Library of the Year Award, has created partnerships with public libraries, the business community, school districts, and other academic…

In rural Madison County (North Carolina), a project to plan community health services began with 40 community "listening sessions" in which local people discussed health needs and problems. These sessions led to a community coalition that actively cooperates with health professionals in planning health services and trainings,…