Eleven library systems throughout the country have been developing detailed plans for offering services to the adult independent learner. Each system organized a planning and evaluation task force, composed of library administrators and representatives from library staffs who were to be responsible for developing the service plans. The development…

The bibliography lists 410 items which are curriculum materials in vocational and career education. It is an attempt to discover and illustrate the amount of curriculum materials which is available, but seldom publicized beyond local or State boundaries. Besides providing an annotation describing each item, the bibliography includes the title of…

Environmental education activities of some Washington-based, professional science-oriented organizations and federal agencies concerned with environmental improvement are described in this newsletter. Its purpose is to acquaint persons with the activities of representative environmental concern groups in the nation's capital, since a substantial…

The National Referral Center (NRC) and its many services to the scientific and technical community are discussed in some detail as a preamble to a proposal of a cooperative arrangement between NRC and the American Geological Institute (AGI), its supporting societies, and all geoscientists in a combined effort to enlarge and maintain a…

In a recent issue of "Fortune," the leading article carried the predictive title, "The Coming Shake-Up in Telecommunications." Increasingly, the attention of the business community and the general public is being called to the emergence of such new and potentially revolutionary communications technologies as CATV (community…

THIS REPORT OUTLINES A PLAN FOR ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN TANZANIA FOR THE CITIZENS IN A NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THE PRINCIPAL PROPOSALS ARE FOR VILLAGE AND DISTRICT TRAINING CENTERS, ADULT EDUCATION COLLEGES AT RUNGEMBA AND KIVUKONI AND A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CENTER AT TENGERU, AND THE EXTENSION OF EXTRAMURAL…

Research libraries are struggling with immense problems; hence, now may be a propitious time to begin a dialogue on the requirements for a national policy and then to establish one that will link government agencies and the research library community and preserve the rights of individuals. (Author/JD)

Defends Project EXCEL against criticisms offered in EA 510 647. (IRT)

The information needs of developing countries engaged in the process of industrilization are indicated, and some practical suggestions offered for developing a national industrial information center. (MBR)

This article addresses the issue of national health care. Neither Medicare nor Medicaid equitably meet the health needs of the entire population. The author suggests criteria which must be met by a national health program if it is to eliminate inequalities in costs, access to services and quality of care. (GC)

Major national developments in the field of special education are surveyed, including publication of a series of reports by the Presidents Committee on Mental Retardation, activities of the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, and the legislative mandates of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142). (GW)

The article advocates government planning of a comprehensive, long-term policy for outdoor recreation land use. (PS)

The Dominican Republic has taken steps to develop and implement a comprehensive plan (called Plan Sierra) for national natural resources management. The plan (which includes an environmental education component) demonstrates a commitment to Stockholm Recommendation 96 in a way that could become a model for other Latin American nations. (JN)

Highlights the underlying themes of Mao Zedong's views on national development and reviews his major arguments on the synthesis of foreign and Chinese ideas, methods of development, and key issues of the modernization process. The guiding principles that Mao advocated for education are discussed in the larger context of societal development. (GEA)

This article discusses the types of preservation projects the National Endowment for the Humanities' Office of Preservation expects to support, the cost of these projects, and some strategies for accomplishing them. Projects conducted by Research Libraries Group, Association of Research Libraries, and Council on Library Resources are highlighted.…