This is a series of publications on mental health services research and development. The purpose of the series is to offer assistance to persons working toward continually increased effectiveness of delivering mental health contributions to people in need. Reflected in all publications in the series is a three-phase process of services improvement through planning for creative change. "Information Sources and How to Use Them" consists of two parts: (1) search services and (2) indexes to the periodical literature. "A Distillation of Principles on Research Utilization" (Volume I) consists of four major sections: (1) the problem of research utilization, (2) some factors which condition innovation, (3) ways of improving the linkage, and (4) facilitating organizational change. The second volume, "Bibliography with Annotations" may be used as an aid in supplementing the material contained in Volume I. The bibliography is intended to foster continued investigations in refined techniques of change through knowledge utilization. (Author/BW)