The 1972-1975 Neighborhood Information Center (NIC) Project was undertaken in Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, and Queens Borough to demonstrate the feasibility of using existing library branches as neighborhood information centers. This summary evaluation utilized data from site visits, interviews with staff and clients, a questionnaire survey of resource agencies, and existing narrative and statistical reports, evaluations, and minutes to describe the nature of information and referral services in the public library. Each city's NIC was evaluated in the areas of service objectives, site, community involvement, publicity, NIC in the context of other library services, staffing, delivery of services, administration, future activities and plans, strengths and areas of attention, users and resource agencies. The project made visible the libraries' attempts at information and referral services and facilitated exchange of ideas and information. However, more objective measurements and research were needed. The study recommended the collection of data descriptive of information and referral operations, determination of more uniform definitions, and/or controlled field experimentation to determine the most efficient configuration for effective service delivery. (KP)