The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) has initiated a unique partnership with the private sector. Personnel from IBM's T. J. Watson Research Center will assist NCLIS in examining the anticipated information environment of 1985 and the impact of information technology on various segments of the population. They will also help identify those qualities that make technology more useful and acceptable and will participate in the development of better and more effective mechanisms of communication with major libraries and information centers as well as with key library and information associations.
In another cooperative project, IBM and NCLIS are working with the Drexel University's School of Library and Information Science to develop a program that will encourage students entering the information field by providing an opportunity for work experience in the industry.
[Contact: National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Suite 601, 1717 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20035; 202-653-6252.]
