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p r e f e r a b l e . All that i s n e c e s s a r y t o a c c o m p l i s h this change is t o r e a r r a n g e the c a r d deck. If changes i n headings a r e needed, this a l s o m a y be done by a reshuffling. When i t i s d e s i r e d t o p r i n t a r e v i s e d e d i tion, the c a r d file which i s a l r e a d y cqmpletely u p - t o - d a t e , i s again r u n through the L i s t o m a t i c C a m e r a and the p r o c e s s of p r e p a r i n g the printed p l a t e s r e p e a t e d . It h a s been e s t i m a t e d t h a t f o r
a booklet of t h i s size--52 p a g e s , two columns 6 - 1 / 4 x 9-1/2--it would be possible t o have the printed and bound book delivered in 72 h o u r s , that i s , the equivalent of t h r e e eight-hour days f r o m the t i m e the decision to r e p r i n t was m a d e . Such speed would, of c o u r s e , r e q u i r e the coopero. tion of the p r i n t e r and binder in having p r e s s e s and equipment available f o r i m m e d i a t e u s e , And b e s t of a l l , t h e r e would be no proofreading '
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCEMENT O F MEDICAL COMMUNICATION The Institute f o r Advancement of Medical Communication, with h e a d q u a r t e r s in New York City, has f o r m e d a Scientific Council t o guide i t s p r o g r a m of r e s e a r c h , development, and training aimed at improving communication among biomedical s c i e n t i s t s and health s c i e n c e p r a c t i t i o n e r s . The Council c o n s i s t s of 20 s c i e n t i s t s and e d u c a t o r s , who r e p r e s e n t many of the disciplines and s p e c i a l t i e s contributing t o , and u s i n g , the expanding pool of biomedical information. D r . R i c h a r d H. O r r , D i r e c t o r , a l s o announces the opening of a Washington Branch a t 1028 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C., headed by I s a a c D. Welt, Ph.D., Associate D i r e c t o r of the National R e s e a r c h Council, Institute. D r . Welt w a s f o r m e r l y with the National Academy of Sciences w h e r e he was D i r e c t o r of t h e C a r d i o v a s c u l a r L i t e r a t u r e P r o j e c t . This p r o j e c t will be continued under the a u s p i c e s of t h e Institute. Other r e c e n t additions t o the Institute's p r o f e s s i s n a l staff include C l a i r e K. Schultz, f o r m e r l y Manager of R e s e a r c h in Information R e t r i e v a l a t Remington Rand Univac, and E l e a n o r M. C r o u s e , f o r m e r l y Special L i b r a r i a n at the Chemical Division of P i t t s b u r g h P l a t e C l a s s , a s R e s e a r c h A s s o c i a t e s ; and D r . J e s s i e F. C r u m p and D r . Talmadge G. Hiebert a s R e s e a r c h Affiliates.
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NSF PUBLICATION The National Science Foundation r e l e a s e d the eighth r e p o r t in the s e r i e s entitled C u r r e n t Res e a r c h and Development in Scientific Documentation, a semiannual publication which contains d e s c r i p t i o n s of r e s e a r c h and development p r o j e c t s in the field of scientific documentation and potentially r e l a t e d a r e a s . I s s u e N o . 8 includes d e s c r i p t i o n s of 195 r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t s i n 122 organizations. Copies m a y be obtained f r o m the Superintendent of Documents, U S . Government P r i n t i n g Office, Washington 25, D. C. P r i c e , 65 c e n t s .
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