The planning and implementing of dissemination programs for information needs in education are presented in 10 sections: I. Background; II. Data Collection and Analysis Plans; III. The State Surveys; IV. The "Query Followup" Study; V. The "Information Specialists" Study; VI. The "Hotline" Study; VII. The "Educational Serials Topic Trends" Study; VIII. Convergence of Findings; IX. Conclusions and Recommendations; and X. Bibliography. An appendix "Topic Trends in the Educational Report Literature," by Suzanne P. Hawkins and Robert Hawkins is included along with a sample of the questionnaire distributed in a 13-state survey. (LS)