**• iL· abstract, .lesearen in idvanced Communications VOL.33, JULY 1995 EUROPEAN COMMISSION ISSN 0014-2352 euro abstracts SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION FROM COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Dissemination of Scienti fie and Technical Knowledge Unit European Community support for research and technological development (RTD) is centred on a series of Framework Programmes, which define the focal areas for activities to be undertaken, and provide the funds necessary for their execution. The dissemination of information is seen to be an integral part of the research process, and has been carried out partly by the specific RTD programmes and partly through centralised actions known as the VALUE programme, which also cover measures to aid the exploitation and utilisation of the research results. The Dissemination of Scientific and Technical Knowledge Unit of DG XIII/D-2 is responsible for operating the part of the VALUE programme concerned with the dissemination of information on Community RTD activities and their results, and the promotion of the uptake and application of these results. This is achieved through a variety of publications, and electronically through the CORDIS (Community Research and Development Information Service) databases. The Unit also manages the RTD Help Desk which offers assistance in locating sources of detailed information (such as publications and contact persons) concerning the research activities of the EC.