This section of the "Archiving Methodology" is concerned with the role of data collection contractors in the archiving process. Their role is discussed from three perspectives: (1) the nature of the relationship of the data collection contractor, the project officer, and the archivist; (2) the considerations contractors must make when…

This volume of "Archiving Methodology" is devoted to file-level documentation. File-level documentation refers to the description of the contents of a single data file or a group of identically structured files. It consists of three sections: (1) file background--information pertaining to the origin, purpose, and collection methodology…

This volume of "Archiving Methodology" provides contractors with standards for developing project-level documentation. This volume is designed to acquaint a potential data user with the research and/or evaluative effort that generated the archived data. It serves as both an introduction to and an overview of a collection of data files by…

This report on a funded project that established a chemistry research information service for researchers in the University of Houston's chemistry department provides detailed descriptions of the three objectives of the project, together with an explanation of how each objective was/is to be accomplished. These objectives were/are: (1) to document…

In a national effort to derive an empirical data base for establishing rural education research priorities, 273 general educators and 188 special educators representing public schools (180), colleges/universities (137), and other agencies (137) ranked 46 specific research questions clustered around the issues of rural school effectiveness,…

This resource guide helps state and local administrators of vocational special needs programs, special needs educators, counselors, researchers, and policymakers serving rural youth and adults to locate resources. Resources cited in this guide are publications; newsletters; journals; special issues of journals; agencies, associations, and…