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Peer reviewedKretschmer, Joseph C. – Journal of Reading, 1984
Provides a microcomputer program that will calculate readability levels using Rix, a new, short readability formula. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Microcomputers, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedPeterson, Lorna; Coniglio, Jamie W. – RQ, 1987
Library user guides from seven large academic libraries were examined for readability using microcomputer software for analysis. Results indicated that most guides are written at or above a reading level of grade 12. Appendices summarize readability formulas and depict in a composite graph the levels of all of the guides examined. (16 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Graphs, Library Guides
