This study examined the science-profession dyad of ichthyology and fisheries biology through citation analysis of the journal literature. It found that the fields overlap in the journals cited, and, although differences in citation behavior were identified, some exchange of information within the dyad was indicated. (38 references) (Author/MES)

Proposes a model for technical journal deselection based on the Bradford law of distribution. The model's operational prescriptives, characteristics of the Bradford distribution in the field of pediatrics, and relevance to collection management are discussed. (42 references) (KRN)

Online searches of bibliographic databases were conducted for scientists and technologists in one academic and one industrial setting. In order to determine the effect of this new technological development on its users' information-seeking habits, and to determine how, how often, and with what satisfaction online search services are used, records…

Reviewing five large-scale investigations of educational dissemination and change, this report synthesizes and consolidates their findings and implications around an issue of common interest to policymakers, program administrators, and researchers: what can be learned from these studies about processes and procedures that facilitate knowledge…

The Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS) is a nationwide computer-based communications network originally designed to transfer the health and educational records of migrant workers' children. This report assesses MSRTS data from September 1984 through June 1986 to determine the potential utility of such data for national studies of the…

This interim report analyzes the dissemination and impact of "SET: Research Information for Teachers," a package of articles presenting educational research findings in a journalistic style for distribution to Australian and New Zealand schools and teachers. The report consists of four sections. The first section reviews recent…

Reviews the knowledge utilization process by decision makers and examines how state agency officials in four areas (hazardous waste management, economic development, welfare, and education) use knowledge generated by policy analysis. Appendices include components of the 1988 knowledge utilization survey of state officials. (48 references) (LRW)

Reports on a study of the diffusion of the Public Library Association's planning process. Two surveys are described: one of state library development agencies that determined techniques used to disseminate planning information; and one of small public libraries that determined the extent to which they had received and were using the planning…