Seven indexes to computer-oriented literature are reviewed, examining services offered, type of literature indexed, format, source, hardware needed, and cost. Each item reviewed can currently be obtained for $100 per year or less. (JN)

This cumulative index provides access to the almost 1,300 entries in three bibliographies: (1) "Media and the Young Adult: A Selected Bibliography, 1950-1972"; (2) "Media and the Young Adult: A Selected Bibliography, 1973-1977"; and (3) "Research on Adolescence for Youth Services: An Annotated Bibliography on Adolescent Development, Educational…

This guide provides annotated lists of books, journals, indexes, and computer-based services and organizations that are sources of test information. The guide directs educators to test information about assessing academic ability, aptitude, achievement, personality, vocational aptitude, and intelligence, as well as specialized topics such as…

This manual is designed to assist public libraries in Utah in their use of the Internet. Many of the examples used were created specifically to explain the use of products that the Utah Library Network provides for public libraries in Utah. The introduction provides background history and general information about the Internet and general…

Describes an investigation that assessed the effectiveness of Australian indexing and abstracting services in their bibliographic control of the literature of library and information science. Conclusions about the coverage of the literature are presented, and methods for improvement are suggested. (CLB)

Two approaches to informing engineering students of library resources are described. The first discusses the activities involved in presenting an overview of the library resources, and the second describes how to plan for student projects involving current topics of their choice. (SA)

Background information for teachers on inflation and self-contained learning activities to help students view inflation from both economic and political perspectives are provided. The introduction contains economics and political science frameworks for analyzing policy issues. How to integrate economics and political science is also discussed.…

The use of locally produced dissertations by extramural scholars was examined in four Ohio academic libraries. The results include identification of users by type of institution; purpose for which the dissertations were used; and tools and approaches successfully used in identifying and locating the desired dissertations. (CLB)

The "Arithmetic Teacher" was founded in 1954 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics to serve the interests and needs of all who are concerned with elementary school mathematics. There were four issues of the journal in 1954, five in 1955 and 1956, six in 1957, 1958 and 1959, and eight in 1960 through April 1979. Since September 1979…

This resource paper is intended to assist public school administrators and staff who are struggling to comply with Federal and state laws and regulations governing telecommunications, which may involve the use of television and/or computers. Introductory materials provide background information on New York's "Regents Action Plan" and the…

This document profiles a total of 78 resources to assist individuals responsible for development and implementation of career academies. The resources are organized into sections that are each devoted to one of the following types of information resources: information indexes; search engines; World Wide Web portals for education; lesson plan…