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Download full textZaritsky, Joyce; Toce, Andi – Online Submission, 2013
This manual consists of an introduction to our Academic Peer Instruction (API) program at LaGuardia Community College, a compilation of the materials we have developed and use for training of our tutors (with answers), and a bibliography. API is based on an internationally recognized peer tutoring program, Supplemental Instruction. (Contains 6…
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, Tutoring, Peer Teaching, Guides
Snyder, Thomas D. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This pocket-sized compilation of statistical information covers prekindergarten through graduate school to describe the current American education scene. The "Mini-Digest" is designed as an easy reference for materials found in detail in the "Digest of Education Statistics". These volumes include selections of data from many…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Enrollment
Phan, Tai; Hardesty, Laura; Hug, Jamie; Sheckells, Cindy – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This report presents tabulations for the 2010 Academic Libraries Survey (ALS) conducted by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the Institute of Education Sciences. The 2010 ALS population included postsecondary institutions with all of the following: total library expenditures that exceed…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Surveys, Library Services, Expenditures
Peer reviewedFrank, Nathalie D. – RQ, 1975
Some of the growing number of government documents containing or concerning statistical data are described. Over 50 titles are listed with ordering information. (PF)
Descriptors: Government Publications, Reference Materials, Statistical Data
McKee, Elizabeth Chadbourn – 1978
The information sources on education which are listed were selected from the holdings of the Arkansas University library. Abstracts and indexes, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks, dissertation and thesis sources, and style manuals are listed by material type. The ERIC indexes and thesaurus, and sources for statistical data…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Education, Library Materials, Reference Materials
Peer reviewedSkinner, Ewart; Bracken, James K. – Research Strategies, 1988
Describes the use of several familiar reference resources by students in a graduate-level course on comparative international telecommunications at Purdue University to obtain recent statistics on international telecommunications systems. (14 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Reference Materials, Statistical Data
Peer reviewedBekiares, Susan E. – Microform Review, 1983
Focuses on several statistical references published by the United States Department of Commerce that are scheduled for microfiche conversion under the Government Printing Office's micropublishing program, "Annual Housing Survey" and "Foreign Trade Reports," both from Census Bureau, and "OBERS BEA Regional…
Descriptors: Government Publications, Literature Reviews, Microfiche, Reference Materials
Center for Disease Control (DHEW/PHS), Atlanta, GA. – 1971
This report summarizes information received from collaborators in state health departments, hospitals, and other pertinent sources regarding abortions reported to the Center for Disease Control for the April-June quarter of 1971. Data in tabular and narrative form are given for abortion ratios by state, reported abortions by menstrual weeks of…
Descriptors: Abortions, Evaluation, Family Planning, Pregnancy
Allstetter, William, Ed. – 2000
This volume links the year's current news to encyclopedic and almanac-style information on science and technology. This second edition is completely updated, offering full news coverage for 1999, revised statistical tables, and updated facts and figures. The timeline has been expanded to include more problems and catastrophes associated with…
Descriptors: Reference Materials, Science and Society, Sciences, Statistical Data
Sable, Martin H. – Urbanism Past and Present, 1982
Describes various reference tools that would be useful to urban researchers, including bibliographies, indexing and abstracting services, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, yearbooks, and directories on urban studies, political science, and economics. (For journal availability, see UD 509 682.) (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Economics, Information Sources, Political Science, Reference Materials
Peer reviewedShearer, Benjamin – RQ, 1980
Describes the urban statistical abstract published by the reference department of St. Louis University's library since 1971. Significant by-products of this venture are noted, including the development of bibliographic control of local documents and the identification of sources for local information. (Author/JD)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Government Publications, Municipalities, Reference Materials
International Planned Parenthood Federation, London (England). – 1976
This document gives highlights of the family planning situation in many countries of the world. Its purpose is to provide a quick reference source for those who work in family planning. Population statistics are included for five continents and many countries. Data for the continents include population in 1976, projected population in 2000,…
Descriptors: Demography, Family Planning, Population Distribution, Population Growth
International Planned Parenthood Federation, London (England). – 1975
This document gives highlights of the family planning situation in countries of the world, together with basic demographic statistics. Its purpose is to provide a quick reference source for those who work in family planning, population, and other related fields. Following a brief history of the pioneering work in family planning, population…
Descriptors: Demography, Family Planning, Population Distribution, Population Growth
Sammataro, Linda – 1983
Intended for researchers in nursing and health-related disciplines, this guide provides an annotated listing of 115 health science reference sources found in the libraries of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. An introduction to library research covers use of the card catalog, the serials holdings list, and Library of Congress call numbers.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Databases, Health, Library Guides
San Francisco State Univ., CA. J. Paul Leonard Library. – 1987
The 35 pathfinders in this collection provide selected information about information sources at the J. Paul Leonard Library for the following subjects: Biography; Book Reviews; Broadcasting; Business; Chemistry; Cinema; Computer Science; Corporations, Stocks and Industries; Costume and Fashion; Current Events and News Sources; Economic Censuses of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, College Libraries, Indexes
