Discusses the validity and usefulness of the Bureau of Labor Statistic's Consumer Price Index in collective negotiations decisions. (JF)

A method of predicting periodical price rises is outlined. (PF)

As a consequence of research in machine translation, several related applications of Electronic Data Processing have developed in linguistics and literature. A survey of this development is followed by an exposition of the process necessary for setting up an automatic lexicon. (TL)

Describes a hypothetical model dissemination system in three stages: 1) multiple source subject search to find a field's most useful journals; 2) scanning these journals for each recipient; 3) use of citation and bibliographic coupling techniques to improve stage 2. (Author/LS)

This volume cumulates the indexes that appear in the six bimonthly issues of "Resources in Vocational Education," volume 10, numbers 1 through 6 during 1977. This cumulation is intended to be a companion volume to the individual issues of "Resources in Vocational Education," which contain the complete resumes of research,…

A milestone in the broadening humanities curriculum and involvement with Faulkner scholarship at the United States Military Academy at West Point was William Faulkner's visit to the Academy in April 1962. The West Point Faulkner Collection holds a complete set of first editions of the author's books, a major gathering of secondary and association…

This cumulative index provides a listing, by topic, of the following Freedom of Information Center reports: reports 1 through 340, summary papers S1 through S38, and opinion papers 001 through 0017. Subject titles include, among many others, "Academic Freedom,""Book Censorship,""Consumer Protection,""Gag…

Discusses the effects of the current inflation/recession on American colleges and universities and examines some of the particular causes of the financial crisis in American higher education. (JG)

To assess the impact of rhetorical research within the field of speech communication as it contributes to the arts and humanities, a study analyzed major articles that appeared in the "Quarterly Journal of Speech" from 1970-1980. Citation measurement was made possible through the use of the "Arts and Humanities Index," a…

This technical report describes a proposed subject retrieval function for the OCLC Online Union Catalog and examines the inadequacies of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) for the provision of subject access. The function described uses a non-Boolean search approach over data elements present in the MARC record format. Centered around the…

Directed to the needs of teachers, this article explains the who, what, where, and why of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system for providing the results of research and current topics in education to practitioners. Included is basic information on Resources in Education (RIE) and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE),…

This report details the various search methods applicable to the ERIC database through the use of manual indexes available in paper and microfiche form. It provides examples of searches for both documents and journal articles, illustrating the use of ERIC thesaurus terms, subject descriptor/identifier indexes on microfiche, paper indexes, the…

This filmography is designed to assist faculty, students, and other users of Polk Libraries and Learning Resources in the selection of 16mm films from the holdings of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. A list of the terms used as subject headings is provided, with cross references from headings not used. Titles of films are listed under the…

This handbook examines sources of information useful to educators and educational consultants who wish to learn about innovative practices and/or solutions to educational problems in other schools. A discussion of information storage describes the access to information in reports, periodicals, unpublished reports, and other materials through such…

This government publication provides a partial listing of plant visits available to business groups, especially international visitors. Each listing gives a short description of the industry, the address, visiting hours, person to contact, and a telephone number. The list is arranged alphabetically by state and city. Included is an industry…