Presents findings of a study of Afro-Caribbean women between 15 and 25 years old in Great Britain. Examines the role played by the media and the education system in constructing the aspirations, world views, and life styles of young Black women, analyzing the most influential factors shaping their realities. (AF)

Includes four articles grouped under the general theme of school library management. Topics covered include the application of total quality management to the school librarian's administrative and teaching tasks; dealing with graffiti and vandalism; organizing periodicals; and managing volunteers. (KRN)

Lists resources useful for school library media specialists and other individual users of the Internet as well as some that can be used to teach others. Titles include background and philosophical contexts, journals, network access and service providers, ERIC resources, fiction, videos, textbooks, and the U.S. Department of Education Online…

Analyzes national data and determines that an intercohort decline in vocabulary at all or most educational levels in recent years was closely related to an intercohort decline in newspaper reading. Includes six figures and four tables illustrating these conclusions. (CFR)

Describes the ELINOR (Electronic Library INformation Online Retrieval) electronic library project, which contains a large collection of full-text, high-use materials, including books, journals, course materials, and multimedia learning packages. Focuses on user aspects of the database; system architecture; copyright management; and collection,…

Identified the nature of information on early learning and education communicated by three popular Australian women's magazines, and examines the extent to which this information reflected contemporary educational and developmental issues. Found that articles had a sound basis in contemporary theory and research, but were strongly tempered by…

Authors, publishers, libraries, and individual consumers have different, sometimes conflicting, needs for scientific and technical information that are met in varying degrees by different publishing media. A number of print and nonprint formats (full-text journals, synopsis journals, microform, CD-ROM, online, etc.) are compared, and combinations…

Describes procedures used at the State University College at Buffalo library to limit CD-ROM searches to journals available in their collection. Modifications to DIALOG OnDisc databases are explained, the limitation of online database searches to local holdings is discussed, and user needs and user satisfaction are considered. (LRW)

The college rankings of "U.S. News and World Report" and "Money Magazine" are criticized (especially those of "Money Magazine") for their use of "soft data," use of meaningless criteria, poor methodology, arbitrariness, and technical difficulties. Colleges are encouraged to correct media errors. The mass…

This response to HE 530 232, by a senior reporter at "Money Magazine," defends the media's ranking of colleges and attempts to correct criticisms concerning "Money"'s use of data on net cost, rankings, arbitrariness, weighting, executive data, paradoxes, and student/faculty ratios. (DB)

Techniques for more cost-effective college alumni chapter administration include better marketing and communications, regionally tailored periodicals, planning ahead, coordinating spring volunteer training with admissions travel, encouraging faculty participation, using mentors for program development, letting chapters pay expenses, and better use…

Considers electronic online access to newspapers, magazines, and newsletters. Legal factors discussed include license agreements and copyright; financial factors include royalties, pricing, and publisher priorities; and technological factors include keyed versus electronic copy, electronic delivery, graphics, telecommunications, and image-based…

Describes a recent survey of library resources for American Studies at libraries in Taiwan and compares the results with those of two earlier surveys. Faculty opinions, periodical holdings, book holdings, and recommendations for improving the quality, quantity, and utilization of library resources for American Studies are discussed. (LRW)

Along with the rest of the media, the black magazine industry is currently struggling to survive in tough economic times. However, publishers and editors express confidence in their survival because they meet the needs of their readership, needs that are not met elsewhere. (SLD)

The "hot potato technique" (HPT) is described as an effective way to engage high school English-language students in class discussions. HPT involves using newspapers and magazines to stimulate participation. (LB)