This cumulative index of approximately 800 publications, reports, and articles issued by the Manpower Administration covers the period January 1969 through June 1972. Items are listed alphabetically under 55 major subject headings, and in addition to title, entries include the periodical source, pagination, availability, and the cost of reprints…

This statement of the NCTE is addressed to the problem of censorship in the public schools, especially censorship in the form of pressure to restrict or deny students access to books or periodicals deemed objectionable by some individual or group on moral, political, religious, ethnic, racial, or philosophical grounds. It is felt that any work is…

The educational materials and services listed in this bibliography include "something for everybody"--from pre-schoolers to the elderly--for those in school, in adult training programs, and in the home, and for those who instruct them. Included are lists of publications covering such topics as: donated foods, food stamps, child nutrition, and food…

The purposes of this research were to determine which journals published the greatest number of articles in the different areas of educational administration and to list the number of journal articles in each area of educational administration. The number of articles in each area in the "Educational Administration Abstracts 1966-1975" was given as…

Five innovative programs found at entrepreneurial alumni associations around the country are described including: camps and vacation centers, sports newsletter, book publishing, audio tapes, and seminars.

InfoTrac is a laserdisc system that provides local computer-access to Information Access Company's periodical databases and offers libraries an extensive, self-contained reference system. The system, which employs an IBM PC microcomputer, a Hewlett-Packard Thinkjet printer, and a Pioneer videodisc player, provides advantages of online searching at…

The American Nature Study Society's 75-year history is related. Its original purpose was to make science education relevant to children's lives by using materials at hand, thus "putting new force and enthusiasm into the school and the child." (MH)

Today, as the needs of libraries change and librarians face shrinking budgets, selecting the best periodicals from over 147,000 possibilities becomes ever more difficult. This guide simplifies the task by offering the guidance of 150 experts who have screened and evaluated the universe of periodicals to produce this annotated list of approximately…

The aim of this book is to provide an overview of the management and use of information technology (infotech) in school library media centers, with emphasis on the possible applications of infotech in the school library program (including its use in school library management, in information services, and in curriculum-related applications) and…

The Cultural and Critical Studies section of the proceedings contains the following 10 selected papers: "Sex Noise Makes Macho Magazines Both Teasing and Tedious" (Jacqueline Lambiase and Tom Reichert); "The Buccaneer as Cultural Metaphor: Pirate Mythology in Nineteenth-Century American Periodicals" (Janice Hume); "Looking…

The Miscellaneous, Part II Section of the proceedings contains the following eight papers: "Academic Letters of Recommendation: Perceived Ethical Implications and Harmful Effects of Exaggeration" (David L. Martinson and Michael Ryan); "It's All about the Information Salience Effects on the Perceptions of News Exemplification"…

Ideas and activities for using authentic materials in the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classroom are collected here. Each activity centers on an audio, visual, or written text from an English language environment, including samples from many different genres: television, radio, and video; newspapers, magazines, and literature; maps, mail,…

Using data on the cost of interlibrary loan, journal prices, and journal use, this article presents an economic analysis of the SUNY (State University of New York) Express consortium and the potential savings from consortium delivery of scholarly articles and joint collections development. Concludes that while considerable savings are possible…

Reviews a number of educational materials that provide background information on issues related to the environment. Highly recommends the book "Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Environmental Issues" and the periodical "The Green Teacher." Specifically discusses how these materials can be used in the classroom. (MJP)

Citation analysis of freshman papers and faculty publications provided ranked order lists of journals: (1) retrieved from InfoTrac stations; (2) cited in freshman papers; (3) in which faculty publish; (4) cited in faculty articles; and (5) most frequently cited in published articles worldwide. Results emphasized the importance of recognizing…