Rules and guidelines are provided governing the selection of documents and journal articles to be included in the ERIC database. Selection criteria are described under the five headings: (1) Appropriateness of content/subject matter; (2) Suitability of format, medium, document type; (3) Quality of content; (4) Legibility and reproducibility; (5)…

Rules and guidelines are provided for the preparation of abstracts and annotations for documents and journal articles entering the ERIC database. Various types of abstracts are defined, including the Informative, Indicative, and mixed Informative-Indicative. Advice is given on how to select the abstract type appropriate for the particular…

A comprehensive guide to the literature published between World War II and 1979 which critically evaluates the Library of Congress list of Subject Headings (LCSH), this bibliography has been prepared for information personnel involved with subject authority files, thesauri, or vocabulary control. A brief bibliometric analysis of the literature…

The more than 600 books and studies on illustration and comic art cited in this booklist cover a wide variety of topics, including comic strips, political satire, pop culture, and animated cartoons. Materials are international in scope, and each item is listed alphabetically by its main entry in the Chesler Collection shelflist. A contact is…

Problems in the documentation of the history of fine arts in Japan are explored through a description of the influences of personalities and institutions in the historical study of Japanese art, a survey of the literature and documents involved, and the relationships between museum and library documentation procedures. Suggestions offered for the…

This bibliography in English and French lists all foreign language and English materials accessioned by this UNESCO office from July through December 1977. Entries are broadly grouped under geographic areas which denote world region covered by the publications. Headings include: general and international; Asia; developing countries; Africa; Latin…

The theoretical basis for an organizational structure determined by external as well as internal factors--the contingency model--is presented through a consideration of two studies. The current research and speculation which have updated and augmented this theory are also included, and a contingency approach to library organization is justified.…

This investigation of the practicality of three proposals for the standardization of choice of main entry for art exhibition catalogs considers some of the problems in cataloging as well as the importance of the choice of main entry for these catalogs. This report also includes a definition of the term "exhibition catalog," an analysis…

This bibliography of the complete holdings of the Paul Hoy Helms Library, now incorporated in the Bird Library collection at Syracuse University, contains books chosen by faculty and students with the intention of furthering adult education and independent study. It is organized by Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal Classification numbers with…

A textbook classification scheme that allows the expression of curricular relationships is revised to include new curriculum materials for math, science, special education, career education, foreign languages, and social studies. Designed for teacher training institutions, curriculum laboratories, resource centers, and adjunct collections in…

The cataloging of films acquired by the Child Development Film Archives disclosed approximately 3500 separate units, or 804,232 feet of footage. An inventory sheet has been completed for each film which provides a record of the content of each cinema, and collectively, constitute a table of contents to the total collection. Variables specified on…

This presentation of a simplified procedure for indexing local newspapers at a small library includes a brief discussion of 23 guidelines and rules for subject heading selection and use, indexing, and filing; a group of sample cards in the prescribed filing order; and a bibliography on newspaper indexing. (SW)

This collection includes over 6,300 reels of microfilm of unique manuscript and archival holdings from both national and foreign repositories. Most of the material is historical, largely for Mexico from the colonial period to the early twentieth century. Three repositories account for the major portion of the holdings: the National Archives of the…