This project was conducted to determine the conditions that make a satisfying study environment in colleges and universities and to relay the findings to those who design and manage educational spaces. The investigation focused upon the process of studying and its relation to environmental setting, and data was primarily gathered through site…

After three years of preparation, the Project Intrex research team has begun to subject parts of its augmented catalog system to interactions with users who were interested in the substance of the stored information and uncontaminated by prior association with the Intrex research effort. The experiences with users to date, as well as progress made…

This quarterly bulletin lists and provides brief annotations for the instruments recently acquired by the Test Collection, a specialized library of tests and test related information. Types of tests listed are: Achievement; Aptitude; Personality, Interests, Aptitudes and Opinions; and Sensory-Motor. Other information includes announcements of new…

The new approach to library services in the two-year college, called the "learning resource program," focuses on the improvement and self-discovery of the individual student. Learning resource programs must be selective and discretionary about the type and amount of hardware and software available for learning activities. The learning…

The document gives a partial listing of magazines of special interest to the Mexican American and Spanish speaking community in Tucson, Arizona. The journals are grouped in 4 broad categories: there are 8 listings for popular journals (women's magazines, home decoration, and crafts); 12 for news; 8 for Mexican American cultural studies; and 9…

The 1973 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) handbook covers the activities and state of the BBC. It first presents a profile of the BBC's first 50 years and of the awards presented to the BBC. The television activities of the BBC are discussed next, including its television service, world television, television enterprises, television film…

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has prepared a selected computer-generated bibliography from recent international journals on sudden death in infants. Each of 108 citations is accompanied by descriptors selected from the NLM's list of medical subject headings to facilitate the use of the retrieval system for those who are interested in…

An approach to the teaching of media skills is presented which is consistent with individualized instructional methods. Behavioral objectives for 96 media skills appropriate for elementary school students are identified, and teaching stations are designed for each. Instructions on how to administer the program are provided, along with an…

Based on questionnaire responses by regional state colleges and universities for 1967, 1970, and 1972, a comparison of the data indicates trends, draws inferences, and permits a better understanding of the changes occurring within this group of institutions of higher education. Chapters cover the developing state colleges and universities, 1968;…

A slide tape presentation was devised for use in an orientation program to the State University of New York at Buffalo library for incoming freshmen students. The goals of the audiovisual orientation program are to: (1) indicate the complexity of the university libraries--to show that there are many libraries and that their resources are varied,…

The "Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian, Second Edition, Volume I", includes listings of related museums, libraries, government agencies, urban Indian centers, visual and instructional aid sources, authentic arts and crafts, reservations and tribal councils, monuments and state parks, government publications and newspapers, magazines…

The trend in Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, and some senior institutions is to merge the services of libraries, skills labs, media centers, and supportive instructional agencies into Learning Resources Centers (LRC). Many excellent reports have been written about the LRC concept, consequently, this report deals with the mechanics of…

The time period covered by this guide runs from the end of 1968 to the middle of 1970. Microreproduction cameras, microform readers, reader/printers, processors, contact printers, computer output microfilm equipment, and other special microform equipment and accessories produced during this time span are listed. Most of the equipment is domestic,…

Public relations and fund-raising are those functions of management which engender public understanding and support for the agency's aims and services. These two functions are closely interrelated in that the agency's public relations effectiveness influences its ability to raise funds and, conversely, its fund-raising operations have a direct…

The author discusses the impact of the "computer revolution" on the field of rhetoric and public address in terms of the potential applications of computer methods to rhetorical problems. He first discusses the computer as a very fast calculator, giving the example of a study that probably would not have been undertaken if the calculations had had…