Focusing on periodicals that consistently carry materials about reading, this contributor's guide presents two lists of information on 186 journals, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, and yearbooks. Every periodical included appears alphabetically on each of the two lists. The first list offers information about editor, address, and editorial…

Over 100 resources on homosexuality are listed in this annotated bibliography. Citations are included under the following headings: bibliographies and reference sources, ERIC documents, journals and periodicals, and monographs. An additional section describes strategies for locating materials on homosexuality in the major social science,…

The 1879 Post Office Act created the four categories of mailable matter used today and, in part, signalled the emergence of the modern mass circulated magazine. Between 1863 and 1879, Congress liberalized the terms on which regular periodicals could use the mails and put newspapers and magazines on the same footing. Requiring payment of postage at…

In 1914 (22 years before the inception of "Life" magazine), the "New York Times" began publishing "Mid-Week Pictorial" to absorb a flood of war pictures pouring in from Europe. Several sociological and technological forces shaped "Mid-Week Pictorial" as a pioneer of American photojournalism magazines,…

In a time of modern magazine management practices and well-researched corporate decisions, the development of "Esquire" magazine in 1933 offers a refreshing example of Entrepreneurship. David A. Smart, publisher of "Esquire,""Coronet" (an arts magazine) and "Ken" (a news weekly), plunged ahead in the…

Scientific psychology did not begin with Fechner and Wundt in the 19th century; its roots actually stretch back to 18th century Germany. The only detailed account of this period was published by Max Dessoir more than 80 years ago. Dessoir identified some of the crucial figures in early psychology, including Wolff, Bonnet, Kruger, Hissman, and…

Behavior analysis has matured as a discipline such that there are now over a dozen peer-reviewed journals devoted exclusively to its subject matter. In recent years, researchers have published with increasing frequency a number of bibliometric analyses in which journal content has been quantified and used as an index of research and publication…

Lotka's law is found to be invalid for papers published in library science. (PF)

The two abstracting and indexing services are compared in regard to difference in time lag by place of publication for papers published in periodicals. (Author/PF)

Presented an articles index for the purpose of reference and cross-reference to the fourteen volumes of Studies in Art Education published between Fall, 1959 and Spring, 1973. (RK)

Presented a contents index of articles on art education listed by authors as seen in Studies in Art Education from the Fall, 1959 through the Spring, 1973. (RK)

Presented annotations, consisting of brief descriptions of the total contents of Studies in Art Education from the Fall of 1959 to the Spring of 1973, arranged chronologically in the order of appearance, by volume, issue and year of publication. (Editor/RK)

Presented an index designed to provide insight into the kinds and number of contributions to descriptive/experimental research as seen in Studies in Art Education, Fall, 1959 through Spring, 1973. (Editor/RK)

Presented a methodology index of articles in Studies in Art Education from the Fall, 1959 to the Spring, 1973 that were designed to provide insight into the kinds and number of contributions to historical research. (Editor/RK)

Presented a methodology index designed to provide insight into the kinds and number of contributions to philosophical research found in Studies in Art Education, Fall, 1959 through the Spring, 1973. (Editor/RK)