Four hundred and ninety one primary journals covered by "Physics Abstracts" in 1965 have been studied and their basic characteristics analyzed in terms of sponsorship, distribution by country, language, frequency, and coverage by secondary services other than "Physics Abstracts," and the number of libraries holding each…

This report presents the results of a study of the nature and extent of overlap in coverage by the "Bibliography of Agriculture" (B of A) and 15 other abstracting and indexing services. Using a sample of over 5000 citations from 1967 issues of B of A, literature searches were made in 15 other related services to determine the extent and…

This bibliography of literature on the educable mentally retarded contains three types of materials: (1) 26 textbooks such as "The Economics of Vocational Rehabilitation," by Ronald Conley and "Selected References on the Education and Vocational Rehabilitation of Mentally Retarded Adolescents and Adults," by George Ayers; (2) 123 periodicals and…

The study examined the quality of educational research published in the journals, with a focus on the following: (1) an evaluation of the quality of contemporary published research from the standpoint of sound research conduct and reporting as judged by experts, and (2) an examination of the relationship between assigned quality ratings and…

The materials listed in this bibliography on freedom of speech are limited to those published between July 1972 and June 1973. (Bibliographies for previous years appear in "Free Speech Yearbooks" of 1970 and 1971.) Articles and court decisions comprise the largest number of items listed, with six books included. (JM)

A bibliography is provided of books and periodicals on the Education of Adults. The references cited are in the Education Library of the University of Michigan, except for those that are cited as being in another campus library location. (DB)

During the Gilded Age, a period of great apparent social change and of intellectual and economic insecurity in the United States, several popular children's periodicals published a type of conventional, domestic fiction which reveals the tensions and anxieties felt by a social group organized by a particular social ideal, namely the traditional…

The 78-page work is the first description of the Princeton University Library collection of periodicals produced by and for American Indians. It lists 271 periodicals representing tribal, institutional, and individual publications o the native Americans. (LS)

The Committee to Recruit Mexican American Librarians compiled this bibliography containing 91 adult and children's books, periodicals, and films. A list of 14 sources for Spanish language materials in California is included. The materials are in English and are about the Chicano, excluding Mexico and the Mexican. These materials were selected by…

The National Serials Pilot Project, Phase II of the National Serials Data Program, is described. Utilizing the MARC format for processing serials, the objectives were: (1) to create a machine-readable file containing live serials in the fields of science and technology, (2) to produce a number of preliminary listings, and (3) to produce one or…

If considered as a commodity, the periodical proliferation may be checked by the economically sound principle of limiting the size of library collections. (Author)

Discusses cost and utility of periodicals in school libraries and suggests ways to promote their use. (PF)

Reviews in detail the book reviewing journals of interest to academic libraries. A bibliography of current and useful selection tools is included. (PF)

This article gives a choice list of basic reference works, plus names and addresses of information sources useful for teachers who prefer to do research and write their own units. (Author)

Summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of a survey of the coverage of documentation, library, and archives periodicals by six major abstracting and indexing services in 1973. (PF)