Discusses a survey undertaken to determine how much attention natural and social scientists pay to the works of philosophers of science. A citation analysis revealed that social scientists are more than 25 times as likely as natural scientists to cite the works of prominent philosophers of science. Implications and explanations are presented. (DB)

Reports that audiences found newspaper advertisements to be more useful than those appearing in other media and that the more exposure a person had to a given medium, the more useful s/he perceived its advertisements to be. (FL)

The use of televised instruction in today's high school classrooms has made great strides, but the predicted promises are yet to be achieved. Meanwhile, the technology proliferates with new formats, new applications, and new "interconnects." Seven references are listed. (Author/LLS)

Suggests ways in which documentary films can help students in political science courses on the college level understand the current economic difficulties in the United States. (Author/DB)

An analysis of the typical daily activities of 202 residents of the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas provides more evidence of low involvement use of media as a means of filling available time than of high involvement, functional use. (GT)

Reviews results of microform user studies to reveal which computer output microfilm (COM) products are accepted and which ones are not. Impediments to use are discussed, and a list of further readings on COM is included. (SW)

Reports findings of a study of the 10-year use of 334 biomedical journals in the Lane Medical Library of Stanford University Medical Center. Use and density of use (use/shelf space occupied) statistics are tabulated and a ranked list of the journals, by use and use-density, is appended. (JD)

Studies television viewing as a leisure-time activity competing with obligatory activities and other free time activities. Compares data with an earlier study to indicate that away-from-home activities compete most successfully with television for the use of leisure time. (JMF)

Extracts five conclusions from a survey of library material use studies: (1) recorded use in many libraries is low; (2) use within the library parallels circulation; (3) past use predicts future use; (4) recent materials are used more frequently; and (5) Americans use few foreign language materials. (FM)

Summarizes use statistics for the first year of search activity for the Kansas City Libraries Metropolitan Information Network (MINET). Included are databases searched, types of participating libraries, patron status, search systems used, charges, nonpaid searches, and referrals. (SW)

Discusses a study to examine developed acreage in 14 national parks. Total park acreage is compared to service center and campground acreage and total mileage of primary and secondary roads. The most probable future for national park landscapes is maintenance of the status quo. (Author/KC)

Suggests how to incorporate conventional textbooks into innovational teaching in high school social studies courses. Suggestions include: ask students to alter time lines in textbooks according to their own interests, examine bias of textbook author, react to author's language, and focus on daily life during a particular historical period. (DB)

Explains how social studies pupils can use an awareness of textbook design to become better students. Suggestions include reproducing the collage on an American history textbook as a large poster for classroom use and directing students to design a graphic unit opener in the same style as the ones in their textbooks. (DB)

Discusses the subjective meaning of television news watching in terms of five factors: surveillance-reassurance, cognitive orientation, dissatisfactions, affective orientation, and diversion. (JMF)

Describes a computer simulation model developed to provide information on the number of terminals or readers needed in the advent of microfilm or computerized catalogs in libraries. Systems with two to 14 terminals are simulated, and decision variables include average patron waiting time, number of patrons lost, and average terminal utilization.…