Argues that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is not the same as the cost of living and that, while the CPI may reflect changes in an "average" family's purchasing power, the expenses and purchases of teachers' families may not be "average." (Author/RW)

A study of the responsiveness of two indexes to patrons' requests for health-related information in a public library compares both the results and the costs of searching the same questions in a printed index (Readers' Guide) and a computerized database (Magazine Index). Eighteen references are listed. (RAA)

Discusses obstacles created by the multiplicity of languages for the transfer of knowledge and dissemination of documents, and describes the role of such clearinghouses as the International Translations Centre in Delft, Netherlands, in tracing existing translations and making them available. The 15 titles cited include two indexes of translated…

Provides a broad overview of the development of abstracting and indexing services in science and technology during the last three and one-half decades. Major trends that have affected individual producers, services, and the field as a whole are identified. A 10-item reference list accompanies the text. (Author/JL)

Reviews the origin, current state of development, and subject coverage of the secondary access services available to American social scientists, including bibliographic services for the various academic disciplines and a large variety of specialized services for subdisciplines and interdisciplinary fields. A 10-item reference list accompanies the…

Lists government publications, periodicals, loose-leaf services, reports, and reference materials dealing with health and safety in the work environment. Addresses for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration regional offices are provided. (FM)

Describes three computer programs that have been used to produce indexes, guides, and bibliographies for a university library: Interact, Script, and the Keyword in Context Package. The advantages and disadvantages of using the computer to produce such materials are reviewed, and nine references are listed. (RAA)

Describes an indexing technique based on overlapping word fragments as reference strings that are linked in a directed graph structure which makes possible exact match-, partial match-, and masked-partial match-retrieval and indicates search strategies for each case. Eight figures, two tables, and nine references are provided. (RBF)

Provides an annotated list of the standard discographical reference works and other discographies which have appeared since the publication of the standard tools. Classical music and popular music are covered. Also included is a list of discographies and guides of use for music librarians engaged in developing or maintaining record collections.…

This article provides a subject index back to 1975 of the "TV Talk" column and other Teacher magazine articles concerning television. Topics include the use of TV in elementary language arts, math, reading, and social studies, as well as suggestions for parents and articles on television as a medium. (SJL)

Lists alphabetically by author the articles, notes and letters published in Volume 18 of the "Physics Teacher." (CS)

Describes an initial effort that utilizes the rapid speed and large storage capacity of the digital computer to aid in matching adolescent readers' characteristics to book characteristics. (Author)

This index provides readers interested in health behavior, health education, and health promotion ordered access to materials published in Health Values and the American Journal of Health Behavior, 1977-1997. The index includes 115 subject headings and 5 department headings, classifying 918 entries by 1,319 authors and coauthors. (SM)

Discussion of ranking systems used in various settings, including college football and academic admissions, focuses on the Google search engine. Explains the PageRank mathematical formula that scores Web pages by connecting the number of links; limitations, including authenticity and accuracy of ranked Web pages; relevancy; adjusting algorithms;…

The term and notion of the "half-life" index-number of literature obsolescence, and their borrowing from nuclear physics and adaptation into the literature of literature obsolescence, have up to now been attributed to the librarian Burton and the physicist Kebler and to their 1960 journal article. This article presents evidence to show it is…