This study presents indexes estimating the cost of living, value of amenities, and equilibrium wages in 579 cities and averages for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. An additional index of the cost of providing government public services is derived from these data. The indexes are intended to be useful tools for employees, unions,…

This two-page guide suggests an eight-step term paper research strategy for students using the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. The student is first guided to encyclopedias for overview articles with bibliographies, then directed to the card catalog; periodical indexes; and indexes for books, journal articles, and newspaper articles.…

This report discusses the use of the Science Citation Index produced by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) as a given "expert system" in the experimental study of different search levels. The inquiry has two objectives: (1) to test whether a "traditional" information system will also produce the rudiments of a…

This guide is designed to provide aid and support to library staff in finding government scientific and technical reports. Following an introduction to bibliographic sources for the technical report literature, the guide outlines a general search strategy for the retrieval of technical reports and presents an overview of the following five major…

The citation study technique, known as bibliometrics, was undertaken in this study to evaluate scholarly exchange among the core journals in the field of communication. The journals studied were "Central States Speech Journal,""Communication Research,""Journal of Broadcasting,""Journal of…

This report consists of a review of research on the effectiveness of instructional media as well as lists of resources for use in adult education courses. Following a discussion of the nature and scope of available research on instructional media for use with adults, a series of 21 conclusions are drawn concerning the objectives, audience,…

A series of articles providing statistics on construction projects and cost of those projects for 1973 and 1974. (JF)

A chronological listing of 402 Doctor of Arts dissertations (including one duplicate) supplemented by 11 more titles is provided in this bibliography. This is followed by a list of 41 A.D.'s for the University of Michigan. An index to citations and totals by subject area is included. Tabulation of totals by school (24) and subject area is also…

Gives a method for filtering out the important authors on and sources for information in crucial current areas of scientific research. (Author/PF)

Present systems for the apportionment of grants from the state or federal level to local public school districts are based primarily on measures of district wealth as modified by weightings for the characteristics of the student population. Until recently little attention has been given to differences among districts in the costs of providing…

Intended to assist library users in finding biographical sources in various disciplines, this compilation lists selective biographical sources which are available in the Northern Illinois University Libraries. The compilation is divided into four major areas: indexes to biographies, sources of information on living persons, sources of information…

This booklet is intended to aid persons in using the extensive collections of the New York State Library for genealogical research. The library has assembled special files and reference works to help persons in New York State go through the steps necessary to trace their ancestry. As a first step, researchers should study personal family records.…

This study examines the differences in subject approaches found between two secondary services in education: Education Index and ERIC's Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). A sample of 30 journal articles was taken from each tool in the areas of educational psychology, school administration, and special education; after an investigation…

Prepared to introduce the user to advanced scientific and technical information services and systems (STI/SS), this guide emphasizes computer searches, helping the user to set the bounds of his or her problem, to define the way the literature is stored in the computer, and to develop an improved problem statement with which to enter the computer.…

Intended for college students whose library skills are inadequate for research at the university level, this self-instructional module introduces the user to bibliographies both conceptually and practically; i.e., what makes up a bibliography, how to use a bibliography, and how to compile a bibliography. The module has four sections: (1)…