A listing of terms relative to exceptional child education is provided with selective definitions, similar term groupings, and usage notes. All terms are described as approved descriptors of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Thesaurus with particular need to the ERIC Clearinghouse on Exceptional Children. (RD)

A document storage and retrieval system for the library of the Materials and Research Department of the California Division of Highways is described. The system was designed and installed as part of a research project whose objectives were to evaluate a concept-coordinated document retrieval and storage system for internally and externally…

The purpose of this paper is: (1) to propose models to be used in evaluating relative time and cost factors involved in monograph cataloging within a hospital library, and (2) to test the models by performing a cost and time analysis of each cataloging method studied. To establish as complete a list of cataloging work units as possible, several…

This bulletin includes reports of research in progress or recently completed. The first section contains abstracts. These are divided into eight sections: (1) long-term research, (2) growth and development, (3) special groups of children, (4) the child in the family, (5) socioeconomic and cultural factors, (6) educational factors and services, (7)…

This quarterly journal reviews trade books, textbooks, and reference works in the pure and applied sciences for students in elementary and secondary schools and in the first two year of college. Included are selected advanced and professional books useful for reference by students and faculty members. A listing of detailed subject fields is…

This monograph presents an annotated index of auto-tutorial materials in science education available to middle and secondary schools in the Newark School District. Materials relevant to the study of the biological sciences enable the students to become more familiar with Biology Statistics, Cytology, Marine Field Trips, Use of Microscopes,…

This quarterly journal reviews trade books, textbooks, and reference works in the pure and applied sciences for students in elementary and secondary schools and in the first two years of college. Included are selected advanced and professional books useful for reference by students and faculty members. A listing of detailed subject fields is…

Almost all disciplines make extensive use of the resources provided by slide libraries and picture collections. Growing demands for pictorial material have stimulated a concern for making slide and picture collections more useful and more usable by better physical arrangement and more thorough indexing. The system provides a classification scheme…

To meet the need for quick access to the literature, and to obtain more effective communication among librarians, information scientists, mass communication specialists, operations analysts, and behavioral scientists, the authors propose a KWOC (Key-Word Out-of-Context) Index using existing machine-readable bibliographical data, such as supplied…

Prepared for teachers working with disadvantaged students, this booklet contains keys and indexes for activities in the out-of-doors. It should be used in conjunction with field trip activity sheets and follow-up materials currently available through the Southeastern Pennsylvania Outdoor Education Center and described in the following documents:…

Combined cumulative indexes are provided for the four issues of "Abstracts of Instructional Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (AIM) and of "Abstracts of Research Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (ARM), both published during calendar year 1972 as Volume 5, Numbers 1-4. Researchers, supervisors,…

This resource manual contains 424 resumes of available literature which will assist: (1) teacher-educators who are preparing teachers to work with disadvantaged learners, (2) state and local supervisors who are working to improve the effectiveness of local education agency personnel, and (3) teachers as they strive to improve their programs. The…

In 1972 American universities will confer 33,700 doctorates. An essential feature of the process which leads to the doctorate is the submission and defense of a dissertation. The doctoral dissertation must embody the results of extended research, be an original contribution to knowledge and include material worthy of publication. It is surprising,…

Documents relating to rural education and small schools are cited in this bibliography. A supplement to 2 previous ERIC/CRESS publications: "Rural Education and Small Schools, A Selected Bibliography" (ED 033 257) and "Rural Education and Small Schools, A Selected Bibliography--Supplement No. 1" (ED 055 695), the present…

This quarterly publication announces the availability of documents acquired and processed by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Vocational and Technical Education. It contains abstracts of research and other materials which are useful to researchers, supervisors, teacher educators, education specialists,…