This index identifies caricatures drawn by David Levine which are found in the "New York Review of Books" from its first issue in 1963 through the special fifteenth anniversary issue dated October 12, 1978. The index is arranged alphabetically by surname for each personality caricatured, with some cross references. The numbering system…

Books in Print," 1969, is a considerable improvement over that of 1968. However, one still might retain doubts about any library tool with an error of 8.8 percent. (MF)

The study concludes that leadership by school administrators is a crucial factor in distinguishing schools that are using the Internet effectively for instruction, and schools that are not. This report is one of a series of Pew foundation reports on ways in which the Internet is affecting American life and society. The study reports that nearly…

Fees at California's public colleges and universities have increased in the past two decades, but are still lower than fees at comparable institutions in other states. Fees for full-time undergraduate students at the University of California were $8,027 in 2008-09 and fees at California State University were $3,849. Fees are likely to rise for the…

How do salaries of elementary and middle school principals compare with those of other administrators and classroom teachers? Are increases in salaries of principals keeping pace with increases in salaries of classroom teachers? How have principals' salaries fared over the years when the cost of living is taken into account? There are reliable…

Objectives: To determine the feasibility of using personal digital assistant (PDA)-based technology for tracking and analysis of food intake in low-income pregnant women. Design: Descriptive. Participants provided an initial 24-hour dietary recall and recorded their food intake using a PDA-based software program for 2 days. Setting: Recruitment…

An access method for bibliographic records that combines features of the search key approach and the inverted file approach. Permits extension of search key technique to large files. (Author/LS)

This paper provides the description, documentation and users' and programmers' guide for the keyword out of context (KWOC) library indexing system, with coding references, program flow charts, program listings, procedure flow charts and instructions for maintenance and operation. (Author)

A cumulative index is presented to Educational Broadcasting readers who may need to refer to previously published technical papers. Articles are listed by author and subject from Volume 1, Number 1 (February/March 1968) through Volume 6, Number 6 (November/December 1973). (Author)

Mechanization has been introduced in the preparation of UDC and alphabetical indexes using a KWIC Program to access directly documentation files. A special feature of the system is that the KWIC serial number equals the program sorting number equals the encoded UDC form equals the storage or shelving number. (9 references) (Author/NH)

This review of the Keyword-in-Context (KWIC) indexing considers its inception by Luhn, its original format and purpose, various applications and uses of the basic KWIC concept, its advantages and disadvantages, and evaluations of its effectiveness. (30 references) (Author/NH)

Summarizes findings from a survey administered to identify indexer opinion of the PRECIS indexing language, notes advantages and disadvantages, and discusses PRECIS's impact on the British library community. (SW)

This paper was prepared to provide a frame of reference to the role of microfilm within the information retrieval world and to provide an opportunity for evaluation of the use of microforms for active retrieval applications. The paper discusses the principles of information retrieval, considers subject and classification indexing, and describes…

In March of each year, the ministry publishes the Operating Grants Manual showing estimated funding allocations for school districts for the upcoming school year. These estimates are based on enrolment projections. On September 30 of the new school year, enrolment is counted and the grants are recalculated based on actual enrolment. The ministry…

A study of the importance to the user of various characteristics in the printed subject indexes to abstract journals and published literature and the user's preference for the different formats available. (Author)