The article identifies sources of prevalence and incidence rates for handicaps and disabilities, points out problems regarding obtaining this information, and examines reasons for the problems. Two measures are suggested: first, to set up a national directory of those health statistics already being collected; and second, to develop a nationwide…

Focuses on several statistical references published by the United States Department of Commerce that are scheduled for microfiche conversion under the Government Printing Office's micropublishing program, "Annual Housing Survey" and "Foreign Trade Reports," both from Census Bureau, and "OBERS BEA Regional…

Examination of collective bargaining contracts from four-year colleges and universities for provision patterns and issue resolution methods. Coverage includes factors that may determine the scope of bargaining, an overview of provisions regarding faculty members, and contract provisions applying particularly to academic librarians. (Author/LS)

Vital statistics sources for each state are listed with the following information: the running title of the report, the office and address from which the report can be obtained, the latest edition available, the cost of the report, and the latest Library of Congress entry and card number. (Author/PF)

An educational tool concerning renewable energy and the environment, this CD-ROM provides nearly 1,000 screens of text, graphics, videos, and interactive exercises. It also provides a detailed index, charts of U.S. energy consumption by state, an energy glossary, and a list of related Web sites. This CD-ROM, additionally, offers "The School…

A criticism of the emphasis on evaluation research as a means of measuring the effectiveness of simulation as a teaching method. (AK)

Report on the results of an experiment conducted in various university-level linguistics and English courses on the choice between whoever'' and whomever'' in the sentence, The teacher gave a prize to whoever/whomever he thought was the best student.'' (RS)

Surveys some of the background information on energy use in transportation. Analysis suggests new policies must be formulated to make more efficient use of dwindling fossil fuel reserves, and more efficient means of transportation as bus, train, pipeline, waterway, and electric automobile. (BL)

Natural gas is viewed as an attractive fuel - low polluting, with low production and transportation costs. However, high demand, coupled with a decreased discovery rate for new gas reserves, is leading to a natural gas shortage. Other resources must be substituted with synthetic gas from coal and methane from organic wastes emerging as potential…

Preschool personnel have a responsibility to help children achieve and maintain nutritional well-being. Nutrition education in the preschool program is an effective means of establishing positive attitudes toward food. (BL)

Inaugurating a lecture series bearing his name, Lord Jackson discusses major events since 1922 in the organization of engineering education and technical education in Britain, along with consequences for manpower development. Ten tables and figures. (LY)