This update of a 1983 annotated bibliography lists 298 special features or special issues of science and technology periodicals with emphasis on compilations of information that appear in periodicals on a regular basis. In addition to the 203 entries listed in the original edition, 95 new entries are included. Subjects covered in the guide include…

This report documents progress made toward the implementation of 55 of the 64 resolutions adopted by the delegates to the first White House Conference on Library and Information Services in 1979. It is noted that implementation of the resolutions has been occurring and continues to occur at various levels: some resolutions were implemented simply…

In Mesa, Arizona, the media center is the spiritual and physical heart of the educational program. (Author/PF)

With increased mobility, scholars are using a variety of library resources whether or not they are part of the financial support base of the library. Librarians try to provide resources as freely as their budgets and policies will allow. Means are discussed for providing financial support for open access to libraries. (LS)

A list of nonprint science materials for elementary school libraries, divided into broad subject categories. A list of producers and their addresses is included. (LS)

An analytical model for a cost-effectiveness approach to the journal disposition problem is presented. An example based on data from a real university special library situation is presented. (Author/PF)

This study develops a measure of technology, as well as a 7-item scale that provides a valid and reliable measure of Perrow's technology construct. The scale discriminates among the technologies of 15 functional departments in three academic libraries. (Author/WM)

Criteria for judging a country's development in librarianship, information science and bibliography are set forth and applied to Iran. (JG)

A review of the literature of hiking, backpacking, camping, equipment, and wilderness lore. Includes books, journals, guides, and clubs. Bibliography. (LS)

Discusses three types of faults which commonly occur in statistical sampling. (JG)

The National Union Catalog (NUC) resulted from years of planning by librarians. Its history includes: (1) establishment of exchange agreements in 1909 with continuous increase in size resulting from donations and appropriations; (2) availability in book catalog form in 1946; (3) publication of titles of 1956 and later imprints, useful in…

This descriptive map list has been compiled as a finding aid for historians, geographers, teachers, librarians, students, and others who have need for maps of America during the Revolutionary War period. The map descriptions are arranged in seven geographical sections: North America, Canada, New England, Middle Atlantic Region, West Point and…

Three principle perspectives which serve as the basic rationales for the growth of alternative education since World War II are: (1) sociological--the altering of traditional formats of education in terms of organization, adaptation, socialization, and integration; (2) psychological--the belief that the student cannot be manipulated but is unique…