Journal citations in masters theses were examined. The purpose was to develop one means of measuring the use of the collection. Additionally, the study looks at the use/cost aspect and closes by noting some of the implications of the study for more rational decision-making and inter-library cooperation. (3 references) (Author/SJ)

Author cites the benefits of a multi-level reporting technique for use in making training evaluation reports. (GB)

The program described has the primary objective of making Federally generated technology and research information available to public and private agencies. Cost analysis, data banks, and search strategies are explained. (Author/DH)

Examined is the evolving definition and interpretation of national security as it is applied to the control of security-classified documents and as manifested by Federal employee attitudes toward dissemination of nonsecurity classified documents. The role of the special librarian or information scientist in the transfer process is also examined.…

Suggests a logical basis for the use of ecological concepts in modeling a special subculture; that of scholars (and in particular scientists), who produce, barter, and structure information as an ecosystem produces, exchanges, and structures biomass. (JR)

Discusses the current upsurge of revivalism and the change in values that accompanies it. (RK)

A plan for sampling in-library use is presented. The library is divided into a certain number of areas, and a sample of monographs within each area is selected for study. Inspection rounds are then made on each of the days of the survey period. (5 references) (Author/SJ)

The time has arrived for an assessment of the present status of sound archives and of their present and potential usefulness to scholarship and society; for an attempt to systematize description and location of materials; and to consider approaches to their function in education. (37 references) (Author)

Citation patterns and format types (books, journals, etc.) in geographical literature are documented. The regional distribution of languages of geographical publications (languages of publications on'' the geography of individual regions or countries) and the predominance of books as sources of information are emphasized. (7 references)…

Author summarizes assumptions underlying research into human processing of probabilistic information used in decision-making. He outlines a model for further studies, noting that why subjects may reject it is as important as whether they do so. Theoretical prospects are discussed also. (Author/PD)

Report of NAS-NAE Committee on scientific and technical communication (SATCOM) recommends improvement and extension of information services for engineers. (IR)

Comparisons of the regression profile and correlations of physical measures with latency for a 5-year-old subject (who performed 1250 trials in a form recognition task) with those for a group of 25 adults indicated that use of form information was highly consistent across age levels. (Author/WY)

In empirical research, methods adopted and methods rejected should be stated so that readers and other researchers are convinced of its pedigree and usefulness. (IR)

Only 14 percent of 5,860 cardiovascular information papers were found in cardiovascular specialty journals. The remaining 86 percent of the literature was widely dispersed throughout 766 nonspecialty cardiovascular journals. (MF)