Various techniques for providing reader's advisory services in public libraries are discussed, including managing the reader's advisory interview, writing annotations for booklists, preparing topical and effective displays, genre cataloging, holding book talks and reviews, using library space effectively, and utilizing e-mail discussion groups to…

This survey of 164 assistant academic library directors at comprehensive and liberal arts institutions was conducted to analyze the professional characteristics and role of assistant directors. Findings indicated similar characteristics within this group and differences in administrative and service responsibilities, depending on the preferences…

Provides historical background on hypertext and hypermedia; discusses their use in the humanities; gives examples of hypersystem applications in the humanities; and examines libraries' roles in the use of hypersystems in the humanities, including financing, implementation, evaluation, and humanist attitudes toward technology and hypersystems. (178…

To provide a systematic means of selecting hearing-impaired children for cochlear implants, the Children's Implant Profile has been developed for use by teams of educational staff. The profile assesses 11 factors, such as speech and language abilities, family support, and cognitive learning style. A case study illustrates the process. (PB)

Two parent report inventories geared at assessing language skills in toddlers are examined, in terms of reliability, validity, and application. The MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory: Toddlers and the Language Development Survey are compared and their combined use in handicap identification is discussed. (PB)

Five articles address issues concerned with personnel management in libraries. Topics discussed include ethical issues; hiring practices, equal employment opportunity and affirmative action in members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL); technological changes in libraries that affect motivation and work attitudes; career planning in…

Lists 65 sources for identifying notable materials for children and young adults, including books, nonprint materials, special features, reference books and electronic sources, multicultural materials, free and inexpensive materials, and periodicals. (LRW)

Type I error rates of four multivariate tests (Pilai-Bartlett trace, Johansen's test, James' first-order test, and James' second-order test) were compared for heterogeneous covariance matrices in 360 simulated experiments. The superior performance of Johansen's test and James' second-order test is discussed. (SLD)

Considered still valid today, this article was originally published in the December 1972 issue of this journal (EJ 068 129). Emphasizes that the selection of a school site is a complex decision that has a long-term effect on the community. Discusses initial decisions, potential rezoning, site characteristics, and special urban problems. Identifies…

This article argues against having special educators observe regular teachers prior to selection of teachers for mainstreamed students with emotional or behavioral disorders, disagreeing on the grounds that special education teachers do not have the time, the knowledge, the skills, or the authority to select teachers. (DB)

Discusses issues to consider in selecting a CD-ROM network solution, including throughput (speed of data delivery), security, access, servers, key features, training, jukebox support, documentation, and licenses. Reviews software products offered by Novell, Around Technology, Micro Design, Smart Storage, Microtest, Meridian, CD-Connection,…

Examination of the educational backgrounds of faculty at the 10 top-ranked special education departments in colleges of education in the United States found a high degree of linkage, as 60% of faculty had graduated from one of these schools. Results suggest that these programs hire one another's graduates, thus helping programs maintain and…

Repeats a mid-1980s project as part of the Economic and Social Research Council project, "Pupil's Approaches to Subject Option Choices," allowing comparison of approaches before and after the National Curriculum implementation. Shows across-time and between-school differences in subject preference, but little instability in perceptions…

Presents recommendations for a teachers'-guide evaluation checklist intended for less-experienced English-as-a-Second-Language teachers. The checklist can be used independently to meet various objectives. Notes reasons for evaluating materials, discusses published checklists, and presents a revised compilation of their criteria and a concise…

Talks about how the author came to be a feminist and a writer. Discusses the domestic settings within which she grew up, her writing processes, how her interests and concerns influence her writing, why she chooses to give women priority in her writing world, and the importance of bearing witness to the world with one's own story. (SR)