A list of 70 books and 17 media titles designed to help educators and students learn about deaf culture is presented. Books are categorized according to reading level and include information on author, title, publisher, and date. Media entries include information on title, length, and distribution. (CL)

The key to successful operation of a nonprint media department is not related to the size of its budget or to the amount of capital investment in equipment, but to who is running the department now, and whose idea it was in the first place. (Author)

Describes three methods of collection development relating to nonprint media--Librarian Selection Procedure, Social Responsibility Selection Procedure, and Systematic Analysis Procedure--and discusses the community served, nonuser involvement, selection resources, and acquisition or rental of materials. (EJS)

Reviews the conceptual foundations of hypertext as developed by Vannevar Bush and discusses current applications of hypertext as information vision, database technique, and computer user interface. Criticisms of this indexing technique, its technological limitations, and possible future applications are discussed. (two references) (CLB)

Suggests that new computer software enables writers and technicians to compose graphs that rival those made by professionals. Suggests that professional and novice users of such software either intend to distort data and manipulate readers or do so out of ignorance. Describes and illuminates seven types of distortion in graphs. (PA)

Presents four interstitials, each followed by a contour on understanding the nature of and relationships among different media: the book, electronic text, and hypertext. (NH)

Analyzing film narrative to reveal embedded theory, this article suggests a novel approach to the use of feature movies in management education. Two films are analyzed from this perspective. Contact presents a narrative of organization politics, arguing that integrity can damage an individual's career. Elizabeth offers a leadership narrative,…

The use of visual methods has become increasingly significant to ethnographic research. The possibilities and challenges I experienced using visual research methods in the school ethnography are examined. This paper explores some of the ethical, practical and methodological issues that arise from the use of video, photographs, pictures and images…

This paper is a qualitative case study of a Korean first grade child. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of a first grade Korean child's oral language interactions with teachers, parents, peers, and community members and to examine how a child's oral language impacts his literacy learning in English. The data were…

The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of the Scopes Trial based upon the film "Inherit the Wind" (United Artists 1960) and how it helped to shape the public's perception of teachers, within the context of historical accounts of the trial, including the trial transcript and daily reports from individuals such as H. L. Mencken, a…

This annotated bibliography of the current resources in cooperative learning is the result of a comprehensive search of the literature in the fields of education, psychology, sociology, linguistics, and business. It contains 926 citations of books, journal articles, periodicals, and non-print material pertaining to cooperative/collaborative…

A study investigated the effects of chartoons--cartoon-like informational graphics--and three-dimensional graphs on the attractiveness of graphs and on the information gain from graphs. Subjects, 86 students from a mass communication course at the University of Texas, were randomly assigned to two experimental groups, each of which was shown a set…

Delivered on behalf of the International Council of Archives (ICA), this paper briefly discusses the challenge inherent in the processing and preservation of audiovisual materials, the types of media included in the term audiovisual, the concerns of professional archivists, the development and services of archival institutions, the utilization of…

Prepared for education students, teachers, and special librarians to supplement the resources of well-known education libraries in the New York Metropolitan Area, this directory has been compiled as a reference tool for those who find the usual sources do not have the needed specialized resources. Because the 39 private and tax-supported libraries…

Designed as a practical aid to the beginning cataloger, this guide details the procedures for cataloging and the physical processing of materials in a school or small public library. Both general principles and specific practices are outlined, from the organization of cataloging work to instructions for the typing and filing of catalog and shelf…