This bibliography contains about 180 British and American titles dealing with scientific and technological English for the second language learner. Both books and articles are cited. Section one of the bibliography deals with analyses of scientific English. The citations in section two concern the teaching of scientific English. Section three…

The invitation to provide a review of the articles published in our five year editorship prompts us to evaluate the aims and purposes of music education research, and to consider the function of journals such as "BJME" in bridging the artificial divide between academics and professionals. We identify four themes that were prominent in…

This journal has a brief but important history, encompassing the support of major Catholic colleges and universities across the United States. In particular, the University of Dayton and the University of Notre Dame have provided a home for the editorial offices and the contributed services of the editors. As the journal prepares for a transition…

The move to electronic forms of communication has changed the way educational research is communicated. In particular, it has led to an increased reliance on journals. This change has been more precipitous than one might expect. As journals become a larger proportion of the body of current scholarship, authors and readers seek new methods of…

As more users access library services remotely, it has become increasingly important for librarians to reach out to their user communities and promote the value of libraries. Convincing the faculty and students in the sciences of the value of libraries and librarians can be a particularly "hard sell" as more and more of their primary…

This study examined the fractional graph area (FGA), the proportion of page space used to display statistical graphics, in 11 behavioral journals and places behavior analysis on a continuum with other natural, mathematical, and social science disciplines. The composite FGA of all 11 journals puts behavior analysis within the range of the social…

Online, open access is the superior model for scholarly communication. A variety of scientific communities in physics, the life sciences and economics have gone furthest in innovating their scholarly communication through open access, enhancing accessibility for scientists, students and the interested public. Open access enjoys a comparative…

Since 1967 the Center for Applied Linguistics has been conducting a survey and analysis of the field of the language sciences to determine the operational and technical requirements for an information system for the field. The first important fact to emerge from this study is that linguistics is no longer a very clearly definable area. It has…

This annotated bibliography lists 163 selected books, articles, and research reports concerning the language laboratory published from 1959 to 1972. It is intended for foreign language teachers and administrators seeking information on the planning, administration, operation, and installation of mediated language instruction. The bibliography is…

This list of free and reduced rate periodicals is compiled by the office of Information Collection Exchange (ICE) to provide Peace Corps volunteers access to information on periodicals which can be of use during their term of service. Detailed instructions are provided on ordering periodicals which are distributed by ICE to Peace Corps in-country…

This list of free and reduced rate periodicals is compiled by the office of Information Collection Exchange (ICE) to provide Peace Corps volunteers access to information on periodicals which can be of use during their term of service. Detailed instructions are provided on ordering periodicals which are distributed by ICE to Peace Corps in-country…

Focusing on periodicals that consistently carry materials about reading, this contributor's guide presents two lists of information on 186 journals, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, and yearbooks. Every periodical included appears alphabetically on each of the two lists. The first list offers information about editor, address, and editorial…

Over 100 resources on homosexuality are listed in this annotated bibliography. Citations are included under the following headings: bibliographies and reference sources, ERIC documents, journals and periodicals, and monographs. An additional section describes strategies for locating materials on homosexuality in the major social science,…

The 1879 Post Office Act created the four categories of mailable matter used today and, in part, signalled the emergence of the modern mass circulated magazine. Between 1863 and 1879, Congress liberalized the terms on which regular periodicals could use the mails and put newspapers and magazines on the same footing. Requiring payment of postage at…

In 1914 (22 years before the inception of "Life" magazine), the "New York Times" began publishing "Mid-Week Pictorial" to absorb a flood of war pictures pouring in from Europe. Several sociological and technological forces shaped "Mid-Week Pictorial" as a pioneer of American photojournalism magazines,…