Much of the periodical literature within scientific disciplines is characterized by overlap in content among journals and by scatter of content areas across journals. This obscures the inherent structure that may exist within the literature of discipline, creating problems for authors seeking suitable publication outlets, for editors wishing to…

During the first year of publication of Current Papers in Physics (1966) a joint study was undertaken in the UK by Aslib working under contract with the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and in the US by the American Institute of Physics (AIP) to assess the need for the new publication and its usefulness to the physics community. The study…

The report presents the results of a study on the use being made of 'source abstracts' and 'source index terms' published in engineering journals. The results were derived from questionnaires circulated to subscribers to eighteen journals in engineering fields which currently publish 'source abstracts' and 'source index terms'. The overall results…

This selective bibliography of books and periodicals in the United States Military Academy Library was prepared to assist those who are concerned with increasing understanding and resolving the clash of cultures, interests, and religions of the Middle East. It includes the library's holdings through the middle of 1973. The materials are…

This study examines sample descriptions in 24 research journals. The survey covered all articles published in the 1974 volumes of these journals meeting the criteria of having a research sample and dealing with children and youth between the pre-natal period and 24 years of age. A total of 1,353 articles qualified. Each article was classified by…

This compilation of broadcast journals and periodicals is a result of a questionnaire survey which attempted to determine the extent and nature of articles published by journals or periodicals which relate to radio and television broadcasting. The 109 responses, as well as the 19 returned by the post office and the 27 non-responses are listed by…

This bibliography is primarily concerned with the application of psychology in the schools. Its purpose is to provide a current list of references to accompany the book of readings entitled Perspectives on School Psychology. It was not until the 1960's that a body of knowledge for school psychology could be identified. The new journals, Journal of…

This alphabetical union list of alternative periodicals includes publications which are politically and culturally to the left of center, and which express views not usually found in the daily or "straight" press. The information given for each item includes title, place of publication, institutional focus (if any), publisher, microform…

The Library of Congress and the New York Public Library have recently undertaken sponsorship of a new project to microfilm official national gazettes from nations throughout the world. The New York Public Library had conducted such a program from 1956 through 1971, but had discontinued the service due to lack of financial support. With…

Thirteen articles previously published in "Elementary English" are reprinted in this monograph. The articles focus on a wide range of topics but are drawn together by their emphasis on the teaching of reading. The first group of articles concerns the organization and evaluation of reading instruction, the next group discusses the place of…

Studies of 255 authors of program material at the Metallurgical Society session of the 96th American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) Annual Meeting yielded data on the subsequent dissemination of presented material during the year following the meeting. Data showed that three-fourths of the authors who made…

A periodicals use study was conducted in the Medical Library of Children's Hospital, a pediatric teaching hospital, during the six month period from September 1, 1967 to February 29, 1968. Results of the study showed that the three kinds of periodical use--circulation, reading room use, and interlibrary loan--have similar but not identical…

Beginning with volume 20, "Nuclear Science Abstracts" (NSA) citations, exclusive of abstracts, have been recorded on magnetic tape. The articles have been categorized by 34 elements of the citations such as title, author, source, journal, report number, etc. At the time of this report more than 130,000 citations had been stored for…

The report describes the results of a study of the extent and characteristics of coverage of the agricultural literature by the "Bibliography of Agriculture" (B of A). Statistical details regarding the language, national origin, form of publication, and subject coverage were derived from a sample of over 5000 citations from the 1967…

Abstracts are presented of all publications to date of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education which have appeared in "Research in Education" and are available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service. They include literature reviews, research registers, a listing of ERIC Clearinghouse periodical holdings, and others (11 documents); Basic…