This annotated bibliography concerned with education for international understanding contains 98 entries. Five sections list Unesco documents and publications, international documents and publications, national documents and publications, documents concerning the Unesco Associated Schools Project, and audiovisual and other classroom materials. (ND)

Describes the "Federal Register" system as the vehicle for federal agencies to communicate with the public and briefly outlines the advantages of this centralized system as well as the problem presented by the mass of information published. (JMF)

The paper describes a computerized system designed to provide a quick and economical method of in-depth access to individual publications. It is currently operating in a network configuration in Ontario and Quebec, and independently in other Canadian and United States libraries. (Author/JAB)

Reviews previous research on the nature and extent of textual revisions in the Congressional Record, the official reports of the debates of Congress. Offers survey results indicating that while revisions occur, the material is sufficiently accurate in substance to allow complete rhetorical analysis and criticism. (MH)

An error analysis was conducted with materials published in Spanish in connection with an election in the U.S. Southwest. Most improprieties in the Spanish texts were found to be the result of an inadequate command of Spanish and lack of proficiency in translation skills. (Author/RM)

An acquisitions guide listing sources of government documents to aid in selective purchase of materials. (JAB)

This article presents data (types of microforms collected, purpose of collection, reviewing media used for microform evaluation, vendors used, degree of service and product satisfaction) developed through a survey of academic libraries with U.S. Government documents depositories. (Author/JAB)

Traces origins of the Public Documents Library within the Government Printing Office and subsequent locations of the collection. The role of the Government Documents Round Table in development of the proposed National Depository Agency, related Title 44 revision proposals, and concerns over maintenance and servicing of the collection are…

Historical overview of federal government's commitment to statistical coordination notes creation of Central Statistical Board in 1933, decimation of federal statistical coordination beginning in 1952, resignation of Chief Statistician (1982), and government sources of statistical information. A 16-item annotated list of additional information…

The recent enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act offers an opportunity to bring rapid, evidence-driven progress to U.S. elementary and secondary education. Unlike the field of human health, which has shown remarkable progress over the past 30 years, the nation's inability to raise educational achievement over the same period stands in stark…

This document reports and analyzes information on Colorado charter schools for the 1999-2000 school year. Thirteen parts cover various aspects of these schools: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "The Colorado Charter Schools Act"; (3) "Disposition of Appeals by the State Board of Education"; (4) "The Characteristics of…

About 167 residential facilities in Ohio serve approximately 7,000 youth on any given day. Youth are placed in residential facilities because they have committed a crime or have behavioral problems. An "education provider" operates an on-grounds school in most facilities. Because of ongoing concerns about education funding for youth in…

The present bulletin constitutes a complete author and subject index to the 1,710 entries contained in the 6 numbers of the Record of Current Educational Publications issued from February to December, 1921, inclusive. The following issues of the record appeared during this period in the bulletin series: 1921, no. 3, February, 1921; 1921. no. 4,…

A growing tendency to supplement textbooks with source and other reference materials in the teaching process is evident in the United States. This is a good tendency, allowing pupils to learn the primary sources of information and to approach problems from different viewpoints. Cost is a limiting factor of the first magnitude in the effort of many…

In an address given at the Annual Conference of the Universities Council for Adult Education, the speaker compared the two Government reports on Adult Education in Britain in the light of the composition of their committees, and more especially in terms of the educational setting of the two reports. (SA)