This index to science fiction magazines includes all United States and British periodicals published from 1966 to 1970, and is a companion to the "Index to Science Fiction Magazines, 1951-1956." The entries are triple-listed by magazines, titles, and authors. A checklist of the magazines indexed contains the month and year, volume and…

Increasing periodical prices are creating imbalances in library budgets. A study at Kearney State College was undertaken in 1976 to show that it is possible to predict the effect on the budget of any decision to add or drop subscriptions. Periodical lists were divided into departmental subscriptions which were circulated among faculty for input.…

Methods for ranking journals to describe the cost effectiveness of journal acquisition are explored. (PF)

Surveys the growth, origins, and languages of the chemical literature. Discusses the indexing and abstracting of the chemical literature by the Chemical Abstracts Service. (MLH)

A select list of books, periodicals, texts, films, multimedia kits, and organizations which can serve as resources for exploring aspects of commercial television. (DD)

Sexism in journal writing may be classified as problems of evaluation. Endeavors to change language is a difficult task. Few attempts exist to end sexist language. Careful rephrasing can often result in accurate, unbiased communication. The APA Guidelines attempt to develop awareness and competence in using non-sexist language. (Author/MFD)

Recent mathematical descriptions of Bradford's distribution, and a new formulation that provides a more accurate estimation of the total number of papers and sources on a given scientific subject are presented. (Author/MBR)

An analysis of 30 indexing and abstracting services' coverage of journals commonly used by researchers in the fields of political and social science. Growth, improvement and current inadequacies are described. (JAB)

A study conducted to examine the characteristics of the literature available to students in Nigeria focused on the references to periodical articles that were cited in selected social science theses and dissertations submitted to the University of Ibadan during 1965-70. Information recorded for each reference included place of publication, age,…

A method of determining core journals for any discipline, using data from the Journal Citation Reports to generate discipline impact factors, is described. (Author)

A journal-based information service was developed to access appropriate work-related articles for social services personnel. Short summaries of selected articles from 60 journals are published in a monthly bulletin, and copies of the articles supplied upon request. Initial user responses are analyzed. (JAB)

Contains suggestions for improving the quality of writing and research methodology in articles submitted to the Reading Teacher. (MKM)