New postal rates are structured in such a way that colleges can save money on both individual letters and large mailings if they do some planning and some extra work. Letter size, accurate addresses, ZIP+4 codes, prebarcoding, and presorting are important components of a cost-effective mailing system. (MSE)

Analyzed reference lists from three major counseling journals spanning the years 1952 through 1988. Citations gradually became more numerous and came from increasingly diverse sources. About one-half of all citations referred to journal articles. Analysis of differences among the three journals' citations suggests that each journal fills a special…

A recent survey revealed that editors of education journals reject 83 percent of all the manuscripts they receive. Prospective contributors' most common mistakes include lack of familiarity with the journal, incorrect style, grammatical errors, lack of substance, and lack of clarity. Ameliorative suggestions are provided. (seven references) (MLH)

Surveys farm magazine writers and editors regarding advertiser pressure and their attitudes toward it. Finds that 62 percent report receiving pressures from advertisers, whereas about half said that advertising had been withdrawn on occasion. Finds that about half reported that keeping distance from advertisers is a challenge. (SR)

Conjoins Q methodology with the interviewing techniques of the oral historian in a study of eight surviving contributors to "The Anvil," a midwestern proletarian magazine of the 1920s and 1930s. Finds four factors, labeled as the patron, the revolutionary artist, the Jack Conroy factor, and the humanist. Discusses the limitations and advantages of…

Contributes scholarship on journalism, democracy, and pluralism, offering a content analysis of 291 news stories from tabloid and traditional news-magazine programs to examine their news sourcing and reporting. Finds striking differences between tabloid and traditional news-magazine sourcing patterns, and provides some support for concerns about…

Discusses the evolution of counseling psychology's theoretical models and their subsequent treatment by "The Counseling Psychologist" (TCP) in its early years through 1984. After outlining the founding of the journal, the author traces the history of the TCP and its relationship to the historical periods of the profession's development.…

Reviews articles (N=26) from 1984 to 1993 and analyzes the tone, quality of information, and advice given to parents concerning communication with children about sexuality. Articles reflected current research but readership was primarily white mothers in traditional families. Little advice was offered on handling more difficult issues (e.g.,…

Compares/contrasts InfoTrac and ProQuest primarily as full-text resources to supplement retrieval of references contained in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) database. These databases are analyzed by examining their scope in terms of the number and types of serials covered within specific areas using…

Articles from 1987-1996 issues of Farm Journal, Progressive Farmer, Successful Farming, Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News and World Report were analyzed, revealing lack of depth in reporting environmental and food safety issues and few presentation differences between agricultural and news publications. However, news magazines' artwork often conveyed…

Discusses how a high-school journalism adviser shifted from a newspaper format to a magazine format that comes out few times a year. Suggests the magazine format is more flexible, creative, and well-thought-through. Notes it requires some attention to detail, commitment to longer stories, and in-depth coverage. (RS)

Discusses Web sites and Weblogs (or blogs) created by librarians as informal, interactive zines. Considers Web publishing software which makes it easier to start, motivation for self-publishing, and differences from trade publications; and provides a list of librarian blogs and zines. (LRW)

This study examines the extent to which databases support student and faculty research in the area of public administration. A list of journals in public administration, public policy, political science, public budgeting and finance, and other related areas was compared to the journal content list of six business databases. These databases…

In the summer of 2003, at the invitation of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), a working group of fifteen higher education presidents, provosts, scholars, and digital resource innovators met at Dartmouth University to launch The Scholarly Communication Institute. Their eyes were on nothing less than how information…

It is well documented that fathers have a significant influence on their children's success in school. To examine the ways in which fathers have been represented in school psychology literature, the authors searched over 1,000 recent articles published in four leading U.S. school psychology journals ("Psychology in the Schools," "School Psychology…