A Study of the relationship between the primary and secondary journal literature of a social science discipline is described in this working paper. Criminology was chosen as the subject area for study, because it forms a fairly clearly identifiable area of the social sciences, is fairly self-contained, and because it has some distinctive…

DISISS (Design of Information Systems in the Social Sciences) is a research project based at the University of Bath. The objective of the project is to carry out research necessary for the effective design of information systems in the social sciences, whether by the creation of new systems or the modification of existing systems. Analysis of…

Abstracts of current research related to alcohol problems and allied subjects are contained in this quarterly journal. Subject areas cover physiology-biochemistry, metabolism of alcohol, determination of alcohol, psychology, psychiatry, treatment of alcoholism, intoxication and its treatment, medical complications in alcoholism, social aspects,…

This is the fifth in a series of updatings of this bibliography. Nearly three fourths of the titles have appeared since the original list was prepared seven years ago. The bibliography is organized in 12 sections. Eight of the sections consist principally of books, each of which relates to a course, seminar, or institute of the program of Graduate…

This combined issue of Impact (regularly a bi-monthly magazine) focuses on human sexuality, and ways in which helping professionals can be of most assistance to clients who are concerned about their adequacies or inadequacies in the sexual area. Areas covered include teenage sexuality, homosexuality, mixed marriages, and changing sex roles.…

This bibliography on career education is divided into four sections: (1) selected references on career education, listing key documents focusing on the concept of career education; (2) journal articles, listing various articles from periodicals dealing with the career education concept and some of its components; (3) background references related…

The major thrust of this issue of "Impact" is "New Therapies." Dr. William Glasser comments on his "reality therapy" and Robert Carkhuff discusses his "systematic eclectic approach to helping." This issue also contains articles about an indictment of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank in regard to women. Other departments contain ideas,…

The second issue of this quarterly features an interview with Roger Heyns on higher education, coupled with a section of reactions to this interview. Other sections focus on a new model for pupil personnel services, the changing status of women, counseling the returning veteran, the "unemployment" picture for counselors; and a number of…

Popular culture is defined here as anything produced by and/or dissembled by the mass media or mass production or transportation, either directly or indirectly, and that reaches the majority of the people. This sampler from mass magazines, intended for use in the study of popular culture, includes fiction from "Playboy"; articles on cars, Johnny…

Recording of serials is among the very important functions of a serials department. It helps in controlling the in-coming serials, claiming the not-received and missing issues, and answering inquiries regarding the current holdings of the library. This manual briefly describes the 3x5 file card system of recording serials, defines the various…

Abstracts of current research related to alcohol problems and allied subjects are contained in this quarterly journal. Subject areas cover physiology-biochemistry, metabolism of alcohol, determination of alcohol, psychology, psychiatry, treatment of alcoholism, intoxication and its treatment, medical complications in alcoholism, social aspects,…

The distribution of reading-research citations was investigated in three populations of journals. The rule of Pareto-like distribution was confirmed as appropriate for determining the number of journals that would contribute half the citations in populations of 26 to 112 journals. In populations of 42 to 112 journals, 24% to 29% of the…

Provided is an annotated bibliography with approximately 350 entries relating to the education and training of deaf blind individuals. The booklet is divided into three parts: part one contains references to books published by, for and/or about the deaf blind over a period of more than 130 years; part two contains references to articles published…

The 12 papers collected in this volume were written by graduate students in a magazine publishing seminar conducted at the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Papers discuss a range of topics related to contemporary magazines and are of interest to editors, publishers, journalism educators, and students.…

In the terms of this annotated bibliography, science fiction is defined as literature in which the author departs from some situation in the present and constructs a world which might exist at some time in the future. The bibliography lists more than 280 science fiction novels, short stories, and anthologies; 7 magazines devoted primarily to…