Journals that expound the socialist views of the political left in the United States are reviewed, including "The Nation,""Working Papers for a New Society," and "Dissent." The purposes, issues and concerns, and political and ideological character of these journals are discussed. (JMD)

Describes an automated system for cataloging nonprint media received by the Copyright Office for registration. Problems in disseminating this unique data base through national networks are considered. The system features automatic inversion of personal names and the use of one entry as a model for the next. (Author/VT)

A description of the history, coverage, and capabilities of this index is intertwined with an explanation of indexes and indexing processes such as editing, production, development and planning, and publicity. Current difficulties and the future of indexes in Canada are discussed. (JAB)

The proliferation of new journals in the field raises questions about the state of journal publication in social work. The author explores the purposes of these journals, analyzes emerging trends, and discusses the future development of journal publication in the profession. (Author)

This study investigated the accuracy of these services: whether they excluded sources in which a journal was actually indexed; and whether the journals accurately reported which services indexed them. (Author/JAB)

This study examines the journal literature in housing--how it evolved, how it exists today--and considers the potential of the Journal of College and University Student Housing as an important source of the professional literature. (Author)

A survey of the APGA membership was undertaken in the fall of 1977 to determine interest and content-process priorities of readers of the Personnel and Guidance Journal. The results suggest that the "Personnel and Guidance Journal" has generally served the diverse interests of the membership well. (Author)

Descriptive data from the International Association of Metropolitan City Libraries on 57 library systems includes book stocks, number of periodicals, audiovisual media, loans, budgets (total, acquisitions, periodicals, non-book material), staff salaries, number of staff, number of librarians, number of branch libraries, number of mobile libraries,…

Classification of scientific citations according to their quality and function is strengthened by tests of its reproducibility and universality. The method is applied to articles in various specialties of theoretical physics published in various journals, and conclusions are drawn about differences by specialty and geographic area. (Author)

Functions and services of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese include the association's journal, the annual meeting, and the placement bureau. Present trends that influence language programs and the future of language associations are discussed. (SW)

Ideas for a freshmen research paper include beginning the research the first class period and using magazine articles on topics of interest as basic sources. (MKM)

Provided is a collection of materials relating to information and research programs and services on deafness. (SBH)

Describes types of sports stories and features that are important to comprehensive sports reporting in high school newspapers and newsmagazines. (Author/GW)

Fiction in nine women's periodicals was surveyed. The authors concluded that stories in these magazines should attempt a more realistic picture of old age, to help the readers learn the actualities of coping with problems specific to old age. (Author)