Discusses the emergence of newsmagazines as a sweeping force in American high schools in the 1960s, examines reasons for the passing of the newsmagazine fad, and offers predictions about high school publications of the future. (GW)

Discussion of the trend of increasing journal prices includes an examination of possible reasons for such price increases and methods by which libraries may alleviate this trend through consumer awareness and competitive market techniques. (CLB)

Designed to characterize journals as part of the selection process for journals to be included in an information retrieval database, two studies used bibliometric techniques to examine patterns of publishing and topic patterns and coverage, and a third developed a rule-based system to evaluate the qualities of a journal. (CLB)

Responds to Weinrach's article (1987) on the American Association for Counseling and Development (AACD) and its journal by disputing criticisms of the association and its publications. Contends that Weinrach's observations are not supported and that his comments are a caricature of the reality of the AACD and its journals. (Author/ABB)

Three online databases that provide information on regional, state, and local business news are compared in terms of publications indexed, indexing guidelines, record structure, span of coverage, currency, and availability. (CLB)

A content analysis of general interest magazine advertisements in 1983 was compared to advertisements during 1958 and 1970. Some sexist stereotypes have decreased in these periodicals. The advertisements from 1983 more accurately reflect the true diversity of women's social and occupational roles than do those of earlier time periods. (VM)

Proposes three distinctive features of the journal: (1) service to teachers of writing at all academic levels; (2) emphasis on practice-as-inquiry; and (3) commitment to scrutiny of theory. (MS)

Presents a memorandum report assignment involving the selection of magazines in students' major fields. (MS)

Getting the authority necessary to edit an effective alumni periodical is discussed. According to an informal survey of 35 award-winning CASE editors, most are reasonably satisfied with their degree of authority. Many alumni magazines are dull because editors are afraid to rock the boat. (MLW)

Special section includes "True to Format," an editor's guide to periodicals (Robin Goldman); "The Move to Magazine," focusing on format (Patricia Ann LaSalle); "The Fast-paced Alternative," about timely tabloids (Janis D. Gleason, Lynn Donham); and also about tabloids, "Why Don't We Have a Magazine?" (Marsha…

Examines a very successful popular magazine published between 1899 and 1950 that was devoted to "correct" English usage. Argues that its fundamental aim was to help its readers to know how to conduct themselves in proper (i.e., elite) society. Its longtime editor defended her prescriptive view of English usage and offered many…

Elaborates and critically analyzes the Kastenbaum-Spilka method of using obituaries as an index of social discrimination. Found the presence and relative length of obituaries to be a function not only of social stratification but also of one's work status at death, manner of death, and institutional affiliations at death. (Author/ABB)

Introduces search technique that professional searchers often use to start tracking down information regardless of topic. This technique involves using set of large databases that cover material because of format rather than subject. Databases reviewed include books/monographs, journals/magazines, reports, expertise, and full-text and Public…

Four journals were compared in terms of interest in classroom intervention, emphasis on antecedent versus consequent intervention techniques, interest in student conduct versus academic performance, and changes over years 1963 through 1982. The journals' contents differed substantially on most variables, and some pronounced trends across years…

Provides description of principal database sources for information on current events--newspaper indexes (e.g., INFORMATION BANK, VU/TEXT, NEWSPAPER INDEX); magazine databases (e.g., NEXIS-MAGS, MAGAZINE ASAP); wire service databases (e.g., NewsNet, WIRES, NEWS); and reference databases (encyclopedias, yearbooks, FACTS ON FILE). A list of the 37…