The Acquisitions List of demographic books and articles is issued every two months by the Katherine Dexter-McCormick Library. Divided into two parts, the first contains a list of books most recently acquired by the Library, each one annotated and also marked with the Library call number. The second part consists of a list of annotated articles,…

This handbook provides the 1973 basic principles of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for determining the quality of high school and college student periodicals which are intended for duplication. The handbook begins with an explanation of rating procedures used in this evaluation and then provides sample scorebooks for student newspapers,…

This annotated bibliography lists four-hundred and twenty-six social science journals and periodicals. It was designed for social studies/social science students, faculty, and scholars interested in keeping up in their field. All social science disciplines, which include anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, and…

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 a listing of selected resources for environmental education for all grade levels. Complete bibliographical information is given, including price, grade level, and a one-sentence description of the entry. Entries are organized according to the following subject headings: Children's Books, Books for Young Adults and Periodicals. The last…

The public, academic and special libraries of the five-county area centering on Stockton, California have established the need for improving access to periodicals. In an attempt to meet this need, (1) the periodical holdings of the participating libraries were interfiled and studied, and (2) policies and procedures concerning periodical selection,…

The "Acquisitions List" of demographic books and articles is issued every two months by the Katharine Dexter McCormick Library. Divided into two parts, the first contains a list of books most recently acquired by the Library, each one annotated and also marked with the Library call number. The second part consists of a list of annotated…

The "Acquisitions List" of demographic books and articles is issued every two months by the Katharine Dexter McCormick Library. Divided into two parts, the first contains a list of books most recently acquired by the Library, each one annotated and also marked with the Library call number. The second part consists of a list of annotated articles,…

This study outlines some considerations for an economic model of the scientific journal market. The model provides an explanation of journal market structure and the dynamics of market behavior, as well as a description of journal market development. Three types of periodicals are discussed: (1) primary, archival journals serving a current…

This booklet provides a guide to the locations of more than 500 periodicals and newspapers relating to black Americans which were received before November 1974 by the libraries of the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The scope of the guide is broad, including literary, political, and…

This selected, annotated bibliography of information resources in English and/or French is divided into sections on books; documents and articles; UNESCO publications; reference works; and African periodicals. A list of institutions concerned with education in Africa is included, as well as educational documentation and information services in…

In order to determine whether psychology undergraduate students will perform significantly better on an experimental task for defining statistical terms than special education undergraduate students, a test containing 23 statistical terms (often used in special education journals) was given to 78 psychology and 93 special education majors (18-44…

A variety of books, pamphlets, periodical articles and audiovisual materials on child abuse provide basic information on the problem and different approaches to its solutions. Primary sources are cited for the rental and purchase of films, but the nearest university rental library or regional film center may offer quicker access. (Author/RK)

Research by Martin Joos and John J. Gumperz to develop a perspective for rhetorical analysis. Carter's final remarks in his Playboy interview are shown to reflect an ineffective sociolinguistic code shift to a stylistic level inappropriate to Carter as public personality and as presidential candidate. (JF)

The strategy was to identify user-related criteria for journal selection. Data were gathered from a use study, circulation and interlibrary statistics, and librarian and patron input. Two types of criteria developed considered actual use and user perception of use of importance. (Author/JAB)