Discusses the economic problems that threaten the publication programs of scientific societies. (MLH)

Presents an annotated bibliography of books, journals, and films on various subtopics of geophysics, including geodesy, seismology, granity, geomagnetism, geochronalogy, and plate tectonics. (MLH)

The impact of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976 on copying services supplied by many college stores is assessed. It is suggested that even unsupervised photocopying of copyrighted books and periodicals may constitute vicarious infringement by the store, but that in an academic environment, photocopying may constitute defensible "fair…

"Residential Group Care Quarterly" is published four times a year by the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA). This issue of "Residential Group Care Quarterly" contains the following articles: (1) Strengthening the Culture of Care in Child Care Agencies (Vonda I. Wallace and Jean Carpenter-Williams); (2) Improving Restraint Monitoring with Pulse…

This study used multiple regression analysis to ascertain the extent to which states' grades on the "Education Week""Quality Counts" report cards for P-12 predicted states' grades on the National Center for Public Policy in Higher Education's "Measuring Up" report cards. "Quality Counts" graded states' P-12…

Hispanics are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. This Hispanic population is also younger than the general population: 40% of Hispanics are under 21, versus 30% of the entire population. The number of Hispanics under the age of 21 grew 61% between 1990 and 2000, totaling 17% of the nation's youth under 21 in 2000. The Center on…

The development of stand-alone, Web-based electronic journals began shortly after the Internet became widely accessible among researchers. These journals represented one of the first attempts to utilize the Internet as a forum for the regular distribution of peer-reviewed scholarly research. The purpose of this paper is to examine issues related…

This paper surveys the loss of important serials from and about Southeast Asia. At risk titles are described, including statistical serials, publications of regional presses, minority language magazines, science and technology journals, political and non-governmental organization publications, popular or mass press publications, women's magazines,…

An examination of the way welfare reform is presented in the national news media can provide insight into which aspects of the reform news consumers consider important. This study used a content analysis to examine all stories about welfare reform in the national press from: (1) June through August 1996, during which time the federal legislation…

This "Special Focus" issue of "America's Family Support Magazine," focuses on parent leadership and family involvement. Articles pertaining to this focus include: (1) "Forging Equal Partnerships" (Ahsan); (2) "Who Best Represents the Voice of Parents?" (Foster); (3) "Parent Leadership Training…

The results of a citation pattern analysis on the journal Educational Technology Research and Development (ETR&D) for the period 1990-99 are presented. Reference lists for the 260 articles published during that period were compiled along with over 1,600 citations of those articles in other social science journals. Breakdowns of most commonly…

Reports the results of an analysis of nine journals that contain substantial material devoted to the field of science education for the period 1970 through 1971. Analyzes factors such as the type of articles being published, scope, length, and geographical origins of the articles, and author affiliation. (JR)

Tells how to make a yearbook a magazine report for a given year of life in a specific school. (TO)