The professional literature of school psychology has developed from varied educational and psychological sources. Only in the past 25 years has a specific school psychology literature been identifiable. A chronology of literature development and a discussion of trends and potential impact are provided. (Author/LMO)

Presents a description of Act I, the newest database from Data Courier, Inc., which provides an online directory of computer related companies and products. Highlights include content, applications, most useful features, classification code/classification name, and output. A sample record, journals list, and database specifications are included.…

Provides a thematic presentation of poems written for young readers during the First World War. Draws heavily upon the poems and articles that appeared in "The Boy's Own Paper," a British popular magazine of the period. (HOD)

Discusses the results from a content analysis of popular articles on stepfamily life from 1940-1980. Results showed that articles were primarily directed to women or general audiences, shared personal or professional experience and/or advice, viewed stepfamily life as optimistic, and saw most stepfamily problems stemming from the stepparent and…

Lists benefits of children's magazines as educational resources, discusses their educational implications, and offers specific activities involving the use of such periodicals. Provides a list of children's magazines available around the world. (FL)

Analysis of data on sample of 1980 books in "Small Press Record of Books in Print" indicates that almost half of the books received one or more reviews; small core of journals accounted for most reviews; significant relationship existed between number of reviews received and number of libraries owning book. (EJS)

Science fiction writers' perceptions of the "thinking machine" are examined through a review of Baum's Oz books, Heinlein's "Beyond This Horizon," science fiction magazine articles, and works about robots including Asimov's "I, Robot." The future of computers in science fiction is discussed and suggested readings are listed. (MBR)

Deals with organizing, editing, and producing a literary magazine as a class project. Suggests steps to be taken and pitfalls to be avoided. (RBW)

Reveals that assertive employed women read more magazines overall and more news and hobby and craft magazines than do nonassertive employed women. (FL)

This overview addresses the biological impact of lead and serves as a guide to the best source of information currently available. Several annotated bibliographies and reviews are described, pertinent journals are listed, and information sources by topic such as environmental transport and occurrence and human exposure to lead, are identified. (BT)

Contains specific suggestions as to how librarians can use sports literature to help students in a school library setting. (Author)

An American Psychological Association evaluation of the Teaching of Psychology indicates that the quality of its published materials is good, the need for the journal exists, and revenues and expenses can be brought into balance. Evaluation methodology and general findings are discussed. (Author/AV)

Federal agencies conduct large, national studies that provide abundant data easily accessible to researchers. While these datasets provide access to rich data for analyzing a multitude of topics, certain skills are necessary for appropriate use. Specifically, over sampling and multistage cluster sampling must be accommodated in the analyses to…

ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education…

Stephen Duncombe has written one of the only book-length studies examining the phenomenon of "zines.""Note from Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture" traces the historical rise in zine popularity beginning with fanzines of the 1930s, fueled in the 1970s by the punk movement, and reaching a height in the 1990s. In his…