Demonstrates, with an example, a relatively simple method for fitting Bradford's law to empirical data to estimate the number of journals and articles in a subject collection. An exact discrete formulation illustrates Bradford's law as a special case of the Zipf-Mandlebrot "rank frequency" law. (Author/RAA)

Evaluates a cooperative venture in interlibrary lending of periodicals planned and executed by ten midwestern colleges. The study traces the consortium's history from 1967 to the present, describing successes and problems. (RAA)

The findings of a bibliometric survey of research papers published in 39 core journals of librarianship provide information on study methodologies, growth of the research literature, organizations studied, computer-based operations, users, and major themes of library research. (CHC)

Discusses market research indicating that eight children's and nine teen's magazines are in the top 100 magazines sold on the newsstand and by subscription. Estimates that a minimum of from 9 to 12 million magazines go into the hands of juveniles every month. (MKM)

Describes experiences of launching and publishing a student sociology journal at Wayne County Community College in Detroit for the past four years. Recommends it as a rewarding educational experience that should be done at all schools. (Author/CK)

Reports that the coverage of women's sports in "Sports Illustrated" did not increase from 1956 to 1976, although women's active participation in sports did. (GT)

Reports the results of a study that examined four databases, AGRICOLA, BIOSIS, CAB, and SCISEARCH, to determine their overlap with regard to agricultural and forestry literature. Relative strengths and weaknesses were assessed concerning subject coverage, timeliness, and searching capabilities. (Author)

Investigates the structure and interrelationships of the psychological literature as a preparatory step for studies of psychological research activity. Techniques of bibliographic citation analysis are used to construct influence measures for individual journals and for the subfields of psychology into which they have been classified. (FM)

Describes programs and types of college courses that can help prepare journalism students for jobs with magazines. (RL)

Seven hundred sixty-one children in 32 classrooms of two metropolitan school districts in southeastern Wisconsin took part in a survey which was conducted to provide information on children's preferences in magazines. (MP)

Presents the findings of a questionnaire survey to determine which educational periodicals were considered most useful by school administrators and which were used to make program changes. (DD)

Presents the findings of an analysis of content trends, authorship, citations, and titles of articles in the "Journal of Reading" in the first twenty years of its publication. (DD)

Describes possible career opportunities in magazine work for students trained in yearbook production and indicates ways journalism students can prepare for careers. (GT)

Includes 387 citations related to aesthetic education arranged as follows: leading thinkers on aesthetic education, role of the humanities in modeling aesthetic education, goals and theories, content at different educational levels, aesthetic education methods, creativity, out-of-school facilities, current trends and debates in cultural policy,…

Examines the periodical "Scienceland," a Panasonic light scope, and an astronomy light for quality, accuracy, and usefulness in the classroom. (MA)