Reviews the history and development of "The Message of the Library," the journal of the Jordan Library Association. Discusses reasons for the journal's success in terms of economics, finance, intellect, and content. Concludes that library journals in developing countries can survive if there is effective management and support from the…

Provides 13 samples from a variety of media magazines that offer usable classroom role-playing scenarios addressing ethical issues. (RS)

Reports results of searching four social science databases to determine if "information society" has reached paradigmatic status. Results found a decline in the use of the term and concluded that it is not yet possible to say that "information society" is a paradigm. An appendix lists journals carrying articles on the…

Examines the overlap of article coverage and the consistency of indexing between the "Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals" and the "Architectural Periodicals Index." The historical backgrounds of the two indexes are described, possibilities for collaboration between them are considered, and implications for users are…

Bibliographic guide of women astronomers and their work. Includes general references on women in astronomy, as well as specific women astronomers including Baliunas, Bell Burnell, Burbidge, Cannon, Faber, Fleming, Furness, Geller, Herschel, Hogg, Huggins, Klumpke Roberts, Leavitt, Maury, Mitchell, Payne-Gaposchkin, Ride, Rubin, Sitterly, Tater,…

Three British journals were used to evaluate citation counting as a means of evaluating research quality in two applied knowledge fields, continuous education and management education. The study concluded that citation analysis can provide evidence about the status of a knowledge field but cannot be used as a measure of the quality of research.…

The Quincentennial produced many resources in several media that can be incorporated into foreign language pedagogy at all levels. This article identifies sources in the following categories: movies and videos; coffee table books; source books and textbooks; magazines, journals and articles; and games. (Author/LB)

Journals from five professional associations were reviewed to determine their responses to AIDS/HIV. Each of the associations addressed AIDS/HIV through their journals, devoting at least one issue or part of an issue to the subject. Of 239 articles, 105 were commentaries, editorials, or nondatabased and 134 were databased. (SM)

Holland gives a personal account of how the preceding article was initiated and executed. Origins of the research project, the process of statistical analysis, preparation of the final article, and advice for beginning researchers are included. (SK)

Offers a reading list for community college presidents, identifying key journals and books. Includes books from the education, management, and demographics literature. (MAB)

Reviews the litigation the international publisher Gordon and Breach initiated against the author and publishers of serials pricing surveys. Events that led up to and followed the lawsuits are recounted, and reactions to the lawsuits from the library community are summarized. (28 references) (EA)

Notes the importance of publishing student writing beyond the classroom. Offers an annotated bibliography and a chart of 36 student magazines at various grade levels that publish student writing on a variety of topics. (SR)

Describes a study of 136 non-U.S. mathematics journals that was conducted to determine the proportion of articles that were published in English. The literature of language analysis is reviewed, changes in the frequency of use of other languages are discussed, and additional research questions are suggested. (nine references) (LRW)

Examines the cultural content of advertisements in two superficially similar countries (Great Britain and the United States). Finds U.S. advertising portraying characters in more "individualistic" stances, with social class differences more evident in British advertising. Maintains that advertising should adapt to individual cultural…

In 10 schools, reading levels of 11th-grade agriculture students were measured, and teachers estimated the readability of agricultural magazine articles. Teachers who ask students to read aloud and who provide reading assistance estimated reading level and readability more accurately, although neither group was very accurate. (SK)