This pilot study was conducted to determine the sources of information utilized by admissions officers to enhance professional growth and to help in current professional responsibilities. In an attempt to analyze the verbal ability of admissions officers a survey was conducted among admissions officers to determine: (1) what they read, (2) how…

The Medical Sciences Library of the University of California, Irvine acquired an on-line serials control system quickly and at low cost by entering into a consortium with the University of California, Los Angeles Biomedical Library, whose on-line serials system has been in existence and operating successfully for four years. The conversion was…

Designed for the aspiring journalist and the professional editor, this revised second edition serves as a standard reference work as well as an ideal means of keeping abreast of new trends and developments in the editing of small magazines. It describes the latest technological developments in type-setting and production; discusses and evaluates…

To identify the characteristics of professional publications preferred by teachers, 200 primary-grade teachers selected at random from the membership of the International Reading Association (IRA) completed a questionnaire about their concerns in reading, the sources consulted for assistance, and the features preferred. A subsample of 25 completed…

"Pioneer Spirit 76," an original bicentennial anthology from the Smoky Mountains region, was begun to gain in-depth editing and publishing experience and to test the feasibility of having journalism students produce a publication for a market beyond campus. This report traces the development of this book in magazine format, offers a…

An Analysis of 21 pieces of "Ladies Home Journal" fiction from the years 1900-1920 showed definite sex-linked language distinctions. Nine characteristics of speech were observed in sample dialogues from a piece of fiction which contained male-female major character interaction. One sample was selected from each year during the period.…

The articles comprising this double issue of Impact evolved from several sources, one of which was the National Conference on Program in Career Guidance, Counseling, and Placement, sponsored by the Missouri State Department of Education. The purpose of the conference was to bring together a local school guidance director and a guidance supervisor…

Since 1966 the libraries of the Associated Claremont Colleges have developed an automated central acquisition and cataloging system. This system differs from most other technical service organizations and operations in three ways: (1) ordering and cataloging operations are integrated and blended to avoid duplicate and uncoordinated performance,…

The object of this study is to make a start toward determining the extent of duplicated information that is being acquired in spite of customary precautions to avoid it. Referring to a specific case, the percentages in Table II show the frequency of appearance in five other works of 19 items in Mitchell's "Encyclopedia of American Politics." While…

This bibliography contains works largely in English listed in 10 categories. They include: (1) books about Virgil or relevant to his poetry, (2) editions and commentaries, (3) translations, and (4) articles in the "Journal of Roman Studies," the "Classical Quarterly," the "Classical Review,""Greece and Rome," the "American Journal of…

This bibliography on adult education in Germany lists German-language documents (some with abstracts) arranged in three historical periods and a supplement of English-language documents with abstracts. Twelve documents from the period prior to World War I reflect a searching for the fundamental aims of popular education; 32 from the Weimer…

This annotated booklist includes easy-to-read materials for new adult readers. Criteria for selection of the materials were: (1) the content of the books and the form of presentation must be suitable for adults; (2) the materials must be suitable for persons of varying cultural and ethnic backgrounds; and (3) they must be oriented toward the urban…

This bibliographic guide is inteded to aid schools in improving their collections of reference materials for Advanced Placement courses. Books and periodicals are listed in groups costing $500 each. The first group is a basic collection of over 140 items; the second group is a listing of over 120 items to be added for a more extensive collection.…

The bibliography gives 222 citations selected from Government Printing Office's "Selected U. S. Government Publications" issued by the Superintendent of Documents covering 1973 publications. It is divided into 4 categories: (1) People Building; (2) Community Facilities; (3) Environmental Improvement; and (4) Economic Development. Topics are: job…

This book explores the effect of the mass media on individual and social consciousness and discusses how the present conflicts evident in the media reflect new values needed for the future. The opening chapters deal with the amount and kind of information emanating from the mass media ("The World Ends Tommorrow, Details After This Message"), the…