Describes a procedure for using a subscription agent's computerized facilities to facilitate a subscription profile by providing initial serial listings for use in a library user survey, manipulating obtained data, and producing listings that identify resulting serial titles and costs according to requesting disciplines. (Author/MBR)

A comparison of the Bradfordian ranking of journals by their production of papers in a subset of psychological literature with the same journals ranked by quality of papers judged by their frequency of citation shows no significant correlation. Quality is more closely related to journal circulation and rejection rates. (Author/MBR)

Presents some data on the relative significance of books, periodicals, and teaching staff, in supporting postgraduate work in the humanities and social sciences in Nigeria. (Author/VT)

A discussion of the integration of magazines and newspapers into the language class, as products and signs of our times. The objective is to put the student in contact with a human and linguistic reality from another culture. A method of vocabulary and grammar instruction is presented. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

Suggests that having journalism students write critiques of magazines and read books on the topic of journalistic practice can revitalize high school newspapers and yearbooks; provides an annotated list of recommended books. (KS)

Suggests that a directed reading and study skill use of content periodicals as a supplementary aid can produce measurable reading comprehension gains and observable content area enrichment. (JM)

Publications related to sponsored programs of agencies and foundations that are used by research administrators are reported, based on a questionnaire survey of 650 of those administrators. The frequency of usage and effectiveness of the publications are also noted. For journal availability see HE 509 147. (LBH)

Discussed is the utilization of marine magazines in the classroom. Methods for organizing and acquiring magazines are given, along with a listing of appropriate periodicals. Usual bibliographic information is included. (MA)

Investigated measures that match the advertisement to the "best" publication for the greatest exposure. (RL)

Discusses the use of journal articles to develop broader modes of communication among biologists and to the public. The development of an editorial policy concerning the selection of articles for this magazine is explained. The need for research articles and state of the art reviews is recognized today. (MA)

A study was conducted of periodical usage at the Education-Psychology Library, Ohio State University. The library's closed reserve system provided circulation data which were analyzed according to currency of usage and usage of specific titles. (Author)

Explores the contemporary relationship of India's cultural media and mass media, primarily through a content analysis of a sample of popular Indian newspapers and magazines. (GW)

Tells how a high school publications staff changed from publishing a weekly newspaper to publishing a bi-weekly newsmagazine; points out successes and problems involved in producing the newsmagazine. (GW)

This guide to sources of information on Canadian librarianship lists bibliographies and guides, indexes, directories, journals, overviews, annual reviews and monographs, as well as selected publications of and about the National Library of Canada and its Library Documentation Centre. (Author/CLB)

Discusses various strategies for assessing importance of journals for acquisition; describes a discipline-specific selection algorithm which uses journal citation data to identify journals that contribute to a discipline's research foundation as well as those used for professional practice; and reports on two studies which demonstrated the…