The concept of adult education for family planning is examined, and a strategy for program development in developing nations is suggested. Experience suggests that learning in groups is generally the most effective means for changing attitudes and behavior, but the skills necessary for participation in learning groups outside family and…

A selection of articles on National Assessment of Educational Progress, which measures American education, is presented with varying points of view. The introductory editorial reflects on the progress of National Assessment in measuring learning and in achieving its goal of sound rational decisions about the future of American education. The…

The scope of this quinmester unit of instruction ranges from a cursory look at newspapers, magazines, and sources of biographic material to a development of skills which enable the student to make effective use of them. The focus of the course is primarily exploratory as the student moves through the various media, but he is made aware that not…

The data used for this report was prepared mainly from correspondence as described in the introduction, Chapter I. The manufacture, distribution and processing of original scientific information today is considered in Chapter II. This Chapter is devoted to the tasks of establishing precise definitions of the vocabulary used in the field (e.g.…

This statistical summary presents data on the library collections, interlibrary loans, expenditures, personnel, and Ph.D. programs from the 99 university and non-university members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). A separate table describes microform holdings by type. Member libraries are rank ordered on the following 13 factors:…

Presented are results of a survey which collected statistics for 1973-74 library operations in the 82 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) academic library members. Data tables cover the following categories: (1) collections; (2) interlibrary loans; (3) expenditures; (4) personnel; (5) microform holdings; and (6) rank orderings for each of…

Over 2100 articles concerned with popular culture, drawn from 188 American periodicals and a scattering of foreign publications, are scanned in this volume. Popular culture is defined as any aspect of life which is not academic or creative in the narrowest and most esoteric sense of the words. Thirty- to 150-word abstracts are provided of…

This volume provides annotations, which include publishing and price information, as well as syntheses of content, of science fiction books and other works which concern science fiction or its instruction. Part one, "The Literature," contains detailed introductory comments and bibliographic citations relevant to each of the following periods: the…

This bibliography lists reference sources for research in archaeology. It is arranged in sections by type of reference source with subsections for general works and works covering specific areas. Categorized are handbooks; directories, biographies, and museums; encyclopedias; dictionaries; atlases; guides, manuals, and surveys; bibliographies; and…

Reports on a study in which high school biology students were divided into two groups: one read "Scientific American" articles and the other group read annotated "Scientific American" articles. Although there was no significant difference between means on an achievement measure of the groups, the author reports that students…

A survey of physician-reading decisions for 120 medical periodicals along a publication penetration scale (to scan, to read, to file) showed that three-fourths of the periodicals are scanned and slightly less than half read to some extent. Specialties, type of practice, and teaching responsibilities influence reading decisions. (JT)

College placement has been the neglected child of college student personnel literature, according to this author's research. He maintains that placement officers must communicate with other student personnel workers, especially through the field's journals. (Author/HMV)

The Veterinary Medical (VM) Libraries Group project (compilation of a basic list of veterinary medical journals to benefit existing and new veterinary medical schools) is reported. The list, presented here, will be revised as needed by a permanent committee of the VM Libraries Group. (JMD)

Advertisers should note that married working women tend to read more magazines and watch less television than married non-working women. (RL)