Intended to introduce the novice book selector to a wide range of duties and to serve as a source of instruction for library science students, this manual deals with the review, selection, and ordering of current, retrospective, and periodical collections. It examines how collection priorities are established and discusses the documentation,…

A literature review and mail and telephone surveys of librarians led to the following conclusions: 1) despite the increased availability of materials on microfilm, there is no shift to acquire original publications on microform; 2) microfiche has emerged to challenge 35mm rollfilm as a significant format; 3) microform reading equipment is an…

In his introduction to this bibliography--which is organized into sections focusing on selected general reference works, selected black periodicals, and books--the compiler notes that religion and the church have been two of the stabilizing forces in the Black community since the days of slavery. Perhaps, these two forces have been the things that…

The bibliography, containing nearly 200 entries, begins with a listing of background materials grouped under the headings (1) linguistics (general, contrastive studies, and English language), (2) reference books for teacher and student, (3) language learning--theory and practice, (4) testing, (5) bibliographies, and (6) periodicals. An occasional…

Compiled for school administrators, teachers, researchers, information specialists, professional organizations, students, and others interested in locating and using educational resources on the American Indian, this bibliography is a supplement to five previous publications by the Educational Resources Information Center/Clearninghouse on Rural…

This handbook on preparation for retirement is intended to serve the needs of the program sponsoring agency--governmental agencies, business, and industry; it may also be used in programs jointly sponsored with unions, employee organizations, or community groups. It is a sequel to "Preparation for Retirement in the Federal Government." The first…

This bibliography, a Title 3 ESEA product, was prepared to meet "the need for an overview of existing materials in the area of Negro heritage and culture." The first section is a bibliography of 36 current bibliographies of Negro history and culture. The second section lists five curriculum guides which contain additional references. The last…

This study attempted to determine what media most effectively communicated to teenagers, how the media habits of Florida teenagers compared with those in other states, and how the media habits of journalism students compared with those not in journalism. A total of 430 students from Florida high schools and 457 from high schools in other states…

Books and periodicals published between 1951 and 1969 are listed in this 108-item annotated bibliography of materials on general research in education, on programs affecting social change, and on the backgrounds of Indian people of Canada. Materials are grouped under 10 headings: (1) books by and about Indian people, (2) general education, (3)…

This booklet of 15 reprinted letters sent in response to a query concerning the actual use of Italian in the United States designates various areas of professional application. Some reference to current Italian publications is included. It is hoped that these letters will help promote the study of Italian in American schools. (RL)

Newspapers and magazines have been used only on a limited basis in the foreign language classroom, because language study has traditionally led to the study of literature. However, this trend is now changing because (1) foreign language curriculum at the secondary school level is expanding to encompass new goals, and (2) the influence from college…

The annotated listing of books and periodicals is intended for librarians and for educators interested in building a basic economics library at the secondary or college level. Most of the materials cited were published in the 1970's, with a few dating from the 1960's. In addition to full bibliographic information, including price, a purchase…

This bibliography was compiled to alert educators to early language development documents found in the ERIC microfiche collection and in journal literature. Abstracts of selected documents were taken from "Research in Education (RIE)" and journal article citations from the "Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE)". Included are published and…

This document describes the activities and programs of several national agencies for the arts. It discusses the following branches of the arts: architecture, dance, education, literature, music, public media, theatre, and visual arts. It also discusses the financial status of these agencies and public and private contributions to their funds. In…

This series of bibliographies was prepared for use in training programs. Primary emphasis in the selection of items was given to materials in the library of the Foreign Service Institute. Preference was given to the more recently published materials in order to highlight the most current studies and to ensure a balanced presentation of differing…