Presenting the voices, perspectives, and experiences of authors from all over the world, this book presents a collage of ideas and images about well-written children's books. It contains 19 essays that discuss censorship, violence, raw images in picture books, depictions of the black family, the myth of emancipated women, political correctness in…

Reporting on a conference concerning the future of broadcasting in Britain, this paper addresses the two issues that dominated the conference: the future of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and the likely effects of technological change on broadcasting. The paper discusses: (1) what has changed in the broadcasting industry in England since…

This book helps college faculty get their scholarly books, edited volumes, or advanced texts published, by offering an insider's view of publishing. Chapter 1 covers different types of publishers and economics of publishing. Chapter 2 helps writers decide whether their idea is worthy of being a book rather than a journal article and whether to…

The purpose of this guide is to familiarize the reader with a comprehensive listing of library-related publications, mostly periodicals, that will serve the needs of both the novice and experienced writer when seeking publication. The introduction contains information on instructions for authors; international publications; the peer-review…

The oldest of the mass communication technologies, books, needs to be examined in mass communication research. Accordingly a study analyzed the structure and format of the "New York Times Book Review" to identify its dual roles: evaluating books and providing information crucial to book marketing. Also explored was how the text of the…

The topic of the 1997 Conference, "Competition, Innovation, and Investment in Telecommunications," reflects one of the important areas for concern in the telecommunications community. Representatives of telecommunications carriers, cable industries, consumer, academic, and regulatory bodies at the federal, state, and local levels, worked together…

A project to implement the Illinois Plan for Industrial Technology Education produced four major accomplishments: (1) 13 workshops were held on Communication Technology and Energy Utilization Technology; (2) workshop activity packets were produced in both subject areas; (3) a "Futuring Committee" was established that outlined a 10-year…

The hearing transcribed in this report is focused on how television broadcasters have been meeting their obligations to the child audience as described in the Children's Television Act of 1990 and how the Federal Communications Commission has been enforcing the law. The report contains testimony from: (1) Peggy Charren, founder, Action for…

This study is intended to assist state vocational education agencies that have made or will make the decision to increase their responsiveness to the skill training needs of their state's defense industrial base. Background is provided on the defense industrial base, the extent of the projected expenditures for defense and for the procurement…

Over the past few years, video technology has been used to assist film directors after they have shot a scene, to control costs, and to create special effects, especially computer assisted graphics. At present, a computer based editing system called "Film 5" combines computer technology and video tape with film to save as much as 50% of…

Provided in this document is a bibliography of selected materials addressing the interface between forestry and the social sciences. Materials include articles appearing in United States and foreign professional journals, bibliographies, conference proceedings, and other types of publications. A subject-matter classification scheme, in outline…

These highlights are based on mail responses to a National Science Foundation (NSF) inquiry to its Industrial Panel of Science and Technology, and interviews with other research and development (R&D) officials. Although it is not intended to be a statistically valid sample of R&D firms, NSF's Industrial Panel includes representatives from all…

Focusing on the present state of book development in Latin America, this report examines measures that might improve local book industries and meet the need for endogenous literature. The various sections of the report discuss (1) the demographic, economic, and educational factors governing the book market in the region and ways to evaluate its…

This document explores the potential involvement of public broadcasting in interactive videodisc. It includes a survey of current videodisc uses in entertainment, publishing, marketing, training, and education. Individual chapters focus on each of the market segments in terms of historical growth, present growth, and likely future growth, with…

Area Vocational Technical Schools (AVTS) in Pennsylvania were surveyed to determine the extent of cooperation between AVTS adult vocational education programs as well as business and industry. Findings indicated that most students were referred by business and industry to AVTS adult programs for vocational/technical training. The average number of…