Describes how vocational school psychologists can make significant contributions to various support service programs in business and industry. Special emphasis is placed upon appropriate training programs and the utilization of school psychological skills in industrial settings. (Author/WAS)

A study of corporate giving patterns to Northwestern University supported two long-held beliefs about fund-raising. Those beliefs are that extensive cultivation and substantial corporate ties increase giving. However, the study discredited the beliefs that the old-boy network and extensive alumni contacts increase giving. (MSE)

Describes the historical development of book production in Bangladesh and discusses the situation in Bangladesh with regard to the economics of publishing, the relationship between publishing and library development, book distribution, copyright and translation, and book experts. (Author/JL)

An MIT report advocates education for postgraduate engineers through a new structure linking universities, industry, and professional organizations. Engineering schools and neighborhood industries are urged to collobrate in making off-campus graduate programs available to working engineers and the establishment of special master's programs.…

Universities and industry are now more than ever feeling the need to forge new relationships to increase productivity and advance existing technologies. The director of IBM university relations provides a perspective for this development and describes such recent IBM initiatives as science-engineering grants and contract relationships. (Author/JN)

The movement to reinstate systematic inorganic reaction (descriptive) chemistry into the curriculum is gaining momentum. Offers suggestions and strategies showing that the change is desirable and easy, even for instructors with little experience with systematic fundamental and industrial inorganic chemistry. (Author/JN)

Reviews the various roles that Black actors have played in American movies and in the development of the motion picture industry. Calls for more important roles for Blacks, both as performers and as writers, directors, and producers. (DA)

Reviews the literature on counseling in business and industry and summarizes the effectiveness of various counseling programs. The review describes programs and research involving counseling for personal problems and career counseling and guidance. Offers several conclusions about the current state of counseling in industry and discusses…

The growth of in-house training and education programs of employers in both the public and private sector is discussed with a focus on supervisory and managerial personnel in large corporations. Effective dialog and cooperation between the corporate sector and the education sector are needed. (MLW)

A conference was held at the University of Pennsylvania (December 1982) to discuss university-corporate relations in science and technology. Issues discussed included, among others, whether academic researchers can enter into contracts with industry without sacrificing important university values and the limits to university-industry…

Indicates that policies must not favor high technology corporations over basic industries since the two sectors are not adversarial, having essential common interests. Discusses issues related to and factors necessary for integrating high technology with basic industry including problems in engineering and science/mathematics education. (JN)

This collection of articles on technological change discusses female workers displaced by automation in Canada and Japan; robotics in German automobile manufacturing; union concerns about technology in Europe and Japan; privacy of personal data in Sweden; small business legislation in the United States; and productivity improvement in textile and…

Discusses providing specialized technical writing courses for employees of government institutions and corporations. Includes suggestions for making contacts, developing and gathering materials, course plans and content, and presentation style. (HTH)

Reviews some of the common elements and unique characteristics of program options in industrial education and industrial technology. Also discusses the issues and problems which will be of concern when both the industry and education options are located in the same administrative unit. (CT)

Reviews publications, conversations, and meetings to develop a picture of steady progress in collection development and preservation during 1980. Included are government activities, publishing trends, acquisition goals, budgetary concerns, security of collections, and continuing education. A bibliography of 174 references is included. (RAA)