This Directory is based on a survey of 1,234 federal libraries and information centers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia conducted in 1994. The survey was developed and funded by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) with the advice and guidance of a survey working group of the Federal Library and Information Center…

This book reviews materials for teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to adult students. By looking through hundreds of texts, by consulting ESL colleagues, and by pooling teaching experience and knowledge of the field, resources were selected that are believed to be successful with adult ESL learners and useful for teachers and tutors. Over…

Part 1 of the education directories for 1940, 1941, and 1942 covers federal and state education agencies. U.S. Federal Security Agency Office of Education officials, principal state school officers, and county and other local superintendents are listed. Part 2 lists principal city school officers and Catholic parochial school superintendents. Part…

Provides a comprehensive list of bilingual centers across the country that offer aid in curriculum development, materials selection, teacher training, assessment and dissemination, and antidiscrimination guidelines for linguistic minorities. (Editor)

An annotated listing of women's organizations and services describes how they are improving women's opportunities in education. Among those reported are: the Project on the Status and Education of Women (AAC); Women's College Coalition; Women's Equity Action League; the Women's Caucus (AAHE); and the Office of Women in Higher Education (ACE). (LBH)

Points out that journalism administrators, who bemoan the lack of minority faculty applicants, have overlooked instructors employed by traditionally Black colleges. Argues that hiring networks derived from national conventions and directories that ignore Black colleges must be replaced by a cross-reference of Black colleges and academic areas of…

Presents a resource directory of print and CD-ROM consumer directories that cover broad and particular aspects of the CD-ROM and multimedia industry, and provides bibliographic information and publication reviews for presented directories. A table displays names of discussed directories and a sidebar reviews eight publications considered to be…

This overview of the review literature is designed to assist librarians selecting CD-ROMs, applications software, and online databases. Described are specific directories, periodicals, review sources, and indexes that review electronic technologies. A chart analyzing the features of these sources is included. (EA)

Because of their experience in collection, organization, evaluation, and presentation, collection development librarians are best qualified to create World Wide Web subject resource collections for academic libraries. This article presents popular subject directories and search engines, outlines search strategies, suggests points to consider when…

The purpose of this study was to explore and investigate the ways faculty at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign use Networked Information Sources and Services to support their research task. Library and Information Sciences faculty at the University of Illinois were chosen as…

Background and Objective: Successive governments have promoted local action to address food components of public health. This article presents findings from research commissioned by the (then) London NHS Office, scoping the range of food projects in the London area, and the potential challenges to public health practice. Methods: Research followed…

The development of the "Directories of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures" is traced. Two decades ago, the senior author of this research began the compilation of a list of non-standardized experimental test instruments developed by behavioral and social sciences researchers. Making this information available was intended to help…

There are hundreds of organizations in Canada providing environmental services ranging from making public presentations and designing educational resources to providing post-secondary degree programs. This directory is an attempt to disseminate information about those organizations by providing detailed, accessible information about over 350…

Each semester at Miami University (Ohio) the secretaries struggle to update the Campus Directory database in order to print the campus telephone and office/class hours directory. It is a time-consuming process and the directory is usually late and out-of-date by the time it is printed. The university's Computer Services Manager has created a Web…

This publication, the most recent edition of a resource tool for students choosing colleges, makes recommendations for undergraduate programs in about 65 major subjects, most of which are divided among groups of schools based on their selectivity. The ranking of major fields of study was done primarily by students in colleges and universities…