Adaptation of union listing of serials to displace individually constructed public records in contributing libraries is discussed. Standardization in scope, main entry, and input would be necessary. (Author/JS)

New mandatory recordkeeping program covers almost 60 million workers and will provide Nation with a more accurate toll of job-related injuries and illnesses. (Editor)

An edge-notched interlibrary loan application form has been designed for use with a Factfinder" vibratory sorter, for use within an applying library to permit easy processing of applications and overdues. The code spaces also allow collection of statistics on type of library borrowed from and type of material. (Author)

Suggestions on recordkeeping for the elementary school teacher. (CM)

The history and etymology of terms commonly used by registrars in maintaining records are summarized, with focus on their Latin origins. Terms include record, copy, file, rolls, register, data, enrollment, total, census, notary, minutes, office, delegate, catalog, schedule, procedure, memorandum, authentic, seal, signature, diploma, certify, and…

One way to teach computer recordkeeping in agricultural education is to spend time teaching the basics using a conventional recordkeeping book such as the Missouri Records Book. (JOW)

Reworks the concept of genre from rhetorical, dialectical, and dialogic perspectives. Redefines genre as a stabilized-for-now site of social and ideological action. Applies this definition (in a six-month ethnographic study) to a specific literary practice--medical record keeping--evolving in a specific context--a veterinary college. (SR)

Describes risk management, practice of identifying practices or activities that potentially may lead to legal liability, as dependent on appropriate documentation. Examines dynamics of recording that may increase agency exposure, proposes useful model of recording, and discusses how policy of client access to agency records can lead to improvement…

Shows how to minimize risk of an IRS audit and how to avoid traps caused by improper documentation and reporting requirements. Outlines the most likely audit areas for business tax returns. These include cash business; for sole proprietors, Schedule C; S and C corporation salary issues; shareholder loans; contractors versus employees; fringe…

A great reading conference only takes five minutes, but its impact can last a lifetime. That is because conferences are the critical, one-to-one teaching that forms the backbone of reading instruction. This book shows teachers how to confer well and demonstrates why a few moments with students every week can put them on the path to becoming…

The introduction of the Data Protection Act 1998 has presented significant challenges to counselling recording, through its detailed requirements for the processing of personal data. The impact of these changes on recording in Higher Education counselling services in the UK is explored, using responses from an electronic survey of universities and…

This report presents information on checking accounts, describes how to read a monthly statement from the bank, and provides guidelines for balancing a checkbook. Topics covered include: how banks record transactions; the importance of keeping personal records and of balancing the checkbook promptly; what happens when there are insufficient funds…

This report explains the importance of keeping personal records, describes types of records to keep, and suggests places in which to keep them and ways to organize them. Guidelines are offered for keeping the following types of records: (1) personal documents (family records, wills, passports, diplomas, and social security cards); (2) property…

Case records and recording practices are an important but ignored part of social casework. Social work recordkeeping methods have coincided with machine technology. At the Benjamin Rose Institute, recording in social work has gone through four clearly differentiated phases: (1) registered-typed records; (2) abbreviated diary; (3) process…