Addresses the lack of progress by Black people and women to reach positions of power and policy influence and the authorities' failure to deliver services that meet the needs of both groups. Discusses issues related to local government in Great Britain. (JOW)

The objectives of a study on the preventive health activity concerning smoking at dental schools were to determine the smoking policies and what actions were taken to reduce health hazards of smoke to personnel in institutions. The majority of schools surveyed (N=46) restricted smoking to certain areas in their facility. (MLW)

Discusses the deregulation of telecommunications in the European Community, the impact of this deregulation on information services, and the possible effects of a truly common market on U.S. and Japanese information industries. A sidebar by Nancy Garman describes major online databases devoted to information about the coming European Single…

Reviews the history of proposals for accrediting public libraries nationally and examines four distinct proposals made from 1960 to 1988. The discussion addresses barriers to national accreditation of public libraries and the prospects for the success of the most recent proposal of the Commission for the Accreditation of Public Libraries. (23…

Reviews the factors influencing the political and information climate related to privatization during the Reagan administration, and describes some of the resulting microform products and services that provide federal information. The effects of privatization and related information policies on the availability of federal information are evaluated…

Outlines the problems of the National Museums of Canada libraries that led to the decision to implement a preservation program and describes the program and its impact. Areas discussed include policy formation, disaster contingency planning, storage monitoring, collection cleaning, binding and restoration, rare book identification and…

This feature examines the status of government financial support, and the social and political policies that determine that support, for educational research on teaching and teacher education. Policies in the United States, Australia, Canada, England, and Wales are examined. Common features are identified and implications are drawn. (IAH)

When trying to cope with declining school enrollments, Great Britain's local education agencies frequently encounter problems in achieving the proper balance between good management and adequate consultation. This article examines the problems that Braeside LEA, a northern metropolitan county, faced when consulting interest groups about secondary…

Argues that an effective industrialization strategy must include measures to improve the lot of rural workers and keep them in the countryside. Suggests a combination of measures to increase the flexibility of real urban industrial wages and to create income-generating opportunities for the rural poor. (Author)

Describes the development of a salary formula for academic librarians that incorporates component values of quantifiable criteria based on base salaries, the determination of individual qualifications, and the analysis of professional positions. Applications and adaptations of the formula are discussed. (10 references) (CLB)

A variation of the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) for use in a needs assessment with key informants is described. The Missouri Department of Mental Health's planning staff, using the NGT, compiled key decision makers' perceptions of regional needs. The NGT helped in prioritizing the issues for each region. (TJH)

Cincinnati (Ohio) Public Schools have exchanged their confrontational approach to contract negotiation for a more collaborative relationship among the teacher union, the school board, and the central office. This article explains how harmony was achieved in a difficult situation. Teachers benefited by gaining access to policy-making opportunities.…

Describes a successful campaign to enact a new state documents depository law in North Carolina, including the process of accumulating evidence, developing system guidelines and draft legislation, building grassroots support, promoting positive media coverage, and lobbying for legislation. The core collection of North Carolina state documents is…

The results of a study at Virginia Tech which has a recent history of decentralized computing, are reported. The advantage of increased control in the decentralized environment was offset by the lack of experience in planning for computing at the academic and administrative operating levels. (Author/MLW)

Describes an exploratory study of government agency libraries that was conducted as a first step in the development of a theoretical framework to study the role of information provision by libraries in policy-making contexts. The library functions discussed include tracking issues and clientele, retrieving relevant information for clientele, and…