Description of international acquisition and dissemination efforts of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) focuses on agreements and special programs designed to promote international cooperation. Difficulties that NTIS has experienced relating to copyright differences, variable organizations, and less developed countries are…

A variety of issues in the debate over assurance of quality of dental care are discussed, including the methods and implementation of quality assessment and the mechanisms of quality assurance among individual dentists. (MSE)

Reported is the debate which persists between the government and scientific community over whether Canada has a policy in place. Notes the government is focusing more attention on research and technology and has taken some key steps to develop this area. (MVL)

The authors discuss implementational difficulties associated with domestic violence policies in states having equal rights amendments. They identify governmental levels, organizations, and actors that have impeded implementation. Discussion is based on difficulties experienced by the Houston Area Women's Center and a telephone survey of National…

Describes and compares the process used for accreditation of postsecondary programs of education for librarianship, and the existing programs and justification for certification of individual librarians. An argument for the advantages of institutional accreditation over individual certification is presented. (13 references) (CLB)

Describes a study that examined the time lag between the receipt of depository publications and the availability of the Government Printing Office's cataloging records made available on Monthly Catalog tapes. Findings are reported for high cataloging priority titles, monographs versus monographic serials, paper versus microfiche publications, and…

Thirty-six North Dakota rehabilitation counselors were surveyed to examine the relationship between burnout and expectations about selected job factors. Results indicated that burnout is negatively related to current job expectations, and positively related to job expectations at the time of initial employment and to changes in expectations.…

Effects of using dashboard stickers and signature sheets providing information on safety belt regulations were evaluated among 893 occupants of state-owned vehicles in three Florida agencies. Safety belt use increased significantly during the intervention phase in all three agencies and maintained variable but high levels for five months. (JW)

Explores the relationship between urban executive officers and their political environments, first by reporting on how three types of these officers perceive their policy influence upon their urban legislatures and then by developing a paradigm of conflict management in the urban context to explore opportunities for research into social change and…

Traces trends in the federal government's policy toward publication of statutes and publication practices from the time of the colonies to the present administration. The impairment of the publication of federal administrative law is then discussed in the context of the rise of a national security state. (118 notes with references) (CLB)

This position paper recommends that schools include instruction about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome as part of a comprehensive health education program for grades K-12. State departments of education and public health agencies are urged to assist schools in this process. (JD)

Examines the impact of AIDS on recent reform of the Food and Drug Act Amendments of 1962. Discusses the role of gay activists, consumer protection groups, the American Medical Association, and feminist activist groups. (FMW)

An interagency truancy prevention team tries to look at the family as a whole and then work together to solve problems. Five agencies comprise the network: (1) school system; (2) juvenile and domestic court services; (3) police juvenile division; (4) department of social services; and (5) city/county mental health counseling services. (MLF)

"Skills for Adolescence," a program for middle and junior high schools, includes (1) increased parent involvement; (2) inservice training for classroom teachers; (3) service learning opportunities for students; (4) community partnerships with schools; and (5) teaching students skills in critical thinking, problem solving, and goal…

The annual directory provides information on schools and classes for the deaf and deaf blind in the United States and Canada, university programs training personnel in deafness and deaf blindness, federal programs, state vocational rehabilitation offices and departments of education and health, independent programs, state associations, national…