The author offers nine guidelines for setting up a Career Planning program. The ractical suggestions range from (1) "Build an information base" to (9) "Maintain personal sanity". They are based on her own experience in university counseling and career planning. (Author/BP)

The Illinois Board of Rengents had to overcome institutional inertia on its three campuses to prepare for future financial exigency. A discussion paper served as an effective instrument and led to development of a consensus plan. (Editor/LBH)

Charges that Macmillan Publishing Company's policy guidelines for textbooks ought to be denounced as a wilful exercise in intellectual dishonesty, as the company insists that its textbooks depict society, not as it is, but as the publishers would like it to be. (Author/AM)

Several responses to Kilpatricks' article on the Macmillan Publishing Company's policy guidelines governing textbook publication are provided. (Author/AM)

This detailed presentation of standards and practices for a college health program sets forth the basic recommendations of the American College Health Association concerning services, activities, support services, communications, health personnel, financing, facilities, ethics and professional relationships. (MB)

Presents a philosophical and practical checklist of considerations to keep in mind in planning and evaluating college security programs, emphasizing the need for student involvement and cooperation. Available from Security World Publishing Co., P.O. Box 272, Culver City, California 90230; single copies $2.00. (JG)

Discusses the fact that, although publishers have acknowledged the problem of sex bias in textbooks in the United States, guidelines lack specifics, timetables, and procedures for monitoring content and enforcing compliance with the guidelines. (MB)

Reviews recent court cases concerning teacher "immorality," which appear to be on the increase, and offers guidelines that have emerged from such cases. (IRT)

Discusses some of the ways students' behavior problems may be related to their peer group, home life, or physical problems, and offers guidelines for school administrators to follow in dealing with chronic disciplinary problem pupils. (JG)

Iowa state hospital schools for the mentally handicapped in Glenwood and Woodward are being renovated to make them as noninstitutional as possible in order to help more residents learn to live normal lives away from the institutions. (Author/MLF)

Continuing medical education (CME) is growing rapidly, with many organizations involved with little apparent integrated activity. Coordinating efforts would be appropriate among the Liaison Committee on Continuing Medical Education, the American Medical Association, community hospitals, medical schools, and medical societies. (LBH)

Discusses the background, issues, and implications of Special Libraries Association participation in the accreditation process of graduate library and information science programs. The American Library Association's Committee on Accreditation Project's major recommendations are included and the Special Libraries Association's responses are…

Description of the way in which some essential features of pathfinders have been incorporated in the online library catalog at Lehigh University discusses factors involved in record design, provides examples of records used with a GEAC Integrated Library System, and suggests several ways of implementing pathfinder records online. (CDD)

To further practitioners' understanding of shyness, this review of research discusses (1) origins of shyness, (2) cognition and shyness, (3) situational factors affecting shy behavior, (4) social difficulties of shy children, (5) shyness and sex differences, (6) persistence of shyness, and (7) ways for caregivers to help the shy child. (RH)

Describes the development of a bibliographic information system designed to assist architecture/engineering firms under contract to the Army Corps of Engineers in locating regulations or guidelines for the planning, design, or construction of army facilities. A sample search of the system is appended. (Author/CLB)