Notes several factors which affect the readability of a printed message and contends that current typographical devices and styles are contrary to the fundamentals of eye physiology and detrimental to established reading habits. Available from: The Journal of Biocommunication, D. Raney, 3215 Haddon Road, Durham, NC 27705. (MH)

Recommends getting bids for yearbook printing in order to get the best possible price and includes a proposed system with a sample "spec" list. (JM)

Traces historical development of the John M. Wing foundation on the History of Printing beginning with its benefactor, John M. Wing, through the contributions of its custodians: Pierce Butler, 1920-31; Ernst F. Detterer, 1931-47; and James M. Wells, 1951-84. Focus is on the formulation and application of the collecting policy. (75 references)…

Explains that the international picture book seems to be increasingly popular in the United States and that publishers are perceiving coproduction as a way to reach the retail market at a price they can afford. (DF)

This study finds that industrial arts programs rank screen printing as a top priority, although the process represents less than five percent of the industry. Screen printing and letterpress instruction is still offered because it is inexpensive and serves to introduce students to the concepts and vocabulary of photocomposition. (JB)

Proposes an analytical framework that can be used both to compensate for incomplete evidence and aid in the interpretation of existing data on colonial women printers. Tries to answer important questions about Mary Crouch by noting ways in which key aspects of her career differed from or were similar to the patterns of other colonial printers. (FL)

Discussed is copyright legislation, its history, the Fair Use Doctrine, ambiguities, and the major educational aspects of new copyright legislation pending in congress. (SL)

Article described how to utilize an etching press for a complete lithography program for high school students. (Author/RK)

A review of the literature of printing technology from 1850-95 suggests that technological barriers to multi-column headlines were not as extensive as journalism historians have indicated. (Author/RB)

Describes a prototypical course in concrete poetry offered at Princeton University. (RB)

Article describes how to design and equip a darkroom. (GB)

Discusses the daily school newspaper at Robert E. Lee High School in San Antonio, Texas, and shows how it solved its financial problems. (RB)

In this article the author, a staff member at APGA headquarters, provides and overview of the production process, with a view to giving P & G'ers an inside look at what happens to a manuscript between the time it's submitted and the time it's published. (Author)

After comparing sixteenth and twentieth century catechisms, suggests that the two categories of space and time are the best discriminators between documents. (TO)

Thirty-six newspapers under joint printing agreements were analyzed for space allocation of ten different news categories, indicating no evidence of pressures to effect content. (RB)