This guide is intended for use by United States Department of Education employees and contractors working on manuscripts to be published by all principal offices except for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, which includes the National Center for Education Statistics. It helps authors publish according to the duties and…

Revised version of a paper given at a meeting of the Houston Area Teachers of Foreign Languages, March 1973, Houston, Texas; discusses importance of foreign languages to American businessmen in foreign countries. (RL)

Efforts which are being made to meet the need for large print books by the visually handicapped are briefly reviewed. (NH)

Suggests specific ways the staff and equipment of a student publication can be used to raise money through doing printing work for others. (JL)

Argues that childhood is a social artifact rather than a biological category. The idea of childhood is considered a product of the social change introduced initially by printing and then by electronic media. (Author/DB)

Gives a step-by-step demonstration and explanation of the thermo-etch process, an intaglio print process which uses a heated stylus to draw on plastic plates. (Author/SJL)

Gives advice on starting up a small printing unit in rural areas for use with adult education activities. Among the items discussed are: (1) resources needed, (2) staffing requirements, (3) equipment, (4) materials production, (5) financing, and (6) future development. (LLS)

Provides an introduction to software which enables librarians to use microcomputers to produce catalog cards and labels for spines and pockets. A typical computer session is described, special printer forms used by the computer are discussed, criteria for choosing a program are outlined, and a list of vendors is provided. (Author/CLB)

Guidelines for selecting the most appropriate typeface for school publication needs include determine the intended audience; decide which typefaces convey the goal, theme, or message; and select typeface for the time period the piece is meant to reflect. (MLW)

Suggests the use of initial letters, bold lines, subheads, and gimcracks (a device to add flair to copy blocks) to break up long gray blocks of copy. Presents examples of these typographical tricks. (MS)

Takes a look at some of the specific applications of the Chinese system of writing in an attempt to resolve disagreements about the language's relative efficiency. Examines (1) the arrangement of characters in dictionaries and the look-up procedures; and (2) the process of composing and reproducing Chinese texts, including typesetting,…

Tells yearbook staffs how to write and edit copy, prepare captions and headlines, and make copy blocks. (RB)

Author utilized powdered fingerpaint as a technique for creating quick-drying, beautiful prints in an elementary school art class. (RK)