Nine suggestions are presented for making the grading system more meaningful to students. (Author/CH)

The author gives advice to instrumentalists and singers about contests and auditions, including preparation for the event, tasteful appearance and presentation, potential difficulties with playing conditions, and dealings with judges. (SJL)

Offers guidelines for choosing topics that are likely to yield potentially publishable papers, as well as suggestions about how to attempt to get "publishable" papers published. (HOD)

Argues the importance of thorough preparation for arbitration hearings and provides some guidelines for conducting such preparation. (IRT)

The basic principles of time management are clustering similar activities, doing one thing at a time, and buffering yourself from messages that you either do not want at a particular time or do not need at all. (Author/IRT)

Summarizes provisions of the second edition of "Anglo-American Cataloging Rules," including changes from the first edition and specification of the options adopted by the Library of Congress and other cataloging agencies. Possible ambiguities and necessary decisions before the implementation of the new code in 1981 are identified.…

Provides 31 suggestions for photographers, ranging from thoughts about taking pictures to issues in developing film. (TJ)

There are six major elements in managing the consultantship experience--specifying the product needed from a consultant, choosing a consultant, determining payments and fees, phrasing contracts, monitoring performance and assuring necessary compliance with audit or other requirements, and evaluating the final product. (Author/IRT)

Describes how, through reverse projection, to attach a large, well-lighted illustration to a wall and project its image onto the stage of an overhead projector. (CMV)

Defines general semantics in accordance with the personal views of the author. Describes some guidelines, including tunnel vision, labels that limit, success and survival, beyond Aristotle, separation of word and thing, time-binding, abstracting, from experience to symbols, non-allness, and consciousness of context. Uses definitions and guidelines…

Reviews a recent article from family counseling literature. Offers family counselors an overview of the dual trauma couple. Common themes these couples experience, characteristics they display, and general treatment guidelines from which to construct systemic interventions are discussed. (Author/MKA)

Discusses how to implement a smart card system at a college or university, and explains what smart cards are, their potential applications, benefits, and costs. Provides a resource for obtaining additional information about smart cards. (GR)

The indicators and predictors of dropout as documented in the literature are vast and encompass influences such as family, motivation, socio-economic status, and academic achievement, and could be accepted as universal reasons students choose to leave school and not return. This qualitative study investigated the reasons why students in one West…

The purpose of this mixed method study was to compare current practices of athletic trainers in the management of concussion in football at California Community Colleges (CCC) with the concussion management guidelines set forth by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA). The study also set out to gain understanding of why some athletic…