Presents a summary of papers on lunar and space industrial and technological development that were given at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. (MR)

Publishers of textbooks are subject to pressure from public opinion and regional bias as well as criticism from teachers and boards of education. (JD)

A combination of artist and draftsman, the technical illustrator is becoming increasingly essential to industry. This article describes the tasks of a technical illustrator, employment opportunities, and preparation and background. (BM)

Lists and annotates journal articles on mass communication, grouped according to topic. Topics include audience and communicator analysis, broadcasting, courts and law, criticism and defense of media, journalism education, government and media, history and biography, international topics, and magazines. (GW)

The effects of varied concentrations of petroleum products on marine animals are tested. (CP)

Suggests the establishment of a new type of occupational system for older workers (emeritus jobs) utilizing life time skills which would begin at the conclusion of active careers and continue until the individual is either unwilling or unable to work. (EM)

After tracing the evolving concept of production technology during the past century the authors define its divisions as construction, manufacturing, and processing, and talk about recent developments in the field, with implications for education. (MF)

The author describes a very successful campaign to publicize National Vocational Education Week 1977 in Dearborn, Michigan through messages on business and industry marquees, posters in store windows, newspaper stories and pictures, and radio and television announcements, including a calendar of promotion events for advance planning. (MF)

The wood harvesting training program at Washington County Vocational Technical Institute, Calais, Maine, was developed to provide qualified cord cutters or loggers for the large paper companies in the Northeast. Use of chain saws and skidders to produce lumber, equipment and facilities, and benefits and costs to the students are described. (MF)

Describes two mass media educational programs in Ecuador which utilize radio as an instructional medium. One stresses professionalized communication and has adapted American commercial advertising methods. The other stresses participatory communication and has extended the community development methods of the rural Latin American parish priest.…

The use of the computer to establish a set of consistent terms when translating legal and technical texts in Swedish, Finnish and English is discussed. (RW)

Get involved in the selection of instructional materials if you're not already. See the difference it can make. (Editor)

Provides guidelines for locating alcohol research information and building library collections on alcohol. Resource organizations, including government agencies, research institutions, and publishers, are identified and several access tools are described. The future directions of alcohol research and its dissemination are discussed. (Author/EM)

Discusses the relationship between graduate and postgraduate training at universities, and industry needs. Describes university activities and the organization of university research in comparison to industry. Mentions three programs which have been undertaken in Denmark to integrate postgraduate training with industrial experience. (CW)

Examines the roles of demographic composition, education, and industrial mix in explaining metro-nonmetropolitan differences in underemployment. Documents higher prevalence of "discouraged workers," unemployment, and underemployment in nonmetropolitan areas. Shows educational composition is single most important component accounting for…