Describes specific activities and accomplishments of the President's Office of Science and Technology Policy. Addresses policy issues related to strengthening the U.S. science and technology enterprise, fostering industrial innovation, enhancing relationships among government, industry, and universities, and improving the regulatory process.…

Describes the steps in writing a textbook and this task's associated problems and rewards. (WB)

Discusses Federal Communications Commission's policy regarding minority ownership and management in the broadcast industry and the expected effect of such ownership on the needs and interests of minority groups. Study indicates that in news, public affairs, and other nonentertainment programing, Latino owners perform no better or worse than Anglo…

The obtainability of drug bioavailability data from both brand-name and generic-drug manufacturers was studied to document the relative change in availability to pharmacy students of drug bioavailability data between 1978 and 1976 for drugs exhibiting bioavailability problems. The results indicate no major change. (JMD)

Suggests that industry and universities open more channels for communication and cooperatively develop strategies that will be of benefit. (Author/MLF)

The controversy concerning H.R. 4572, the Public Printing Reorganization Act, is presented; the bill is scheduled to appear before Congress this month. The belief among the scientific community and publishing industry is that it will jeopardize the distribution of publications of scientists' research. (SA)

Presents a case study of the fate of a 1977 public television documentary on nuclear energy. Analyzes how communications issues affect the nuclear energy debate. (PD)

Findings of a survey of 229 television news personnel suggested that most news personnel were not satisfied with the fairness doctrine as now applied and that attitudes toward the doctrine were based on a complex mixture of educational background, managerial position, and political participation. (GT)

Lists and annotates articles dealing with such topics as advertising, audience analysis, broadcasting, journalism education, magazines, media and policy methods, minorities, and pedagogy. (GT)

Describes the importance of the school market to book publishers, supported by statistics and survey results. (Author/CMV)

Some educational materials produced by industry are among the best available. (DS)

Describes the Canada Council's federal assistance to Canadian publishers and authors to increase availability of Canadian literature for its natives. Aid to publishers consists of block grants, determined by the publishers' previous year's lists, or grants for projects, translation, and promotion. (SW)

Summarizes the development of conditions for scholarly publishing in Canada from 1976 to the present. Discussed are the need for constant communication among scholars, concerns of publishing companies, performance standards, and economics, as well as national studies undertaken to determine the extent and effectiveness of scholarly publishing. (SW)

Provides some perspectives on the explosive growth in microscience to show some of the interrelations among science, engineering, and technology. (HM)

Trends examined include an early period of conservatism followed by an innovative period, the advent and implications of paperbacks, micropublishing, hardcover reprints, the small press movement, self-publishing and fine printing, and the effects of these trends on libraries and their development. (MBR)