Presents the results of a thirty-year study of 57,000 job applicants who ranked the importance of ten factors that make a job good or bad. (Author/IRT)

Presenting a documentary statement regarding the background of rural youth health needs, this article includes definitions, barriers to health care for the rural poor (poverty, culture, isolation, immobility, and low priority for health services), and some alternatives (self-care, a wider view of health determinants, living patterns, etc.). (JC)

Compilation of Illinois public library statistics for 1976-1977. Tables list population, staff, resources, and finances alphabetically by library location. Directories include public libraries, libraries listed by county, library systems, and the Illinois State Library. An index of librarians, libraries, and areas served is attached. (KP)

Describes the use of several familiar reference resources by students in a graduate-level course on comparative international telecommunications at Purdue University to obtain recent statistics on international telecommunications systems. (14 references) (MES)

The article identifies sources of prevalence and incidence rates for handicaps and disabilities, points out problems regarding obtaining this information, and examines reasons for the problems. Two measures are suggested: first, to set up a national directory of those health statistics already being collected; and second, to develop a nationwide…

Focuses on several statistical references published by the United States Department of Commerce that are scheduled for microfiche conversion under the Government Printing Office's micropublishing program, "Annual Housing Survey" and "Foreign Trade Reports," both from Census Bureau, and "OBERS BEA Regional…

Examination of collective bargaining contracts from four-year colleges and universities for provision patterns and issue resolution methods. Coverage includes factors that may determine the scope of bargaining, an overview of provisions regarding faculty members, and contract provisions applying particularly to academic librarians. (Author/LS)

Vital statistics sources for each state are listed with the following information: the running title of the report, the office and address from which the report can be obtained, the latest edition available, the cost of the report, and the latest Library of Congress entry and card number. (Author/PF)

An educational tool concerning renewable energy and the environment, this CD-ROM provides nearly 1,000 screens of text, graphics, videos, and interactive exercises. It also provides a detailed index, charts of U.S. energy consumption by state, an energy glossary, and a list of related Web sites. This CD-ROM, additionally, offers "The School…

A criticism of the emphasis on evaluation research as a means of measuring the effectiveness of simulation as a teaching method. (AK)

Report on the results of an experiment conducted in various university-level linguistics and English courses on the choice between whoever'' and whomever'' in the sentence, The teacher gave a prize to whoever/whomever he thought was the best student.'' (RS)

Surveys some of the background information on energy use in transportation. Analysis suggests new policies must be formulated to make more efficient use of dwindling fossil fuel reserves, and more efficient means of transportation as bus, train, pipeline, waterway, and electric automobile. (BL)