This booklet was designed to provide easy access to reading information generated by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), the Clearinghouse on Retrieval of Information and Evaluation on Reading (ERIC/CRIER), and the International Reading Association (IRA). The purposes, organization, services, and products of ERIC, ERIC/CRIER, and…

Examines meetings of 14 North Carolina community and technical college boards of trustees, analyzing the participation and contributions of board members. Finds high attendance rates, but little evidence that the trustees used sources of information other than college personnel in formulating questions or comments. (DMM)

Reports on consumers' use and perception of information sources. The focus is on the use of information when making a purchase decision; what sources consumers have used for a variety of products, what sources they might use, and how helpful they feel nonbiased sources in particular would be. (CT)

The present installment continues the updating service and supplements coverage contained in MMRI-1972. (Author)

The program described has the primary objective of making Federally generated technology and research information available to public and private agencies. Cost analysis, data banks, and search strategies are explained. (Author/DH)

Citation patterns and format types (books, journals, etc.) in geographical literature are documented. The regional distribution of languages of geographical publications (languages of publications on'' the geography of individual regions or countries) and the predominance of books as sources of information are emphasized. (7 references)…

Reporters appear to fall into three types according to the way in which they evaluate the credibility of their sources. All types demand corroboration, but they differ on the significance of intuition. (RL)

Describes sources and types of career information (publications, media, instructional materials, software, people, simulations, visits, and work experience programs). Briefly addresses selecting and using career information. (SK)

Proposes a conceptual framework for studying the information-seeking behavior of executives when they scan the business environment. Research in management theory and information science is reviewed, and the principal elements of the framework are discussed, including the environment, acquisition of information, environmental information use,…

The linkage of information structure with methods of library instruction should be of primary concern in discussing the retrieval of information by students. Librarians can help students to locate information, document concepts, and assess sources. (Author/LS)

This program introduces undergraduate and graduate university students to the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) system. The document includes an outline of objectives, a list of materials, description of procedures, the script for the taped program, and an evaluation form. This program was developed as a point-of-use library…

The criteria employed by engineers in the selection of various technical information channels in problem-solving endeavors are investigated. The relationships of certain criteria identified in past research to such factors as frequency of channel utilization and the rate at which engineers accept or reject technical information received from…

A one-day seminar was convened on November 4, 1969, to consider problems involved in communicating scientific information and the progress that has been made in improving the scientific publication mechanism. Thirty participants representing different types of information producers, users, and organizations contributed to the seminar discussion.…

The interview is a special form of dyadic (unequal two-party) communication. It can be defined as a two-way vocal interaction system which is time-bound and in which the interviewer serves as a delimiter of the topics considered. Further, the interviewer seeks information from the interviewee, who functions as an information source in order to…

Indicates a strong link between product quality and national advertising. Shows that a positive correlation exists between purchase intentions and perceptions of brand quality. (RL)