Since 1996, APPA and CSHEMA, the Campus Safety Health and Environmental Management Association, have collaborated to produce guidance documents to help educational facilities get ahead of the moving target that is environmental compliance. This new 2017 edition will help you identify which regulations pertain to your institution, and assist in…

"The Statistical Abstract of the United States," published from 1878 to 2012, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. It is designed to serve as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to other statistical publications and…

Researchers are constantly in need of statistical data to measure behavior, test theories, and quantify information. Since the U.S. Government produces a variety of data on all aspects of our society, a self-guided exercise to teach the use of two major government statistical sources, the "Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications" and the…

Reviews 50 reference tools which librarians can use to answer almost any audiovisual question including queries on trivia, equipment selection, biographical information, and motion picture ratings. (LLS)

This guide is a selected listing of reference sources related to history and philosophy of science. Although there are considerable differences between the philosophy and history of science, they are combined in this guide because they are usually found combined in the reference sources. The arrangement of this guide is by type of reference…

Provides an introduction to various reference sources which are useful in dealing with the areas of data processing, office automation, and communications technologies. A bibliography with vendor listings is included. (FM)

This two-part book has been prepared to assist the students of Rochelle Township High School in their search for information in the library. Part I introduces library classification, the card catalog, and basic reference sources freshman students will learn how to use in the library research skills unit of their first semester English course.…

This annotated bibliography lists basic reference sources in the Urban Studies field contained in the library of Trinity University. Materials are divided into seven categories: (1) indexes and abstracts; (2) bibliographies; (3) dissertations and theses; (4) atlases, encyclopedias, and dictionaries; (5) directories, handbooks, and guides; (6)…

This handbook is designed as a reference manual for copy editors who prepare typescript for printing. It deals with the following topics: the copy editor's function; the work to be done at each stage in the production process; some difficult points of spelling, capitalization, and other features collectively known as "house style"; the parts of a…

This stylebook provides guidelines for the uniform editing of student newspapers and summarizes rules now widely accepted by student journalists, faculty advisors, and parents based on practices advocated in curriculum guides, textbooks, and other instructional materials used in the teaching of English. Some of the rules of editing covered include…

This pamphlet is designed as a manual to help citizens participate in air quality control processes. The Clean Air Amendments of 1970 are explained, the first steps in determining a community's air pollution problems are outlined, the basic components of an implementation plan are specified, national and state standards of performance and…

The contents in this catalog represent a basic collection of occupational booklets and paperbacks suitable for any library or school. It was prepared to assist librarians, teachers, counselors, and educators in obtaining free and inexpensive resources on career education. Students can also use the catalog as a reference handbook for sources of…

This supplement is a comprehensive guide to the music industry designed for music teachers. Included are tips for contacting music businesses and suggestions on ordering music, robes, instruments, computer software, and other supplies. Includes an annotated directory of Music Industry Conference members. (JDH)

Provides guidelines for the preparation of lexicographic documentation. (AM)

Continuing the question/answer format method of instruction used in the two previous units, this third and last part of a guide to the M.I. King Library deals with reference material and library search strategy. Each section focuses on a specific type of reference book, describes its functions and features utilizing many excerpts from…