College news service men need to change their methods of approach to become more effective in their jobs. (HS)

Conclusions drawn from the study of factors that lead students to choose books for concern the following: (1) the reading habits of families, (2) the influence of friends and other personal agents, (3) the influence of printed notices and (4) the use of nonprint media. (Author/NH)

Technical Education is a bimonthly supplement to IAVE. (GR)

A library hooks onto junior teens' interest in horror films and expands it to their favorite film personalities, the history of horror film, and film techniques and criticism. (28 references) (Author)

A review of Principles of Educational and Psychological Testing (Drydens Press, 1970) (by Frederick G. Brown) and Study Guide to Accompany Principles of Education and Psychological Testing. (DS)

The Index constructed for use in measuring the social maturity levels of young adults males should be used as a research tool rather than as an operating tool for selection, classification, or counseling, until the relationships of its scores to behavioral evidences have been established. (Author)

Looks at the concept of reading readiness from the points-of-view of the behaviorist and the humanists. (NH)

Using approval plans, professional selection can start where the work of the jobber leaves off. Librarians should evaluate service received and the long-terms effects on collection development. (Author/NH)

This paper is directed toward the librarian from a library with a small state document collection. It discusses some possible places to begin a state document collection. (MF)

The controversy over the effectiveness of various emphases in the teaching of reading--phonetic, look-say, decoding, electic-- is unlikely to end. This article, which analyzes reactions to an important 1967 book, provides a useful summary of the reading debate today. (Author)

A board's do-it-yourself program for identifying, training, and promoting administrators from its own staff. (JF)

A fully documented proposal for the adoption of the concept of book rejection is presented. (Author)

The need for excellence in counseling services in schools and related agencies is so great that no source of qualified counselors should be ignored. Teaching ranks are not the exclusive source of effective counselors and the base from which prospective counselors are drawn should be broadened. (Author/KJ)