The call for alternative tests for black Americans is based upon thinking that is short-sighted and self-defeating. The real challenge is that of preparing black youths to pass the regular standardized exams because these are used to assign a variety of empowerment opportunities in the growing American meritocracy. (Author/GC)

An outline of the activities necessary to convert from comprehensiveness of collection to selectivity of collection in university libraries is presented. These are the development of 1) written collection policies; 2) deselection programs; 3) cooperative storage and acquisition programs; and 4) the criteria necessary to evaluate the resulting…

The author discusses factors to consider when choosing a hand calculator power supply, size, functions desired, range and accuracy, amount of use, and display. (SD)

Approved as policy by the Board of Directors of the Association of College & Research Libraries in June, 1977. This statement is an expansion and extension of the recommendations in ACRL's "Model Statement of Criteria and Procedures for Appointment, Promotion in Academic Rank and Tenure for College and University Libraries." (Author)

Good personal selling results from a carefully planned program consisting of three basic elements: selecting people who are suitable for particular sales positions, providing training, and devising an appropriate plan for compensation. (LBH)

A process is described by which teachers can ascertain how many and what kinds of media are available to their students at home and the extent to which they are using them. Guidelines and survey instrument are included. (Author/STS)

Discusses several questions which should be considered before purchasing new materials for the reading program. (JM)

Designed for child caregivers deciding to add an infant or toddler component to their child care center, this article briefly reviews the history of child caregiving and points out steps to consider in implementing such a component. (RH)

The success that the New Religious Right is having in censoring school textbooks and libraries is described. (MT)

Investigated factor structures of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) for 212 normal children. Findings suggest correspondence between: (1) WISC-R Verbal Comprehension and K-ABC Achievement; (2) WISC-R Perceptual Organization and K-ABC Simultaneous Processing; and (3) WISC-R…

Multivariate selection can be represented as a linear transformation in a geometric framework. In this note this approach is extended to describe the effects of selection on regression analysis and to adjust for the effects of selection using the inverse of the linear transformation. (Author/BW)

Harry Edwards of the University of California at Berkeley has formed an organization to monitor the hiring of black coaches and sports administrators--particularly in intercollegiate athletics. The National Organization on the Status of Minorities in Sports will track vacancies in college athletics and submit names of qualified blacks to fill…

The author describes her project to involve students in building a strong adolescent book section in the school library. She found that when students selected books themselves, they spent more of their free time reading. (CH)

When hiring a search consultant to recruit superintendent candidates, school boards must consider more than reputation and reliability. This article discusses several important considerations, including availability, possible conflicts of interest, and techniques used to construct superintendent profiles, advertise the position, and reduce the…

Characteristics to be considered in selecting instructional materials for cultural aspects of foreign language education are discussed, including expository vs. non-expository, interpretive vs. non-interpretive, allusive vs. explicit, and complex vs. simplistic. (MSE)