Presented is a personal computer computer-analysis system to help the consumer decide which microcomputer best suits his needs. (KC)

The purchase of computer software must come before the purchase of hardware. Otherwise school people may watch an excellent computer collect dust while they search in vain for software that fills their needs. (Author/JM)

Examines readability formulas and examples of their misuse. Analyzes an essay by George Orwell which was given a grade 10 readability level by one formula and discusses characteristics of Orwell's style that refute the accuracy of formula rating. (HTH)

Discusses several collections of poetry that children enjoy. (HTH)

Concludes that the morning lifestyle habits and media use habits of audiences are useful predictors of receptivity to morning newspapers in a market area. (FL)

Provides 14 pointers for school administrators on how to hire the "perfect" secretary, including accurate job descriptions, checking of references, mental preparation for interviews, freedom from biases, effective interview questions, and attention to applicants' body language. (RW)

When one examines books in terms of the image presented of handicapped individuals and in terms of their utility in introducing other children to special children, two issues become paramount: the accuracy of the information presented and the terminology used. (HOD)

Reviews several new easy-to-read books for beginning readers. (FL)

Sixty-one psychology textbooks were analyzed according to four criteria: student acceptance and interest, readability and human interest, comprehensiveness and size, and psychobiological content. This analytic approach can be used in all subjects to match text selection with course objectives in order to increase student satisfaction. (AM)

Discusses problems associated with and offers suggestions for structuring, validating, and monitoring the interview process. (Author/WD)

Provides a guide for librarians to use in selecting globes by discussing how globes are made, types of globes, special and extraterrestrial globes, selecting criteria, and comparing such features as aesthetic appeal, readability, and currency of political information. A list of globe manufacturers and a selected bibliography are provided. (CHC)

Media can be used to expand the methodological options open to counselors and psychotherapists in assessment, record-keeping, testing, evaluation, creative therapy, and preparation for treatment. The job of the media specialist is becoming one of developing treatment options for clients to consider. (CMV)

Discusses literature readability in foreign language classrooms. Gives results of study stressing use of predictive statistical device to determine difficulty students will encounter when reading specific literary texts. Suggests linguistic complexity of a text affects accessibility, comprehensibility, and enjoyability, and this should be looked…

Argues that book selection is more properly and adequately done by faculty members than librarians. A model for faculty selection of library materials that formally incorporates accountability for selectors is proposed.

The selection of a chief negotiator for collective bargaining with the faculty is seen as the single most critical decision that must be made by the administration and the board of trustees. The most fundamental question is whether the responsibility will be vested in an outsider or an insider. (MLW)