How farmers evaluate farm information sources, the views they hold of sources, and the relationship of views held to the use made of them were studied. The research was undertaken from two different vantage points: (1) determining how farmers view farm information sources, and (2) determining how views of farmers about sources are related to the…

In using this directory to locate a specific item of information, consult the index. Choose the most specific key word you can think of rather than a general term. To get an idea of the type of information gathered by, or publications produced by a given department, check the Table of Contents for the name of the agency and the inclusive paging.…

The Japan Documentation Center was formally established in 1970 by the East Asian Institute of Columbia University with the support of the Yoshida International Education Foundation. The Center is designed to perform a radically new and unique service in the United States: to make available in one convenient location the latest information on…

This fourth report in a series summarizing findings from the Urban Employment Survey examines how jobseekers living in the major poverty areas of New York City go about looking for work. The survey was designed to develop information on employment, unemployment, and work-related problems of the working-age population in these areas. The data…

Drawing on research by the author, this paper analyzes the composition of the interpersonal communication networks (auxiliary channels) which are pervasive in human society. These networks tend to be 1) primary in nature, containing four members from primary relationships and one from a secondary relationship, and 2) reflective of neighborhood and…

The results of this study reveal the sources of information apt to go into an information system for education. As part of a national study of the research and development (R&D) capacity of schools, colleges, and departments of education (SCDEs), indices of productivity for such units were derived on six variables: (1) the number of articles…

A description of a career information project at the University of Nebraska which developed media materials depicting 125 occupations. (HB)

Surveys the growth, origins, and languages of the chemical literature. Discusses the indexing and abstracting of the chemical literature by the Chemical Abstracts Service. (MLH)

Provides pointers for news writers in such areas as approaching a story, conducting an interview, using quotations, and protecting sources. (GW)

Results of analyses of the effects of television exposure during the 1972 Presidential campaign suggest that changes in viewer images, issue positions, and candidate perceptions are mostly in intensity rather than in direction, and that involvement and partisanship explain impact to a much greater degree than the type or quantity of television…

Viewdata, an interactive service that may revolutionize the public's access to information, transforms the home television receiver into a home information retrieval terminal via a telephone, which connects it to a central computer covering a wide range of data bases. Its origins, costs, and implications are discussed. (Author/MBR)

Describes the "Federal Register" system as the vehicle for federal agencies to communicate with the public and briefly outlines the advantages of this centralized system as well as the problem presented by the mass of information published. (JMF)

Presents guidelines for health educators to follow in their quest for funding health-related programs and research including sources of funding and suggestions for proposal writing. (JMF)

Reports results of a study on the degree of competition in newspaper ownership, trends in use of press associations and other news services, changes in newspaper circulation, advertising revenue totals, and newspaper group ownership development. (GW)

An analysis of 30 indexing and abstracting services' coverage of journals commonly used by researchers in the fields of political and social science. Growth, improvement and current inadequacies are described. (JAB)