A summary description of the information retrieval course in political science which is taught by the author at California State University, Northridge, California is given for the benefit of librarians who are setting up similar courses. (4 references) (Author/NH)

The major British sources of information on refernce books are surveyed in order to give American librarians an insight into what is available of British origin, and possibly aid the book-selection of British material. (1 reference) (Author/NH)

The term discography is used here to define a wide range of related activities, problems, and products involved in the analysis, description, enumeration, and bibliographical control of the artifacts of recorded sound and the sounds preserved on and transmitted by those artifacts. (83 references) (Author)

Citations from the bibliographies in the fourth edition of the Encyclopedia of educational Research'' were analyzed to determine the nature and age of the sources. (Authors)

It is the thesis of this paper that the amount of technical knowledge available in certain areas of clinical psychology and related fields is now sufficient to permit considerable advances to be made in the decision-making aspects of mental health services. (Author)

The plan proposed in this paper may offer the best means of convincing students that the field of librarianship affords them the creative challenge of dealing with the information explosion and an opportunity to serve with a community of scholars as a subject expert. (2 references) (Author/NH)

Items considered to be a basic reference collection in the area of thoroughbred breeding and racing are given along with annotations which identify the content, usage and value of the particular item in the complete collection. (7 references) (Author/NH)

For the plausible communication more attitude change was associated with high and unidentified sources. The unsubstantiated communication elicited more attitude change with the high source only. No source differences were found in the implausible condition. (SD)

This compilation provides comprehensive coverage of the bibliographic services in the U. S. It serves as a guide to publications, publishers, associations, Federal agencies, and others offereing these services to give an impression of the variety of activities as well as to suggest many valuable sources to the user. (MF)

The director of the ERIC Clearinghouse at Syracuse University briefly describes the ERIC educational information system and gives directions on how to use it. (AA)

Indicates that the assumption that scientists have no experiences with the press is invalid. Concludes that most scientists surveyed would welcome contact with journalists. (FL)