Describes various reference tools that would be useful to urban researchers, including bibliographies, indexing and abstracting services, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, yearbooks, and directories on urban studies, political science, and economics. (For journal availability, see UD 509 682.) (Author/MJL)

Content analysis of three newspaper advice columns (Ann Landers, Abigail Van Buren, Joyce Brothers) shows that they refute myths about mental health and marriage more often than they support them. (FL)

Names and types of career information publications that are frequently available in secondary schools are listed, showing the percent of schools that had each publication and the ranking of its availability. Descriptive information on some of the publications listed in the table is also included. (CT)

Addresses the problem of terminological inconsistencies or oddities often quoted in translation literature, lamenting the scarcity of articles devoted to the terminology research process itself. In answer to this need, attempts to clarify the different steps involved in the research process as applied to specific or isolated terms. (MES)

Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics show that women have made large gains in arrests for petty property crimes and smaller gains for other offenses. However, alternate sources of data as well as changes in reporting and statistical coverage suggest that female arrest gains are more apparent than real. (Author/GC)

Describes some of the publications that can help the librarian become more proficient in selecting, operating, and maintaining audiovisual equipment. (Author/LLS)

Discusses events that led to the passage of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of 1966. Problems and abuses associated with the law are described with excerpts of the law regarding required disclosures, disclosure under FOIA, fees, and subjects not available under FOIA. Seventeen references are listed. (CHC)

Sources of information on the topic of academic planning are presented. (Author/MLW)

Briefly discusses the problems of increasing costs and injuries in interscholastic athletics. Provides some sources of information to help administrators and board members make decisions on certification of coaches and the establishment of athletic training programs. (IRT)

Traces the history of distribution form and access control for scientific and technical information; describes the findings of a Biosciences Information Service (BIOSIS) design study of end-user education and training programs in information resources; and presents a planning structure and some scenarios for end-user education. (Author/JD)

Discusses negligence in defamation cases before the United States Supreme Court's decision in "Gertz v Robert Welch, Inc."; shows that courts have varied in what actions by reporters and editors they have considered negligent. (GT)

Lists a selection of Canadian reference materials with annotations for 1978, together with a list of new editions. (CWM)

An experiment conducted with students in news reporting classes revealed that information sources said to represent groups received more emphasis and more complete coverage in news stories than did sources said to be unaffiliated with groups. (GT)

Describes the production of computer-generated author and key-word-from-title indexes to book reviews in physics: the sources, the processing, and the storage and retrieval system. Data elements available from the indexes include author, title, local call number, publisher, year of imprint, month and year of publication, series, cost, and…

Reduced library budgets increase the importance of free cartographic material for map collection development. The author discusses sources of free materials, such as government agencies, foreign embassies, and chambers of commerce, and explores the development of an exchange program of duplicates. (Author)