Reflects the recognition, concern, and efforts within the United States to enhance the availability and utilization of scientific and technical information. (Author/RAA)

Suggests practical methods for teaching students to check and evaluate the source of reading material in order to aid their thoughtful reaction. (MKM)

Describes three projects (a public records directory, an Iowa state reference file, and a reporter's reference guide) that help student journalists to develop respect for public records and to identify the most important and accessible records. (RL)

A study of the diffusion of news about the Mormon Church's approval of Blacks for the priesthood revealed that "shocking" good news can ignite the interpersonal communications system, that news has more credibility when obtained from media than when obtained interpersonally, and that people use mass media to verify news obtained…

Analyzes the relationship of academic librarians' contact with information sources and their involvement in library decision making. Findings suggest that individuals rich in information sources are most closely linked to the decision-making process. (RAA)

A survey of 901 Oklahoma high school students suggests that students spend more time with broadcast media than with print media but that they turn to print media for certain types of information. (GT)

A monthly exchange of tips, projects, ideas, and resources. (Editor)

The case of Chavez Antonio (a man labeled "a well trained Indian") illustrates the possible ill effects of the relationship between anthropologists and their informants wherein the informant essentially lives up to the stereotypic expectations of the anthropologist. (JC)

Surveys the ways that information about international communication may be obtained. (KS)

Discusses the benefits of camps having a World Wide Web site and tips for choosing a Web provider. Offers recommendations for creating a Web page, including determining a goal, outlining content, choosing a graphic style and colors, testing the Web design, and promoting the Web site in camp brochures. Includes sample Web sites and Web resources.…

Examines traditional and interactive models that have emerged in information retrieval (IR), and proposes an interactive IR model based on different levels in the interactive processes. Analyzes strengths and weaknesses of the traditional model. Concludes with general remarks on the state of IR interaction research. (Author/AEF)

A survey of 100 securities analysts at investment banking firms in the United States and United Kingdom showed that individual characteristics have little influence on the information sources and communication channels used by analysts, but institutional resources significantly influence the information and communication channels used, and also…

Examines problems involved in the attempt to account for the social context within which information is generated, sought for, acquired, evaluated, organized, disseminated, and used in complex formal organizations. Describes findings of research on an innovative theoretical approach that focuses on one important element of the social context of…

Reports on a three-year research project entitled "The Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records." The project aims to identify and define in a purely theoretical way both the by-products of electronic systems and the methods for protecting the integrity of those which constitute evidence of action. (AEF)

To investigate the relationship between the retrieval mechanism and the level of question elaboration, this study divided 100 questions from the cystic fibrosis database into five conceptual categories based on their semantic representations. Two retrieval methods were chosen to investigate potential differences in outcomes across conceptual…