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Dunwoody, Sharon; Ryan, Michael – 1984
Data collected in a 1981 national survey of physical/biological and social/behavioral scientists were used to investigate three research questions: (1) How often are scientists who encounter journalists called upon to discuss topics tangential or unrelated to their research? (2) Will the amount of contact with journalists be related to the number…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Interpersonal Relationship, Interviews, Mass Media
Schmidt, Janine, Ed. – 1983
Intended for use in courses in information resources at Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education, this guide approaches information resources by subject, building on previous information resources courses which concentrated on format. Resources for selected disciplines within the broad subject areas of the humanities, the social sciences, and pure…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Sources, Intellectual Disciplines
Frankel, Sheila, Ed.; And Others – 1984
This document provides an introduction to applications computer software packages that support functional managers in government and encourages the use of such packages as an alternative to in-house development. A review of current application areas includes budget/project management, financial management/accounting, payroll, personnel,…
Descriptors: Administration, Automation, Computer Software, Evaluation Criteria
Terner, Janet, Comp.; And Others – 1988
This guide offers a systematic approach to the wide variety of published biographical information on men and women of science. Historical and contemporary scientists are covered, with emphasis on American scientists. Sources were selected on the basis of general availability through major public and institutional library systems. This publication…
Descriptors: Biographies, Biological Sciences, Citations (References), Educational Resources
Howley, Craig B.; And Others – 1989
This guide explains what the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database is and how it can be used by parents to learn more about schooling and parenting. The guide also presents descriptions of 55 articles and documents that can be obtained through ERIC. The cited resources are particularly relevant to parents' concerns about meeting…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Centers, Information Retrieval, Information Sources
Hurt, C. D. – 1988
The intent of this book is to give the reader an insight into the possible reference sources available in the area known as science and technology. One purpose of this book is to allow the student of this literature to enter the maze of material without feeling unduly overwhelmed. The first chapter covers the history of science, specifically:…
Descriptors: Biology, Biomedicine, Chemistry, Engineering
Browne, Mairead – 1985
The major objectives of this study of the private sector segment of the information industry in New South Wales, Australia, were to identify and categorize the information enterprises, and to provide a basis for the development of a broad model of the information transfer process. A non-random survey of information organizations was made, and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Industry, Information Centers, Information Scientists
Reveron, Wilhelmina W. – 1988
A bibliography on American Indians contains almost 200 citations of articles, papers, monographs, and books in seven categories: culture (language and customs); normal speech and language acquisition (mother-child interaction, language community, form, content, usage, cognitive development); sociolinguistics (issues, dialect features, attitudes,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Communication Disorders, Cultural Traits, Evaluation Methods
Reveron, Wilhelmina W. – 1988
A bibliography on Asian Americans contains over 100 citations of articles, papers, monographs, and books in seven categories: culture (language and customs); normal speech and language acquisition (mother-child interaction, form, content, usage, second language acquisition, cognitive development); sociolinguistics (issues, features, language…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Communication Disorders, Cultural Traits, Evaluation Methods
Reveron, Wilhelmina W. – 1988
A bibliography on Hispanic Americans contains over 200 citations of articles, papers, monographs, and books in seven categories: culture (language and customs); normal speech and language acquisition (theoretical framework, mother-child interaction, language community, form, content, usage, second language acquisition, cognitive development);…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Cultural Traits, Evaluation Methods, Hispanic Americans
Amen, Kathleen L. – 1987
This document is the third of four in a series of guides to the government documents collection in the academic library at St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Texas); the library has been a selective depository for U.S. Government publicatins since 1964. This guide provides a description of the Census Bureau publications available in the library's…
Descriptors: Census Figures, College Libraries, Demography, Depository Libraries
Holmes, Manford – 1977
This paper compares the usefulness of documentary (written materials) versus face to face delivery of information in helping to bring about urban school improvement. The paper is based on the experiences of the Documentation and Technical Assistance Project (DTA) of the Center for New Schools (Chicago, Illinois), a program that aims to increase…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination, Information Sources
Smith, Ronald M. – 1981
Many aspects of computer managed instruction (CMI) are discussed in this paper which focuses on the use of computer technology to support teachers in their efforts to provide effective instruction. The nature of instructional management is explained and links to microcomputer capabilities are established. Microcomputer hardware and software…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Programs, Glossaries, Information Sources
Smith, David M. – Gazette: International Journal for Mass Communication Skills, 1981
A study of media use by children was conducted to produce an index of fantasy-reality orientation derived from the respondents' stated preferences for media content combined with their responses to a series of open-ended questions designed to tap the gratifications they claimed to receive from the media. Data were collected in three waves, when…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Fantasy, Information Sources
Braber, Lee; Dean, Jacquelyn M. – 1982
A companion to the booklet, "A Teacher Manual on Native Americans: The Wabanakis," the semi-annotated bibliography consisting of 235 citations may be used by people who wish to have access to information and research (1890-1982) done about the tribes on the New England and Maritime shores, including the Wabanaki Confederacy composed of…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Literature, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies
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