A survey of more than 200 students in six high schools in West Virginia and Pennsylvania revealed that television was favored as a news source by a wide margin over newspapers, radio, and news magazines in three areas: general preference, believability, and preference should the consumer be limited to one news source. (GW)

Suggests activities for using community resources as instructional agents in the study of work and careers. Describes field trips, interviews, and work-study experiences with parents or relatives, school business personnel, and representatives from industry, sales, social services, and the media. (AV)

Survey data from a sampling of Alabama high school seniors showed that female students were significantly more likely to use all sources of occupational information than males, and students in the college preparatory program more so than those in the general program. (MF)

Reference service can be defined as the interpersonal communication process which is designed to provide information to a person who needs it, either directly from an appropriate source, or indirectly by providing the person with the source or teaching him how to find the needed information in the sources. (Author/JAB)

Reviews the types of foreign and international documents available from commercial and governmental micropublishers. An appendix includes a list of major publishers of foreign and international documents. (Author/CMV)

Information from a limited school survey on local competency-based vocational education (CBVE) programs is presented in three tables for comprehensive CBVE programs, model CBVE examples, and promising CBVE examples. Some program features, addresses, contact persons, and phone numbers are included. (MF)

The article give information and instructions for student volunteers in preparing access guides for handicapped persons to community and campus buildings and facilities. Includes and architectural barriers survey form, suggestions for planning community surveys and support, and sources for additional information and standards. (MF)

Sixty farmers were interviewed to identify their principal sources of agricultural information, their perceptions of Cooperative Extension credibility, and the socioeconomic characteristics affecting their relationship with Extension. Among the presented findings is that extension agents and commercial dealers were used as secondary information…

Discusses an instructional program for physics students in the use of libraries and information sources that includes a literature researching project. (MLH)

Indicates that searching for product information before an actual purchase tends to be negatively related to dogmatism, and that the number of other people approached for information had the highest negative correlations with dogmatism. (RL)

Whatever it is that's puzzling you, the chances are that the people at your public library either have the answer or can speedily locate the information to set you straight. (Editor)

In planning for the National Information and Resource Clearinghouse on Aging, scant attention has been paid to improving access to and utilization of foreign-language and foreign-source informational materials. This paper substantiates the fact that cross-national documentary exchange is a particularly weak link in the information transfer chain…

Illustrates how archival records can provide information in Third World countries. The issues of Saudi Arabia's official newspaper were examined over a one-year period and 434 announcements calling for bids for a variety of educational services were recorded, coded, and organized. (MLF)

Literature on the following topics is reviewed: (1) discourse analysis as it relates to communicative competence; (2) classroom communication, and (3) the needs of students wishing to gain fluency in a foreign language. (MSE)

An investigation of the naturalization experiences of Hispanics shows that factors like occupation and length of time in the United States jointly influence the decision to become naturalized. The support of knowledgeable individuals is required to guide the candidates through the mechanics of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. (VM)