A study compared information made available to the media by the White House with information provided to the public by the media to examine the extent to which the White House information agenda influenced the media's agenda. Content analysis was used to compare information disseminated by the White House between June 1 and June 28, 1986 with news…

Responsible editors avoid printing falsehoods, but the public sometimes demands that rumors be covered in the press. One example of such rumors and the way editors deal with them is the "Mutilated Boy." The "Mutilated Boy" rumor has been circulating for decades and involves a brutal attack upon a small boy in a public rest…

This listing provides information about data resources available at the Data Resources and Research Center, an archive and information clearinghouse for social science research about women's lives and social change. Descriptions of data resources are divided into three categories: (1) acquired and fully documented; (2) acquired but not fully…

A study examined how the diversity of media sources affected the structure of social issue cognitions. Interviews with 239 adults produced data concerning (1) the need for cognition, (2) issue domain salience, (3) source reliance, (4) source diversity, (5) source exposure, (6) issue domain differentiation, and (7) domain integration. Support was…

A compilation of responses received from over 100 agencies that participated in a survey conducted in the spring of 1986, this directory lists agencies which, with rare exceptions, meet the following criteria: (1) the agency must be located in the mid-Atlantic region made up of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and…

The selection of place names (toponyms) for use on a map depends on the available space. This selection may be distorted by regulations, cartographic procedures, preferences, or map functions. An investigation of place names used on maps of minority language group areas in Western Europe revealed the influence of cartographers and topographers on…

A survey was conducted to update a series of documents published by the Council of Europe in 1975. This survey covers the following countries: Austria, Belgium (Dutch-speaking area), Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. For each country, details are given concerning sources of…

Practical advice on every facet of planning and running conferences, meetings, or similar events is given in this book, which includes numerous checklists useful for meetings of any length and in any setting. The 21 chapters cover the following: the changing conference and meeting scene; designing the conference; four useful designs (1-day, 3-day,…

Part I of this kit provides information for program planners and health professionals on ways to overcome barriers to health care among the medically underserved, promote high blood pressure control through the media and other community channels, and improve adherence to treatment among hypertensive patients. It lists additional resources for…

A framework for educational computer usage in grades K-12 is outlined. For each grade level, objectives are shown for the following knowledge areas: computer-related terminology and use; history and development of computers; the use of the computer as a tool; communicating instructions to the computer; social implications; and robotics. Suggested…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…