This study was designed to assess the information needs of the entire archives and records community and to evaluate the benefits that might be gained from the establishment of a clearinghouse or information center on archives and records. The first of three major sections of the report, entitled "Background and Analysis," describes the…

Designed to provide students of information science with an introduction to British librarian Samuel Clement Bradford's 1934 findings about the scattering of information, this reader on Bradford's Law begins by discussing its use in calculating search procedures in printed bibliographies as well as in databases. The following additional materials…

Originally prepared for and delivered at a 1978 workshop about the resources of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the four essays in this pamphlet provide a series of guides to the archives, maps, printed materials, and other sources of genealogical data located in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. All four essays were written by…

Drawing in part on experiences from Harvard University's Program in Information Resources Policy, this paper looks at societal implications of changes in information resources and suggests concomitant changes in education. Commercial and geopolitical effects of the expansion in the range and versatility of information and communications products…

Since opposition to media coverage of local government can be powerful, a reporter covering municipal and county affairs in Iowa should be familiar with access to information laws. Chapter 28A of the Iowa Code provides that "reasonable" public notice precede all governing board meetings and specifies that the time, date, place, and…

A study was conducted to examine the factors affecting the enrollment decisions of students accepted at Northern Essex Community College (NECC) for the fall 1983 semester. The study investigated the influence of eight categories of college- or student-related factors (i.e., general college atmosphere, physical characteristics of NECC, personalized…

Data gathered in a study of news coverage of the parttime Indiana and fulltime Michigan state legislatures were used to determine if source use in stories, portrayals of lawmakers and of the legislature as a whole, and topic coverage varied with the length of the legislative session. A content analysis was conducted of the 111 stories written by…

Drawing data from a variety of sources, a study was undertaken to place China's propaganda activities in the United States during World War II into a historical perspective. Results showed that China's propaganda efforts consisted of official and unofficial activities and activities directed toward overseas Chinese. The official activities were…

This revised manual for committee members of the Association of Research Libraries' (ACRL) Bibliographic Instruction Section (BIS) is a guide to the organization, procedures, bylaws, and membership of the committee. Following an introduction and suggested ways to get involved with BIS, three sections describe the structure of the BIS, its…

An analysis of how 252 newspapers from nearly 100 countries covered the assassination, on September 14, 1982, of president-elect Bechir Gemayel of Lebanon was conducted. The purpose was to determine whether news reporting in developed nations is different from news reporting in developing countries. Methodology included quantitative and…

A description of cassette programs which have been developed to introduce music majors to a number of important reference materials. (Author)

Article provided additional sources of information on planning for updating occupational education. (Editor/RK)

The lack of comparable information for prospective students can and has resulted in wrong decisions about college choice, which are costly to the student, institutions, and society. A strong possibility exists that outside agencies will soon impose additional standards of comparability on postsecondary institutions. Such externally imposed…

This paper is a synopsis of a study of information needs in education undertaken to identify patterns that imply user requirements for effective information services. The findings of the study show that the educational information user market can be readily segmented by work roles (teachers, higher education faculty, state school board members,…

The sixth annual bibliography is a selective survey of the literature relating to faculty and nonfaculty collective bargaining in public or private colleges and universities. Primarily a source of current references for the year 1977, it also includes pre-1977 references of particular interest at this time that are not included in previous…