A study was conducted in 52 African countries to determine the extent of braille facilities for the blind, with the aim of choosing a location for a central braille producing facility. To make the selection, the factors of ease of communication (i.e., central location), political stability, and extent of already existing organizations for the…

Provided is a secondary education bicycle program guide designed for use in a general bicycle awareness course or as part of a driver education course. Chapter 1 of the guide contains the course objectives (psychomotor, cognitive, and affective) and a course outline organized into eight lessons. Each lesson lists lesson objectives, student…

A bibliography of legal references for administrators of higher education institutions is presented. Examples of the kinds of printed works available include: books providing a basic general overview of the major legal issues affecting higher education; updating reporter services, newsletters, yearbooks and journals that provide current…

This bibliography contains information concerning publications of studies and projects which were supported by the Division of Science Information of the National Science Foundation. The first part of the bibliography presents the reports of studies directly produced by NSF. The other part consists of the annotations of the reports which are…

This guidebook provides a listing of individual health careers and descriptions. Proceeding that is a brief overview of the health field followed by suggestions and procedures for effective career planning and a section regarding the use and availability of financial aid with suggestions for application. There is also a health careers calendar…

This study examining public library use focuses on users and non-users and their information needs and sources for everyday living. Responses to a questionnaire completed by 105 male and 106 female residents of Ringwood, a Melbourne suburb, indicate that membership of the community public library was well above the Australian and overseas average.…

This article describes the duties of a research librarian appointed to provide a comprehensive information service to the administration of an academic institution. Information, in the sense used here, refers to published information about other institutions and the outside world, not internal data on finance, staff, and students. The resultant…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS HANDBOOK IS TO INFORM EDUCATORS AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS OF INFORMATION SERVICES WHICH MAY ASSIST THEM IN THEIR WORK. THE HANDBOOK COVERS FIVE KINDS OF INFORMATION SOURCES WHICH SUPPLEMENT MORE TRADITIONAL RESOURCES SUCH AS LIBRARIES, BOOKS, AND MOST PERIODICALS. INCLUDED ARE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF GUIDES AND DIRECTORIES,…

Dairy farmers (N=387) in two Pennsylvania counties were studied concerning their adoption of practices used on nearby demonstration farms. A total of 37 variables (including 11 "dummy variables") were used to measure personal characteristics, economic structures of farms, communication sources, and formal and informal participation. Factor…

This survey of data bases emphasizes reference data bases only and is intended to be indicative of the variety and number of magneti" tape files in existence of a type which might be utilized in an information service center in an university library. It reflects both projects undertaken on a large national scale and those which serve the needs of…

The Statewide Film Library Network developed this procedural appendix for use by staff members of participating libraries so that they could organize their procedures along lines compatible with the system. The general objectives of the manual are to indicate steps in sending and receiving messages within the Network, to suggest methods for the…

Designed for use by cooperative education instructors, counselors, librarians, students, and teachers, this career bibliography identifies more than 2,000 sources of occupational information (e.g., government agencies, professional associations, private businesses) which offer over 5,000 free or inexpensive job-related publications. Five hundred…

This guide is intended as a resource manual and activity sourcebook for elementary school teachers, librarians, administrators, curriculum planners, and teacher educators for teaching proper methods for selecting, using, maintaining, and disposing of flammable products and ignition sources. Basic product safety messages are developed for matches,…

While this guide was designed specifically for teachers in Montgomery County, Maryland, Schools, much of the material can be used by individuals nationwide. Contents include nature studies, pollution, energy, land use, environmental design, recreation, and government and the public aspect. Resources listed under these headings include films,…

The guide identifies approximately 100 anthropology source materials in the reference department of McLennan Library at McGill University. It was designd to help students doing anthropological research and to illustrate the variety of materials on social and cultural anthropology in the McLennan Library. Physical anthropolgy, linguistics, and…