The evolution and functions of Australia's Copyright Agency Limited are described. The agency is a copyright collecting organization which collectively administers the rights of authors and publishers whose works are copied in education, and enters into blanket agreements with educational authorities outside the existing statutory license. Some…

Recounts an interview with Irish children's author Martin Wadell. Discusses how he came to be a writer and how his experiences as a father enrich his stories. (HTH)

Presents an interview with Allen Say, winner of the 1994 Caldecott Award, about the making of "Grandfather's Journey" and its place in his career as an author and illustrator of children's books. (SR)

Examines characteristics of literature used by Arab authors in library and information science based on a citation analysis of articles published in a leading Arab scholarly journal that was the first library journal published in Saudi Arabia. Language, time span, form of publication, and subject and geographical distributions are discussed. (LRW)

Discusses the three media of books, films, and videos and how they connect the reading, seeing, and watching of children's literature. Considers all three to be powerful forces and opportunities to appreciate children's literature. (MG)

Explains some of the fascination of Roald Dahl's work and sheds some light on its nature. Discusses that what possibly worries the more anxious teacher or parent are Dahl's additions to the conventional folklore scheme of reference. (MG)

Discusses the importance of using children's literature to heighten children's appreciation of the wonder of nature. Focuses on three authors and a specific work from each: "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White; "Joyful Noise" by Paul Fleischman; and "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George. (MG)

This study examined the impact on school personnel of a psychological report purported to have been authored by a computer-based test interpretation system versus a psychologist. Identical reports were rated in terms of perceived quality, credibility, and interpretation. No effect on subjects' appraisal of the reports based on authorship was…

Describes the writing process of a teacher/writer in the creation of a 5-novel series portraying relations between men and women over a 175-year period in which women struggle to control their own lives. (PRA)

Examines the citation patterns for scientific journal articles and discusses reasons for the skewed distributions of article citedness. Topics discussed include the article age distribution; citations to articles from single journals; citedness of articles written by the same author; possible model distributions of citedness; and citedness as an…

Examines 855 documents relevant to library and information science (LIS) and categorizes them according to whether they were written by persons inside or outside LIS and whether they were published inside or outside the LIS literature. Author affiliation, document type, audience, and subject content are covered. (50 references) (KRN)

Provides sketches of five authors of children's literature, describing their overall style, unique contributions, and how their books enhance and broaden the experiences children receive in an integrated curriculum. (SR)

Profiles J. Patrick Lewis, a college professor and a writer of children's literature. (RS)

This editorial discusses the "Child Development" journal's 25 percent manuscript acceptance rate, the publishing of good papers, the absence of editorial bias in the journal, and the conservatism of scientific research. The increase in studies of adolescent development is noted. Editorial and writing standards are stressed. (BC)

Discussion of informational books for young people focuses on a study of authors of children's science books. Data are reported from authors in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain in four main areas: (1) background in education and experience; (2) science-related hobbies and interests; (3) research techniques; and (4) reasons for writing.…