Establishing name authority files in such multilingual nations as Nigeria is complicated by the existence of some 400 languages and dialects, although only about 15 percent of these have been written or used in publications--English is used as the official language and the medium of intercommunication between tribes. Traditionally, Nigerians have…

A series of eight manuals dealing with the triad text characteristics--learning processes--learning outcomes are being prepared for use by authors and editors as an aid in the design and writing of educational texts. These manuals are based upon a model for the functioning of text characteristics which in turn is part of a decision model for the…

The suggestions for writing for publication given in this paper include writing with honesty, thinking clearly, considering the potential audience, sharing the article with friends, revising the article, and sending the article to the appropriate journal. Empathy for the difficulty of writing is given and illustrated with examples from Eric…

This is the seventh edition of a comprehensive list of grants and awards available to American writers for use in the United States and abroad. Generally, only those grants and prizes which have a value of $500 or more have been listed. Approximately 250 grants and awards are included, along with the address of the sponsoring organizations, any…

This is the preliminary draft of a planned "Introduction to Modern Arabic Prose Literature," the completed text of which "would offer basic biographical and bibliographical impressions, rather than extensive treatments, of the major figures in Arabic prose in the 19th and 20th centuries, along with concise assessments of their ranges of interests…

This book presents general principles of writing for the writer who wants to write well. It presents examples of argumentation, description, the news story, narrative writings, informational articles, satire, riddles, personal essays, the informal personal essays, letters, and allegory. (CK)

The intention behind this work is to produce a short, general cataloging code for author, title, and descriptive cataloging for people who do not have any special skill in the use of such code. The rules are designed for works of conventional form published in the English language. The conditions that they govern are the standard problems of…

The provision of the new law that confers a right to terminate transfers and licenses of copyright is discussed, ways in which these rights are exercised and in which the reversionary rights are recaptured and regranted are outlined, and practical and interpretative problems are considered. (LBH)

The basic question addressed is how long should copyright protection last? The duration provisions in Anglo-American copyright legislation are reviewed, beginning with the Statute of Anne. Revision efforts from 1909 to 1940, the last general revision effort leading to the Act of 1976, and duration provisions of the new act are described. (LBH)

Suggestions are made by editors for writers aspiring to be published in journals. (JD)

The editor of the Journal of Reading suggests that tenure committees rely too much on the judgment of the editorial boards of refereed journals and not enough on their own opinions about the worth of a colleague's writing. (MKM)

This paper reviews the works of novelists who write about the Caribbean immigrant to North America. (AM)

Guidelines are given for arranging for guest speaking engagements by authors and illustrators. Included are suggestions on protocol; publisher's and host's responsibilities; arranging advance publicity; financial arrangements; hotel accommodations; and establishing initial contact with potential guest speakers. (JPF)

Discusses the following problems that many authors of young people's books share: (1) financial expense involved in responding to letters; (2) mail sent to the wrong address, with illegible return addresses, or without accompanying, stamped envelopes; (3) predictable contents, such as requests for information, material demands, or expectations of…

The Recipient of the 1986 Boston Globe-Horn Book award for fiction discusses her work. (FL)