Compares the treatment of one popular subject, dogs, in four encyclopedias, and advocates multiple encyclopedias in schools and homes. (MB)

The two objectives of this study were to determine the acceptability of the microfiche format as a medium for reading technical reports among a representative group of engineers and scientists, and to measure the effects of using this medium as the reading habits of the group. (6 references) (Author)

To establish information services is not enough; they must be used and used efficiently. Efficient use is most likely to be realized through programs of user education. (Author/NH)

If students are going to learn to make efficient use of the library's resources, we must develop real" libraries in elementary and secondary schools and make administrators, teachers, school board members and the lay public aware of the library's role in education. (NH)

Recommends how chalkboard displays of well-designed diagrams can be used in sociology courses on the college level to complement verbal lectures. Specific advantages of diagrams are that they appeal through visual imagery to the right hemisphere of the brain and encourage a nonverbal dimension to the teacher's presentation. (Author/DB)

Presents a general overview of the use of secondary data in teaching sociology on the college level. Topics discussed include potential for additional applications, sources which constitute secondary data, reasons for using secondary data in the classroom, information about computing, and potential problems. (Author/DB)

The educational evaluation utilization of 47 Title IV-C projects in Minnesota funded in FYs 1975 and 1976 is examined. Findings suggest that these evaluations have had an impact, not only at the project level, but also in contributing to the validation of exemplary projects for wider dissemination. (RL)

Describes the history of projectors, images, and variations of projection, and uses in still projection. (CMV)

The author suggests that Seymour Sargent's article, "The Uses and Limitations of Trueswell," is a mixture of facts, opinions, and misunderstandings regarding the "Trueswell procedure." He points out several of Sargent's erroneous interpretations and attempts to clarify his research objectives. (JD)

Research libraries surveyed to determine acceptance, application, and assessment of AACR rules concerned with the cataloging of serials indicate a wide degree of international variation from the standard because of dissatisfaction with entering serials under the corporate issuing body. Preference for a more simplified bibliographic description was…

Linkages between utilization and stakeholder participation in the evaluation process are discussed, with emphasis on the communication of results. Data from two small-scale participatory evaluations are used to support the argument that key elements of the participatory process can be linked to meaningful and multiple forms of research…

Examined how much elderly persons involved in STAES (System to Assure Elderly Services) program in St. Louis, Missouri, use available social services. Found that program participants used services in greater numbers than literature review would suggest. In-home services such as homemaker services and visiting nurses' services were used by elderly…

Discusses the growing need for usability (both information usability and product usability) and the shrinking resources to promote usability. Discusses four possibilities for technical communicators to help make usability happen. (SR)

States that time and money limitations make it impossible to do usability testing on every document, particularly by controlled observation. Describes approaches intended to make feedback from testing useful, including judicious selection of what to test and how, special studies on issues of general importance, and better ways of making new…