Two charts are given: one to assess program objectives; the other, resources. (MB)

New mandatory recordkeeping program covers almost 60 million workers and will provide Nation with a more accurate toll of job-related injuries and illnesses. (Editor)

An edge-notched interlibrary loan application form has been designed for use with a Factfinder" vibratory sorter, for use within an applying library to permit easy processing of applications and overdues. The code spaces also allow collection of statistics on type of library borrowed from and type of material. (Author)

Mail questionnaire survey of employment by occupation provides data for labor market analysis, employment projections, and educational program planning. (BH)

Four words that cause the highest incidence of error in the English language are discussed. (CK)

Article suggests ways to slow the deluge of questionnaires that is strangling the academic world and its administrators, and still improve data collection. (Editor)

This article examines the utility of multi-matrix sampling as a technique in health education research that permits collection of large quantities of data without lengthy questionnaires or excessive time demands on respondents. Advantages and limitations of multi-matrix sampling are delineated through a hypothetical example. (Authors/CJ)

Evidence shows that evaluation practice is limited to direct support within training: little action takes place with other organizational units. Evaluation must have a significant role in the overall human resource function of an organization and must be a part of the planning function. (JOW)

Structured observation is a form of participant observation in which the observor/researcher tries not to impinge upon the social system while gathering data. Structured observation as a field methodology contains the following components: (1) problem selection; (2) preliminary investigation; (3) primary data collection; (4) secondary data…

Techniques for improving response rate on mail questionnaire surveys are discussed. (JD)

Presents eight assumptions to help people understand quantification not only as it is traditionally approached--as a method of measuring reality--but also as a method of shaping reality. The categories we use in creating statistics change the way we perceive the world. (Author/IRT)

The Cuban Behavioral Identity Questionnaire is a short, eight-item questionnaire answerable in a seven-point Likert-scale format. It inquires as to the frequency with which respondents engage in several ethnic behaviors and the degree to which they are familiar with Cuban idiomatic expressions and Cuban artists/musicians. (Author/NQ)