This guide is divided into four parts. Part I, an introduction, contains a discussion of why item banking has failed thus far to become a widely accepted procedure for test development, as well as some miscellaneous information on item banking that may be useful. In Part 2, completed questionnaires from 22 organizations with item banks give…

The seventh in a series (EC 114 401-409) of reports on community recreation for the handicapped presents descriptions of information sources on special recreation. Among the organizations covered are the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation; Boy Scouts of America; Committee on Recreation and Leisure of the U.S.…

This guide updates the listing in the 1976 "Bowker Annual of Library and Book Trade Information" with information on new joblines, new services, and changes in contacts and groups listed. Sources listed primarily give assistance in obtaining professional positions; a few indicate assistance for paraprofessionals, although they are…

Until very recently there was little computer access to comprehensive bibliographic data bases in the social sciences. Now online searching of several directly relevant files is made possible through services such as the Lockheed DIALOG system. These data bases are briefly surveyed, with emphasis on content, structure, and strategy appropriate for…

Presented are guidelines for the methodology of inventory assessment and suggestions of the type of scientific and technological information and documentation facilities to be included or omitted from the survey. The technique of tracing and contacting the selected facilities is presented in tabular form. Examples of useful byproducts which can be…

Several techniques and types of non-test data are available to a counselor prior to and during the intake interview. In an academic setting before the interview, there are six basic techniques or sources for gathering non-test data about clients. These are: (1) personal data blank, (2) autobiography, (3) questionnaire, (4) rating scale, (5)…

The report describes the results of a study of the extent and characteristics of coverage of the agricultural literature by the "Bibliography of Agriculture" (B of A). Statistical details regarding the language, national origin, form of publication, and subject coverage were derived from a sample of over 5000 citations from the 1967…

Prepared to familiarize educators with the wide variety of materials available for environmental education, this bibliography and resource guide lists curriculum materials which would be useful in kindergarten through adult levels of education. To facilitate use of the guide, it is divided into seven sections: (1) Books--dealing with environmental…

The use of readability principles in the ERIC guidelines for abstracting suggests that abstracts should be more readable than source documents. However, information theory suggests that the compression of information would result in less readable abstracts. Abstracts and their source documents were selected randomly from each of four…

This bibliography on career education would be useful to those interested in learning about both the career education concept and some of the emerging techniques for implementing career education programs. The bibliography is divided into four sections, including: (1) a listing of 144 selected references on the career education concept, (2) a…

The major aims of the "Annual Review of Information Science and Technology" are (1) to describe and appraise progress in information science and technology; (2) to provide a systematic, dependable tool that can relieve professionals from winnowing through a wealth of literature in their field each year; (3) to direct the reader to…

Organizations which provide information on library automation are listed with a brief annotation of the type of information or service available from each organization. This is followed by a short bibliography of selected publications on library automation. (NH)

To test several hypotheses related to source credibility, comprehension, and homophily of the source, a study was designed. The 124 college students from a basic communication course who served as subjects were presented a message on the effects of slavery in America by either a homophilous source, who wore his hair standing out from his head or…

Persons seriously planning to implement community education, or even those who are exploring the concept, will find this article useful. The author outlines several sources of information that will help answer their many questions. (Editor)