Presents a procedure for developing an International Employment Service for students wanting overseas employment as well as foreign students wanting to work in the United States. Includes information on visas, employment opportunities, and job search methods. (JAC)

This overview of literature pertaining to philosophies and crosscurrents of cataloging highlights literature of 1905, cataloging codes, serials and textbooks on cataloging, cataloging aids, and selected themes 1905-1985 (cataloging for small library, union lists and catalogs, classification, catalog use studies, subject retrieval systems,…

Discusses advantages and pleasures of utilizing a personal computer at home to receive electronic mail; participate in online conferences, software exchanges, and game networks; do shopping and banking; and have access to databases storing volumes of information. Information sources for the services mentioned are included. (MBR)

Identifies college readers' purposeful behaviors when writing from sources, determines whether these behaviors cluster at identifiable stages in the reading-writing process, and determines whether proficient and less able readers' processes are the same. (FL)

Reports results of a bibliometric analysis of professional education journals publishing literature on educational microcomputing based on ERIC's Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). Cumulative statistics on microcomputer articles in journals and general categories of articles as determined by ERIC descriptor usage indicate an…

Examination of issues involved in acquiring appropriate microcomputer software for higher education focuses on the following points: developing your own software; finding commercially available software; using published evaluations; pre-purchase testing; customizing and adapting commercial software; post-purchase testing; and software use. A…

Examines the information needs of social change organizations using the peace and disarmament movement in Toronto as a case study. The process of information transfer, sources and places to obtain information, information distribution, and how libraries can better meet information needs of community organizations are discussed. Eight references…

Examines the role of the archivist and of the curator, the nature of their work, working conditions, number of people employed in these occupations, required training, other qualifications, possibilities for advancement, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and sources of additional information. (CT)

Examines the personality traits that influence whether individuals seek novel experiences or avoid them, which is reflected in their optimal level of activation. Specifically examines the relationship between exposure to news sources and levels of activation. (FL)

This article describes machines of the near future that will enable the book to be transmitted via computer. Discussion covers television screens, the use of liquid crystal displays, printers and paper, on-demand printing, computerization of basic reference books, use of optical discs for preservation, and creating one's own fictional characters.…

Identifies ways of using state intellectual freedom resources to support colleagues experiencing censorship attempts in public schools; shares mechanisms for collecting data on censorship attempts; shares highlights and implications of Wisconsin survey results and materials of interest; and recommends ideas which can be put into practice at…

Discussed are historical methods, adapted from genealogy, that will help the field of art education locate art educators or their descendants who might have documents or notes that would aid in painting a more accurate picture of art education in the 20th century. (RM)

Presents a listing of textbooks, computer program guides, articles, opinion papers, histories, reference works, databases, reviews, bibliographies, organizations, and other information sources concerning computer applications. (MSE)

Uses log linear analysis to show that political activity is a potent predictor of media use. (FL)

Reveals that women in decision-making positions in their jobs use media more for work-related information than do women in other work. (FL)