Prompted by current concern with the dearth of empirical research on the role of humor in communication, the author prepared this bibliography to aid future researchers in the field. Although the entries span the years from 1939 through December 1972, the predominant number of publications represent the years 1966-1972. The fifty-four entries…

Developed by the Australian Conservation Foundation to meet the need for a general conservation bibliography, this booklet offers resources for a wide spectrum of possible users. Material selected is that which is relevant and helpful for conservationists in their various fields of activity and what is likely to be in print and obtainable without…

This paper was submitted to Our Lady of the Lake College as an independent study project in Library Science. It covers the 1125 LI documents listed in "Research in Education" from March 1971-April 1972 and focuses attention on the 169 which are not available from the EDRS. It briefly discusses the relative difficulty of obtaining non…

Findings of a study of the newspaper reading habits of college students suggest that, while young adults spend a considerable portion of their media time with television and radio, they continue to use newspapers both as a primary source of information and as a follow-up to television and radio news reports. (GW)

Issues related to information about and for the aged, and how that information is communicated--or not communicated--are presented in question and answer format. (Author/MBR)

Lists citations on the following topics: Research Trends in Urban History, Administration of Archives and Manuscripts Collections, Acquisitions for Urban Archives, Repositories of Urban Archives and Manuscripts, and Newsletters from Urban Archives Centers. (JAB)

Reports on a survey that indicated that rural residents of Louisiana use the weekly newspaper significantly more than the daily newspaper as a source of news, and that they use television regularly significantly more than the daily newspaper for all types of information except advertising. (GW)

This paper provides librarians and business people with names, descriptions, and ordering information on books, periodicals, newsletters, and other publications (both government and nongovernment) that provide guidance for marketing products and services to the federal government. Organizations that can provide guidance are also listed. (Author)

Learning exchange systems offer several advantages over the contemporary large-scale educational system: People meet on a one to one basis to teach each other a skill in return for learning a skill. A file of people interested in reciprocal education is maintained at the exchange. (JAB)

A description of how one special library uses B ALLOTS for answering specific questions dealing with monographs, verification of citations, bibliographies on either subjects or authors, background information on organizations, and interlibrary loans. Features of the BALLOTS data base are discussed, including system files, indexes and search keys,…

The author wonders (1) if a very wide definition of career education is equivalent to no definition at all, (2) if there are easier ways of getting career education information and of disseminating that information, and (3) if local support for career education can be developed without attention-getting, federally funded programs. (MJB)

Presents the results of a study of the background of daily newspaper editorial writers and of the way editorial writers obtain information and perform their tasks. (GW)

Advises student reporters how to prepare for interviews with news sources and offers tips for conducting successful interviews. (GW)

Provides student journalists with detailed suggestions for planning and conducting interviews. (GW)