This is a guide for recording one's family history. With the use of tape recorders, recording or home videotape systems and simple interviewing techniques, anyone--child or adult--can easily prepare oral biographies to track their families' chronicles. The guide presents instructions for interviewing relatives and friends. Included is a…

This annotated, selective bibliography is a guide to the history of the United Nations, its publications, and four of the 14 specialized agencies and their publications. It is organized under the following headings: biographies, guides, official records, indexes and abstracts, laws, yearbooks, bibliographies, directories, statistics, periodicals,…

THESE ELEVEN SELECTIONS, THE FIRST OF WHICH IS "THE NOVEL IN MODERN ARABIC LITERATURE," BY MUHAMMAD MANDUR, SERVE AS AN INTRODUCTION TO FORMAL ARABIC PROSE AND TO SOME OF THE "MORE IMPORTANT AND REPRESENTATIVE PRACTITIONERS OF THE ART OF NOVEL AND SHORT STORY WRITING." AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE-LEVEL TRAINING IN ARABIC ARE ASSUMED ON THE PART…

MOST OF THIS REPORT OF A PILOT PROJECT TO GATHER RESOURCE MATERIAL ON AMERICAN NEGRO SCIENTISTS FOR USE IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUMS IS MADE UP OF BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES AND DESCRIPTIOONS OF THE WORK OF 21 NEGRO INVENTORS, BIOLOGISTS, CHEMISTS, AND PHYSICIANS. IT IS FELT THAT MAKING THIS LITTLE-KNOWN MATERIAL AVAILABLE WILL INCREASE…

The history of communication research in the United States is reviewed in this paper through an extensive look at the lives of four men who made significant contributions to the field: Harold Lasswell, Kurt Lewin, Paul Lazarsfeld, and Carl Hovland. The pattern of institute formation in the social sciences is briefly reviewed to explain the…

This paper describes some of the theories of cinematography of Soviet film theorist and filmmaker Lev Kuleshov. It points out that for him, film was communication portraying people's activities emanating from the environment. It explains that he was especially interested in audience response, particularly that of the proletariat, and that he felt…

THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PAPERBACK BOOKS ON THE NEGRO AMERICAN LISTS FICTION, SOCIAL HISTORIES, BIOGRAPHIES, AND AUTOBIOGRAPHIES SUITABLE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. EACH ENTRY IS LABELED APPROPRIATE FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, OR BOTH. THE ADDRESSES OF THE PUBLISHERS OF THESE WORKS ARE ALSO INDICATED.…

This handbook (for use with R. T. Robertson's "Terra Incognita") contains three kinds of study aids: (1) notes on over 100 British Commonwealth authors, (2) a chronological arrangement (1830-1930) of the works of the above authors, and (3) glossaries of proper names, local slang, and other unusual terms found in literary works from New…

This module contains representative examples of native Puerto Rican men and women who have gained distinction in Puerto Rico. Following a pre- and postassessment test and list of learning alternatives are narratives presenting a brief biography of 27 Puerto Ricans. (MJM)

Dudley Allen Sargent, M.D. (1849-1924) was selected as the person whose life in physical education would best exemplify the theme of the three Cs--commitment, cooperation, and communication. Sargent demonstrated a life-long commitment to two purposes: to prepare those to teach physical education to others and to promote exercises for all people…

More than 2500 documents published between 1609 and 1967 are cited in this bibliography of literature on the Iroquois Indians. Annotations are included for those articles and books which are readily available. Originally designed as a collection of references for New York State teachers faced with a new 7th-grade social studies curriculum which…

The children's books listed and annotated in this book were selected by Canadian children's librarians; they represent the most informative and relevant books in print for children, providing knowledge and understanding of the Canadian environment and cultural milieu. Each entry indicates bibliographic information and availability.…