Appears also in ELEMENTARY ENGLISH, v 46 n 3, March 1969, pp 372-75

Using the case history approach, this book examines each step of the news gathering process and shows, through numerous examples drawn from the experiences of professional reporters, the procedures to use in tracking down and developing a story. The eight chapters discuss the following topics: background information on investigative reporting;…

The major aim of this guide has been to provide a bibliographical and informational resource in which all important materials regarding Italian Americans are noted. Over 2000 entries have been assembled under five major headings: (1) general reference works; (2) social sciences; (3) history and regional studies; (4) applied sciences; and (5)…

This bibliography of newsletters, periodicals, and indexes useful to adult educators includes periodicals held at Bird Library and the Clearinghouse of Resources for Educators of Adults (CREA), both at Syracuse University; newsletters held by CREA; and indexes held by Bird. The bibliography is divided into four sections: (1) the Bird Library…

PREPARED BY THE ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE FOR JUNIOR COLLEGE INFORMATION IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL FACULTY ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES, THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ABOUT 186 PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS CONCERNING TEACHERS IN JUNIOR AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES. ONLY DOCUMENTS WRITTEN AND/OR PUBLISHED SINCE…

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)…