Describes resources that trainers can use to tap into both academic and street knowledge about training and human resource development (HRD). Includes information about books, journals, professional associations, seminars, and online databases. (JOW)

Discusses the history and enforcement of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) along with recent legislative efforts to restrict its use. Examines FOIA guidelines and presents instances in which they have been denied. Urges continued support of the original FOIA legislation. (GEA)

Elementary school teachers (N=160) rated helpfulness of various types of information on test-based and observation-based reports. Found no difference between test-based and observation-based reports in overall rating of helpfulness. Interpretive material was rated as more helpful than factual or descriptive information. Teachers preferred…

Looks at proposed standard for CD-I (compact disc-interactive) and its implications for product and market development, CD-ROM, and optical publishing. Possible roles of OS-9 (Microware's operating system), Polaroid's Colorcatcher, and products shown at the Microsoft CD-ROM conference in the development of the CD-I market are discussed. (Author)

Concludes that "impulsivity" appears to have a stronger effect than extroversion on college students' recall of material from the radio when listening is a secondary activity. (FL)

Notes that the influential periodical has shifted its emphasis from informative articles to theoretical ones and has become more parochial and less cosmopolitan. (FL)

The Fall River Institute for Leadership was established in 1984 to aid administrators in learning about recent studies, programs, and practices in the field of leadership development and to help Fall River's 102 administrators refine their leadership skills. This article provides an overview of the institute's program. (MT)

This examination of agency fee waiver guidelines for public interest groups within the context of the Freedom of Information Act found that the lack of consistent guidelines inhibited the use of the act by public interest requesters. Efforts to limit types of information available under the act are described. (CLB)

Suggests ways for instructional design consultants to develop people skills and foster successful client relationships: take win-win approach; match consulting models; study clients as you study problems; build common ground; study organizations as you study clients; be respectful, trustworthy, informative, slow to judge; express your needs, and…

The overabundance of information resources and the inadequacy of current information retrieval methods are considered with special reference to the scholarly record of the health sciences. Both formal and informal means for finding information and for keeping abreast of new knowledge are reviewed, with practical suggestions for lightening the…

Provides an annotated bibliography of texts, periodicals, and tradebooks that focus on adolescent literature. (HOD)

Provides names and addresses of information centers around the world that work in the area of primary education. (FL)

Provides overall picture of growth of librarianship and information science literature (academic research and practitioner's literature) and various outlets available for reporting research findings, with special emphasis on United States and Great Britain. Discussion covers ways in which research may be undertaken and dissemination of research…

Discusses different cultural and mass media, types of ownership, and organizational goals and strategies. Suggests that the "profit or perish" motive in the book publishing industry and the rise of communications conglomerates have not necessarily diminished the vitality or number of ideas in the marketplace. (PD)

Examines the implications of electronic networking and database services for adult learners. Explores the feasibility and ramifications of electronic networking and communication with other students and with faculty in a computer network and the implications of being able to access elaborate databases in conducting research, writing essays, or…