Discusses library role in providing access to information on political candidates and issues. Press coverage, political party literature, Federal Election Commission, interest groups, monographs, serials, and online databases are highlighted. Lists of 15 references, 89 national organizations that rate members of Congress, and 9 active political…

This report presents tabulations for the 2004 Academic Libraries Survey (ALS) conducted by the United States Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). An academic library is defined as an entity in a postsecondary institution that provides all of the following: An organized collection of printed or other materials,…

This brief document includes the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) mission statement, information about AACC as an organization, AACC departments, contacts, annual revenues and expenditures for 2005. Also included is a community college facts "at a glance" section, which provides statistics on the number and type of colleges,…

A great many communication scholars and professional organizations have developed Web resources related to their organizations, conferences, publications, classes, and fields of interest. Since communication is such a vast field, there are many publications, including journals and newsletters. This paper focuses on Web pages that the paper's…

Designed to be a resource guide for parents, teachers, and policymakers, this book traces the historical development of family literacy and provides an overview of the field in the United States. It includes discussions of more than 100 sources about family literacy. The book presents specific information about particular family literacy programs…

This guide explores new sites, digital reference services, and navigation strategies for effectively accessing and using online government information. Updated with the latest information from the new administration and the 107th Congress, this second edition has been refined with features including expanded coverage in many of the chapters, a…

This book lists federal government World Wide Web sites for K-12 students, parents, and educators. The first section of the book contains descriptions, including appropriate grade level, of Web sites for students, organized in chapters that cover: the natural world; the environment; health and safety; the United States and the world; community and…

This revised edition reflects the changes that have taken place in the commonwealth's community of public libraries since the "Handbook" was published in 1991. This handbook is designed to give boards of trustees' basic information on the structure of library service in Virginia, with emphasis on their major areas of responsibility.…

Digital materials are vulnerable to a number of different kinds of failures, including decay of the digital media, loss due to hackers and viruses, accidental deletions, natural disasters, and bankruptcy of the institution holding the collection. Digital archives can best survive failures if they have made several copies of their collections at…

This document presents a brief overview of the history and origins of mainly European family names from the 1100s forward, and is envisioned as a one class-period session for secondary or college English teachers and those interested in semantics. Sections included are history of naming, reasons for naming, guidelines for name origins, and special…

Reports a study examining the political advertising in the media and relates the findings to the voters' perception of the salience of the issues in the campaign. (TO)

Students enrolled in an Introductory Health course were given a questionnaire (determining student's chief source of information regarding sex knowledge) and a test of their actual knowledge about sexual matters. Those students who indicated the school as their major source of information demonstrated more knowledge than those listing parents or…

Announces the availability of information about minority status of all existing people-oriented data banks of the American Chemical Society, including data gathering and file search procedures. Contained is a chart illustrating unemployment statistics for minority groups as self-identified by the Employment Clearing House registrants. (CC)

The school health nurse, because of her basic role as the health authority in the school and her special preparation in the knowledge and use of drugs, is a valuable potential resource for any school drug program. (Author)

Threats to privacy to both individuals and institutions in higher education include: (1) collection of information without consent, (2) unwarranted interpretation of information, and (3) dissemination of information beyond subjects' intent. (Author/PG)