The use of racial and ethnic data in forwarding the aims of equal educational opportunity in higher education is the topic addressed by this conference. Its aim is to highlight problems and propose measures that a) resolve inconsistencies and conflicts in the data, and 2) identify policy questions for which racial and ethnic data in higher…

Descriptions are given for the 164 computerized files that comprise the Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS). The system provides natural resources information to federal, state, regional, and local and private entities. File descriptions are organized under the following data and information content areas: (1) base data, (2)…

The first section of this two-part directory is an annotated listing of minority women's organizations. It is arranged by the ethnic categories of Black, Spanish Speaking, Native American, and Multi-ethnic Women. Each entry describes an organization and provides the name and address of a contact person. The second part consists of a paper which:…

The increasing cost of data collection, increasing complexity of data analysis procedures, and limited funding for educational research require greater utilization of existing data sets for multiple purposes. At the same time, the problems associated with such access to data require the development of guidelines by the profession which will both…

Gives a method for filtering out the important authors on and sources for information in crucial current areas of scientific research. (Author/PF)

Describes a number of courses, articles, and books which deal with environmental physics. Provides an outline of a course which relates environmental physics to the content of other physics courses. This course uses relatively recent examples from the environmental literature. (MLH)

This manual describes the contents, purpose, and use of the Australian Education Index Database (AEII), which is produced by the Library and Information Services Unit of the Australian Council for Educational Research to provide access to Australian generated information both in published and unpublished forms. An overview of AEII is followed by…

A study examined the attitudes of scientists toward public information personnel and media coverage. Of 456 subjects (half social and behavioral scientists and half biological scientists) chosen randomly from the "American Men and Women of Science" reference books, 287 responded to the seven-page, two-part questionnaire. Part one contained 34…

This final report of Colorado's Project ACCESS, a coordinated system of information linking local and regional school districts with major resources, describes the development of the project during each of its 5 years, including project activities, education agency development, publications developed, staff assignments and training, and project…

Intended to assist library users in finding biographical sources in various disciplines, this compilation lists selective biographical sources which are available in the Northern Illinois University Libraries. The compilation is divided into four major areas: indexes to biographies, sources of information on living persons, sources of information…

At present not-for-profit information accessing services play a unique role in the information transfer process as they provide long term discipline-oriented access to the subject content of individual primary published documents regardless of country of origin, language, or subject emphasis. While not all of these services are U.S. based or in…

This publication is an information source on energy for teachers. The information in this publication is factual, and designed for courses of study about energy. This book has been divided into separate energy-related sections. Each section ends with a list of student participation discussion activities. The sections present facts about: (1)…

This loose-leaf directory of identified California state agency libraries and information sources lists names of staff, address of agency, hours, subject strengths, circulation policies, and services of each agency. Information was collected through questionnaire survey, and telephone and personal interviews. Directory entries are arranged by…

A general discussion of handicapping conditions includes how librarians should be aware but not overwhelmed by such conditions, and how librarians can accommodate people with handicaps through adequate physical facilities and specialized attention. Suggestions for meeting the needs of special patrons include factors to be considered in dealing…

Descriptive information is provided on 22 networks sponsored by the National Institute of Education (NIE) or the United States Office of Education (USOE) for the dissemination of educational information. The directory is arranged alphabetically by network title, followed by its acronym, sponsoring bureau/office, major functions, network members,…