This paper provides an inventory and summary of current and planned international information clearing house services in the field of population/family planning, worldwide. Special emphasis is placed on services relating to audio-visual aids, educational materials, and information/education/communication support, as these items and activities have…

Represented in this directory is an attempt by the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information to locate drug abuse programs serving communities populated predominantly by minority groups. Programs are selected for inclusion only if the minority group (American Indian, Asian-American, Black, Mexican-American, Puerto Rican) involvement equals…

This report presents recommendations for compiling inventories of state health data sources in an attempt to stimulate preparation and publication of a "Compendium of State Data Sources for Health Planners" for each state. Areas considered are: (1) planning the project; (2) technical assistance available; (3) kinds of data needed; (4)…

Telephone interviews were conducted with 112 residents of three rural Wyoming counties to determine sources of general and agricultural news and patterns of media use. Results indicated that farm and ranch news is gained from all facets of the mass media, but that magazines are used as a source more than is any other medium. Magazine usage was…

Indexing and abstraction services in the social sciences are growing as primary sources. Results are that users become overwhelmed with the number of secondary services they use. Therefore, planning, coverage and overlap are examined in this research report with emphasis on reexamining secondary services and redefining users and users' needs.…

The process of program initiation and the use and communication of new information and practices of public alternative schools or programs in the New England area were examined. Four research questions were pursued in the study. An ex post facto research methodology, employing mailed questionnaires and personal interviews, was used. The study…

This is a desk reference for information on mental health services delivery. A list of 26 search services indicates for each what it provides, how it can be used, and includes comments by the compiler. A list of consulting resources, i.e., government agency offices devoted primarily to research utilization, an annotated bibliography of indexes to…

To help an industrial arts educator find a job, the author proposes some questions job-seekers should ask themselves and makes suggestions regarding the resume, sources of information about job vacancies, the interview, and information that should be found out before an offer is accepted. (AJ)

Reports on a study in which content analysis of a community newspaper and open-ended questioning of residents were used to analyze the newspaper's influence on the local information the public has and the topics the public considers salient over time. (GW)

The response of teacher educators and teacher education institutions to the demands of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act is discussed. (DS)

This study focuses on teenagers seeking care from a public venereal disease clinic and describes selected demographic characteristics, identifies reasons and factors causing them to seek clinic care, and identifies sources from which they received information concerning the clinic. (MJB)

In an effort to bring attention to the importance of utilizing local surroundings, for environmental studies, and to demonstrate that a city street can be transformed into an outdoor laboratory, members of the NJEA Environmental Education Committee conducted a field trip around the Atlantic City Convention Hall during last November's convention.…

Proposals are made for a goal oriented approach to coordinate bibliographic control in the multidisciplinary field of mental retardation, establish networks of information service, and provide consultants for setting up services in various institutions and locales. A review of existing efforts for bibliographic control, classification, and library…

Regional population networks identified and discussed include APLIC, POPINFORM, and POPLINE (North America and Europe), DOCPAL (Latin America), ESCAP (Asia), and PIDSA (Africa). Brief discussion of the POPINS proposal which appears to be emerging as a model program is also included. (JPF)