The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has prepared a selected computer-generated bibliography from recent international journals on sudden death in infants. Each of 108 citations is accompanied by descriptors selected from the NLM's list of medical subject headings to facilitate the use of the retrieval system for those who are interested in…

An approach to the teaching of media skills is presented which is consistent with individualized instructional methods. Behavioral objectives for 96 media skills appropriate for elementary school students are identified, and teaching stations are designed for each. Instructions on how to administer the program are provided, along with an…

Based on questionnaire responses by regional state colleges and universities for 1967, 1970, and 1972, a comparison of the data indicates trends, draws inferences, and permits a better understanding of the changes occurring within this group of institutions of higher education. Chapters cover the developing state colleges and universities, 1968;…

A slide tape presentation was devised for use in an orientation program to the State University of New York at Buffalo library for incoming freshmen students. The goals of the audiovisual orientation program are to: (1) indicate the complexity of the university libraries--to show that there are many libraries and that their resources are varied,…

The "Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian, Second Edition, Volume I", includes listings of related museums, libraries, government agencies, urban Indian centers, visual and instructional aid sources, authentic arts and crafts, reservations and tribal councils, monuments and state parks, government publications and newspapers, magazines…

The trend in Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, and some senior institutions is to merge the services of libraries, skills labs, media centers, and supportive instructional agencies into Learning Resources Centers (LRC). Many excellent reports have been written about the LRC concept, consequently, this report deals with the mechanics of…

The time period covered by this guide runs from the end of 1968 to the middle of 1970. Microreproduction cameras, microform readers, reader/printers, processors, contact printers, computer output microfilm equipment, and other special microform equipment and accessories produced during this time span are listed. Most of the equipment is domestic,…

Public relations and fund-raising are those functions of management which engender public understanding and support for the agency's aims and services. These two functions are closely interrelated in that the agency's public relations effectiveness influences its ability to raise funds and, conversely, its fund-raising operations have a direct…

The author discusses the impact of the "computer revolution" on the field of rhetoric and public address in terms of the potential applications of computer methods to rhetorical problems. He first discusses the computer as a very fast calculator, giving the example of a study that probably would not have been undertaken if the calculations had had…

Designed as a service to present and potential users of microfilm equipment products, and services, this guide lists sustaining members of the National Microfilm Association. Each company is categorized by product by service, some equipment specifications are provided for each company's product, and names and addresses of companies are provided.…

The San Francisco Unified School District applied for a grant under Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, to fund a program that would organize a media specialist, a resource teacher, and a classroom teacher into a "Communication Arts Team." The program would redefine and expand the role of each member of the team as they plan…

This survey of children's reading interests in New Zealand, conducted in 1969, sought to discover which books, writers, magazines, and comics children read; what determines their choices; what they look for in a book; and where they obtain their reading material. A cross section of children was surveyed at four class levels from Standard II to…

The Learning Resource Center (LRC) at the William Rainey Harper College offers instructional services to assist faculty and students in the selection, production, and utilization of educational media; a library which contains 40,000 volumes, newspapers, and periodicals; and flexible facilities for instruction, an independent study facility, and an…

This ninth annual report of the Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI) contains summary reports of COSATI and its Panels and Task Groups for the calendar year, 1971. This 1971 COSATI report reflects the initiatives taken by the Federal agencies not only in insuring to the scientific and engineering publics the prompt…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1500 words) describing briefly Mexico's cultural relations with 23 nations with which she has cultural exchange agreements. The reasons for cultural exchange are stated, such as the belief that cultural relations promote good relations among nations. The agreements concluded between…