Provides a broad overview of the development of abstracting and indexing services in science and technology during the last three and one-half decades. Major trends that have affected individual producers, services, and the field as a whole are identified. A 10-item reference list accompanies the text. (Author/JL)

Responses from 18 of 68 college professors who are members of the editorial boards of the "Economics of Education Review" and the "Journal of Education Finance" list the books and journals they consider essential reading for students of educational finance and give the two research issues they consider most important. (MLF)

Describes a course to increase students' ability and willingness to use and read the scientific literature and to promote student contributions to the literature in an acceptable style and format. (Author/MA)

Lists and discusses six sources of basic proposal writing skills and five sources of examples of proposals or parts of proposals. (CHC)

Describes the steps that a school district should follow in the first stages of implementing a minimum competency testing program: preparatory activities, defining the project, identifying existing tests, evaluating tests, developing a local test, and sharing knowledge. (Author)

Defines professional development and discusses its two modes: (1) formal activities (instructional programs, continuing education classes, internships and fellowships, conferences, seminars, and workshops) and (2) informal activities (reading, watching television, listening to radio, and interaction with friends and peers). (CT)

An analysis of 156 television political spot advertisements revealed that the most prevalent type of content was issue-related (although very few advertisements revealed a specific candidate issue position), followed by content focusing on candidate qualities, then by references to certain demographic groups, and finally by the transmission of…

Discusses the concepts of political myths and rituals which guide the formation of public opinion and policy and their uses in political communication. (JMF)

Discusses materials in the ERIC system that offer definitions of basic skills, describe secondary basic skills programs, and provide competency standards and catalogs for basic skills. (MKM)

This essay examines the respective roles of books, teachers, and committees as sources and authorities of scientific information in school science education. Analyzes and compares recent curriculum development trends in the United States, England, and Australia, pointing out differences in perspective regarding authorities about scientific…

Investigates the degree of convergence between the construct of organizational communication and three aspects of performance feedback information: (1) type of information, (2) source of information, and (3) perceived reliability of the source. Studies patterns of organizational communication of faculty within departments and feedback on their own…

Discusses basic theories of systematically organizing and transferring information and demonstrates application of these theories to career and occupational materials. Using the Dictionary of Occupational Titles classification for management of career resources is recommended. Options for managing nonoccupational career information are proposed.…

Discusses source monopoly and its effects on historical scholarship. Suggests that what is needed is a series of international depositories which serve as clearinghouses for the creation and preservation of oral materials. Ideally, these clearinghouses would be staffed by specially trained historians. (DB)

A brief introduction to information retrieval by use of a variety of computer data bases including ERIC is presented. (JMF)

Reviews recent federal publications on government information, particularly in the area of general informational services, public access to government information and privacy issues, coordination of government information systems, and congressional information needs. (Author)