The historical and legal background of the Federal Copyright Law with special implications for education was studied within five general areas of concern. The areas included: (1) historical development, (2) copyright revision issues, (3) principles of copyright law embodied in state and Federal statutes, (4) decisions of the courts pertaining to…

Listed are publications by the librarians of the State University of New York Libraries. Listings are divided into the following categories: (1) monographs; (2) articles; (3) reviews; (4) editor/reporter; and (5) in progress. Each listing includes title, author, and publication information. The author index includes the address of each librarian.…

Examples of typical rejection notices are presented reflecting the difficulty for an author to have an article printed in an education journal. (JD)

These two novels of the Harlem Renaissance do not idealize female mulatto characters. By not creating a world in which they find refuge from a hostile environment, Larsen moves away from the popular and traditional gentile image of upper class near-whites. Her world view foreshadows that of Zora Neale Hurston. (LHW)

Author presents a character sketch of his wife, 1986 Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan. (DF)

An independent television screenwriter gives practical suggestions on writing and becoming a professional screenwriter. (PD)

Suggests a schema for analyzing contributions to data-based professional publications, assigning relative weights, and thereby determining the appropriate order of listing authors and identifying ancillary contributions. Presents an example application of the procedure. (Author)

Two studies found meaningful and consistent interaction effects in the acknowledgments of professional advice by authors, with the majority of male advisors being overwhelming among male authors, slight among female ones. Changes over time did occur, with the major trend indicating an increase in the acknowledgment of advisors of both sexes. (CMG)

Accompanied by a table charting characteristics of 54 journals, this article offers publishing advice based on a 1985 survey of national education journals. Answers hypothetical queries concerning notifying editors, journal acceptance and rejection policies, referee systems, circulation size, manuscript length, theme issues, photocopy and…

Provides background information on writer and teacher Meredith Sue Willis. (FL)

Author Virginia Hamilton discusses the background of her award winning novel "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush." (FL)

Author Daniel S. Davis discusses the background of his award winning book, "Behind Barbed Wire." (FL)

Author-illustrator Vera B. Williams discusses the background of her award winning book, "A Chair for My Mother." (FL)

This is the first in a series of articles focusing on creativity and mental health. It concerns itself with schools of thought relating creativity to maladjustment pointing out that seemingly apparent similarities between some creative people and the mentally ill are superficial and unfounded. (Editor/RK)