Explores the increasing difficulty that library decision-makers will face in proving the value of libraries to society, and suggests appropriate questions that they will want to ask in their use of community analysis. (Author/PF)

Describes the present peer review process which the National Science Foundation (NSF) uses and cites opposition to the method. Presents legislation introduced in Congress to change the current evaluation method. (CP)

Supplies English departments with a rough idea of how other English departments allocate financial aid to graduate students, and discusses what English departments should do in the face of the current job crisis. (RB)

Antioch School of Law, a new law school in Washington, D.C., is committed to giving legal training to qualified persons, including Appalachians, who otherwise would not have the opportunity for such training. (Author)

Suggests guidelines for keeping track of sources of income and expenditures when producing a school paper. (RB)

This fact sheet provides statistical information about Project Head Start. Data is presented in the following categories: (1) budget; (2) number of programs; (3) enrollment; (4) racial and ethnic composition; (5) ages of children served; (6) number of sites; (7) cost; (8) staff (in 1989); and (9) enrollment and congressional appropriation from the…

Intended to aid theory building in the study of influences on news content, this paper examines how five basic theoretical approaches to studying news content can be integrated into J. Herbert Altschull's assertion that mass media content reflects the ideology of those who finance the media. The paper notes that Altschull's theory accounts for the…

This booklet discusses the potential importance to states of long-term care insurance, describes general policy characteristics, and summarizes state actions to both regulate and promote long-term care insurance. It is intended as a resource for legislators and others involved in long-term care financing and public policy formulation. Long-term…

This kit consists of a set of resources to assist those interested in the start-up and management (incubation) of a new business. A guide to starting and managing a small business incubator (SBI) is provided. Included in the guide are the following: a discussion of the role and characteristics of the SBI concept; guidelines for carrying out the…

The Bush Foundation Program at the University of South Dakota supports faculty development activities which have as their goal the improvement of undergraduate learning. The program is designed to address the university's special concerns with respect to faculty development including the diversity of its mission, its small size, and the remote…

This report by Donald Lamberton reviews the Australian telecommunications system, including its funding and efficiency. Growth requirements and the impact of technological change are discussed, and the relevance of the American experience to Australian conditions is assessed. The paper concludes with some remarks on regional issues such as the…

Two papers presented in the broadcast deregulation section analyze narrowcasting and the effects of commercialization of British television respectively. The first paper, "The American Model through British Eyes" (Jay G. Blumler and Carolyn Spicer), describes research undertaken at the request of the British government-appointed…

Trends in state higher education funding over a 20-year period from 1969 to 1989 were studied. The four analysis objectives were to: examine aggregate state tax appropriations for higher education annually from 1969 to 1989 in the 50 states; analyze state tax appropriations in each state on a per capita basis; compare state tax appropriations per…

Presented is a report of congressional hearings on the child support enforcement program, authorized under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. The hearings, which took place in three sessions, focused on interstate enforcement, paternity establishment, improvement of collections and enforcement, and the future of the child support enforcement…