The webs of eight North American spiders are illustrated and discussed. Using these webs, the spiders are able to catch insects for their meals. Each of the webs are unique and require a different approach to the problem of food getting. (MA)

Explains the organization of a cross index file system for the storage and retrieval of teaching materials. (CP)

A flipchart reference booklet with nutrition information related to family planning is described. Users can assess information on a variety of topics by selecting tabbed headings, including possible nutritional implications of each of the major contraceptive methods, nutritional risks, and the four basic food groups. (JN)

Describes the facilities and holdings of three major film and television libraries and recounts how the resources available in such facilities were used to research a scholarly work on the making of the film "Citizen Kane." (CLB)

An annual list of associations, public agencies and sports related groups which track sports injuries is provided. Addresses, contact people, and a summary of each group's activities are given. (JL)

Provides detailed information on peeper frogs (hyla crucifer): vocalizing mechanism, physical appearance and identifying marks, protective coloration, breeding habits, maturation stages, climbing ability, folk beliefs, senses, and habitat. (NEC)

Presents an annotated bibliography which is especially valuable for parents, teachers, and others who want to learn more about how young children grow and learn. This sampling of recent and classic books, brochures, and periodicals represents the burgeoning knowledge about early childhood education and child development. (Author/BB)

Onfim's drawings, discovered in a medieval town in northern Russia in 1951, are the earliest known child drawings in existence. The history of these early 11th century drawings is described here by a Russian archaeologist. (RM)

Recently an outstanding cross-section of works from Van Gogh's Arlesian period was on exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. His works are discussed; some samples are included. (RM)

Suggests a number of helpful resources, including textbooks, published and unpublished screenplays, contemporary critical writing, screenplay competitions, contact with industry professionals, and software programs for the screenwriter. (PD)

Resources on games and simulations are provided. These include organizations, sources, teacher materials, and descriptions of a sampling of games and simulations. (RM)

Morrison's critique of the Reagan Administration's Strategic Defense Initiative is representative of the views of those who oppose ballistic missile defense (Georgia Social Science Journal; v16 n2 p12-14 Spr 1985). Morrison's analysis is thoughtful, well structured, and well presented. However, it is quite wrong. Fallacies in his analysis are…

Steven Adragna's arguments for a space-based ballistic missile defense (Georgia Social Science Journal; v16 n2 p14-16 Spr 1985) are founded on the High Frontier organization's usual distortions of the historical record, coupled with a wildly optimistic technological euphoria shared by few of even the Strategic Defense Initiative's most ardent…

An annotated bibliography of astronomy books is presented. These books (most of which are designed for research astronomers and graduate students) demand substantial background in astronomy and physics. Nontechnical books are reviewed in part I (SE 537 910). (JN)

The assumption that European dominion was uninterrupted is an error of perspective. Europe did have its eras of world leadership and world dominion. But in-between were longer periods when other peoples in other parts of the earth exercised skills and organized collective effort far more successfully than the Europeans. (RM)