Meta evaluation, or the evaluation of evaluations, was applied to a technology for program documentation and evaluation used in a mainstreaming project. The technology consisted of four phases: (1) planning for decision-making; (2) documenting actual program outcomes; (3) implementing decisions; and (4) instituting program renewal. This pilot meta…

Prepared by the Alabama Intellectual Freedom Committee, this practical handbook explores the concerns of librarians, especially school librarians, in the area of intellectual freedom. Included is the Library Bill of Rights, followed by an interpretation which suggests procedures for effective preparation for and confrontation with "censors." In…

This bibliography is classified into six categories: (1) the theory of statistical stylistics; (2) stylistic characteristics; (3) poetics, metrics, and prosody; (4) individual styles and the history of literary styles; (5) problems of chronology and disputed authorship; and (6) stylistics and the computer. The main part of the bibliography is…

A collection of twenty-three lexical resources in information science, published in both the United States and Europe between 1960 and 1967, was analyzed with the purpose of tabulating the occurrence of different terms in them. This analysis, accomplished by means of a matrix generated on the IBM System 360 Model 40 computer, quantified the…

An experiment was conducted based on an information service for planners run in conjunction with Geo Abstracts Limited. Forth-eight styles of abstracting journals were produced which, although based on the same source material, differed in depth of coverage, frequency of publication, content of entry, and whether an index was included. One style…

A generalized file-conversion program suite for the EUDISED (European Documentation and Information System for Education) information network, suitable for running on a wide range of mainframe computers, is suggested and described. Time and expenditures required to implement the system are assessed. Two other possible methods of handling the data…

This study briefly describes the documentation and information projects of seven nations, stressing their use in the field of education. The sections are: (1) automated documentation and the human sciences in France, (2) documentation for education and the social sciences in the Federal Republic of Germany, (3) mechanized projects in library work…

This brochure describes the history, administrative organization, and activities of a UNESCO-sponsored regional institute for school building research. A list of publications is included. (FPO)

The activities of the Information and Documentation Center (IDC) at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden are presented in this annual report for the fiscal year 1972-1973. The IDC is a research project on computer-based information retrieval funded by the Swedish Council for Scientific Information and Documentation and the Office…

This compilation of ERIC abstracts dealing with natural resources is the second in a series that identifies research and instructional materials in selected occupational clusters. Approximately 340 documents were identified by means of computer searches of "Research in Education" from 1967 to December 1972. Instructions on how to use…

This compilation of ERIC abstracts dealing with human services is the 11th in a series that identifies research and instructional materials in selected occupational clusters. Forty-four documents were identified by means of computer searches of "Research in Education" from 1967 to December 1972. Instructions on how to use ERIC reference…

This compilation of ERIC abstracts dealing with product services is the 12th in a series that identifies research and instructional materials in selected occupational clusters. Approximately 190 documents were identified by means of computer searches of "Research in Education" from 1967 to December 1972. Instructions on how to use ERIC…

Documents announced with VT numbers only in the Volume 6 Number 1 issue (VT 017 802) of "Abstracts of Research and Related Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (ARM) are included in this microfiche set. Microfiche availability for these documents is shown on the ARM resume as MF AVAILABLE IN VT-ERIC SET. The microfiche set is…

The newsletter from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Tests, Measurement, and Evaluation surveys recent activities in the field. Articles are included on the establishment of a new publication dedicated to the interests of research and development in education; exhibits at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association; and a new…

Documents announced with VT numbers only in the Volume 5 Number 4 issue (VT 017 450) of "Abstracts of Research and Related Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (ARM) are included in this microfiche set. Microfiche availability for these documents is shown on the ARM resume as MF AVAILABLE IN VT-ERIC SET. The microfiche set is arranged…