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Towers, Wayne M. – 1982
A study collected data from 763 door-to-door interviews to test hypotheses about the uses and gratifications associated with newspaper readerships. In the interviews, respondents were identified demographically, asked about their newspaper reading behaviors, and asked to reply to a series of uses and gratifications statements on why they read…
Descriptors: Age, Age Differences, Attitudes, Behavioral Science Research
Download full textFleming, Dan B.; Weber, Larry J. – 1981
The purpose of this study was to investigate the news acquisition habits of students and their knowledge of the news. Differences in the performance of males and females were compared. Two thousand, eighth- and eleventh-grade students from four school districts in Virginia were administered a current events test and asked to respond to questions…
Descriptors: Current Events, Educational Research, Information Sources, Knowledge Level
Lyle, Stanley P.; Ashbaugh, Donald L. – 1982
This independent study module is intended to introduce business administration students and managers to business information available in books, periodicals, and other library sources, and to teach library search strategies for the acquisition of needed information with a minimum expenditure of time. The module consists of six parts. The first…
Descriptors: Administrators, Business, College Students, Independent Study
Gilbert, L. A. – 1980
This directory of audiovisuals available in Europe lists 45 agencies from 16 countries and the types of material about which they can provide information by subject area, media, audience, and language. Agency names and titles of catalogs are presented in the native language of the country, with descriptive material in English, with the exception…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Centers, Catalogs
Pigg, R. Morgan, Jr., Ed. – 1980
This directory lists addresses of sources of free and inexpensive instructional materials in health, patient, and safety education. The materials available include pamphlets, books, charts, posters, slides, films, filmstrips, records, photographs, transparencies, spirit masters, and related materials. The sources are organized into five general…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Business, Government Publications, Health Education
Endo, Russell – 1981
This bibliographic listing of sources on Pacific/Asian American groups provides titles of existing bibliographies and literature reviews. Over 100 entries are included in the document. Most of the entries were published during the 1970's, with a few dating from the late 1960's and several from 1980 and 1981. The objective is to offer researchers,…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Ethnic Groups, Filipino Americans
Vogel, Brenda – 1976
A survey was conducted to identify the information needs of a five percent sample of men and women incarcerated in seven Maryland State Correctional Facilities for use in planning relevant library services to this population. Findings indicated a lack of basic information concerning rules for correct institutional behavior, with one third of the…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
Harrison, Charles H. – 1977
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system provides information to education writers for newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. ERIC can be used to find the names of reliable sources in a given field, as well as background information for an in-depth article or broadcast. The ERIC collection of documents on microfiche is…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Educational Resources, Guides, Indexes
Breen, Myles P. – 1979
The United States is a major exporter but a minor importer of films and television programs; this situation has been described as a one-way flow of information from the United States to other nations. Although the official United States position is one of dedication to the two-way flow of communication, the "majority" view is that the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Sources
Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Midwest Center for Public Sector Labor Relations. – 1977
This guide was developed to supply practitioners with sources for public sector labor relations information. It contains information on seven kinds of resources, including general reference sources for bibliographies, directories, glossaries, summaries, and source books; services reporting news and developments in public sector labor relations;…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Annotated Bibliographies, Collective Bargaining, Directories
Strasser, Theresa C. – 1976
The information needs of registered nurses from all fields in a 17 county area of upstate New York were surveyed. Nurses expressed a significant need for improved information in new developments in their specializations, government regulations relating to health care, and other subjects. Sources of information most frequently used were colleagues,…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Sources, Library Services, Methods
Zawada, Mary Ann; Walz, Garry R. – 1979
This continuing ERIC/CAPS series, entitled Searchlight Plus, consists of two components: first, an in-depth review of cited materials, including prime issues and trends, and implications for helping professionals; and, second, citations from an ERIC computer search on the topic. Series topics are selected in response to user requests. Presented in…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adults, Counseling, Counselor Training
Chen, Ching-Chih; And Others – 1979
This summative report highlights findings of a survey into the everyday information needs of New England residents related to occupational and non-occupational situations in which they made decisions, sought answers, or clarified or solved problems. Data from the survey provide insights into the behavior of information seekers, information sources…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Information Needs, Information Seeking, Information Sources
World Federation of Engineering Organizations, London (England). Committee on Engineering Information. – 1977
This international collection of papers on the role of technical information in the engineering profession contains 18 discussions on the following: activities of the Committee on Engineering Information (CEI) of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO); engineering information in the framework of UNESCO/UNISIST; industrial and…
Descriptors: Databases, Engineering, Engineers, Information Services
Goodrum, Charles E. – 1978
The Congressional Research Service, founded in 1914, is staffed by 542 research specialists who provide information services solely to the legislative function of the United States Government. The Congressional Reference Division and seven subject divisions--American Law Division, Economic Division, Education and Public Welfare Division,…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Information Centers, Information Needs, Information Retrieval
