Examines the readability and educational levels of 25 periodicals, classified as newspaper format, neutral, minority, male, and female magazines. Indicates that periodicals have similar readability levels but significantly different reader education levels.

Children, ages three, five, and seven, were asked to evaluate a series of children's drawings for their own likes and dislikes and for the likes and dislikes they imagined for individuals older and younger than themselves. Results suggest that children as young as three can judge drawings for others differently from the way they judge them for…

Explores both positive and negative competition within premarital relationships using a typology of competitive behaviors. Findings compare competitive activities of men and women in serious mate-choice oriented relationships. Implications for both courtship and marital relationships are offered. (Author/BL)

Results of a survey of parents utilizing day care indicated that parents thought they were prepared to select child care, but they in reality did not have the skills or assistance available to them to function as wise consumers of child care. Findings also indicated a lack of diverse, affordable, and accessible child care arrangements. (Author/BL)

Provides results of two experiments that investigated the growing use of private sector selection techniques in teacher hiring. Expands on previous research regarding the resume selection method, with focus on the salience of candidates' age and the relevance of criteria employed in the resume studies. Suggests ways of avoiding discrimination…

Presents a qualitative study involving in-depth interviews with 15 female and 15 male administrators in three universities, which shows similarities and differences in the career paths of female and male administrators. Suggests that the way in which both women and men attained their positions influences perception of both sexes. (Author/JAC)

The selection process for trainer managers entails designing a job that meets the organization's training needs, writing clear specifications of what is expected, screening resumes, structuring interviews around selection criteria, and asking top candidates to demonstrate their competence. (SK)

Discussion of the importance of rock music as an expression of aural culture includes its history, rock music today, and the development of a rock music collection in the library (placement of collection and books which aid in developing a collection of permanent value). Three references are included. (EJS)

Description of portable microcomputers discusses design features of Tandy TRS-80, Nippon Electric Company PC-8200, Epson HX-20, Texas Instruments TI CC 40, and Convergent Technologies' Workslate and provides several caveats and recommendations to those making purchasing decisions. Potential uses for portable microcomputers in education are also…

Examines growing literature of paranormal phenomena and other areas of investigation that are in conflict with mainstream science, and considers reasons for this growth and similarities which link these areas together within realm of pseudoscience. The dilemma librarians face in dealing with pseudoscientific materials is considered. Forty-nine…

Examines in detail approach of Library of Congress (LC) to selection and review of material for microfilming. Background of Preservation Microfilming Office, mission of program, selection of brittle material, role of LC custodial divisions, stack survey and inventory, cooperative activities, review process, gaps and missing material, and copyright…

Describes three selection theories and concepts from other disciplines which are used to explain matters of selection and constitute a diverse array of approaches in rethinking problems of library selection: random selection in statistics, theory of natural selection in biology, and gatekeeper theory in field of communication. Ten sources are…

Provides information on how staff members at the Study Skills Lab at the University of Texas at El Paso selected the Kolb Learning Style Inventory (KLSI) and administered it to students in the lab; how students react to the KLSI; and how results are interpreted. (DMM)

Components of a checklist for evaluating books for gifted children include critical and developmental skills (vocabulary, critical reading skills, story content); creativity (opportunity for imagination, potential for creative follow-up); comprehension; and application (role models, interest, and relevance). (CL)

Special education students (11-14 years old) with poor reading skills make significant gains in handwriting, language, and reading when nontraditional materials, such as the newspaper and the daily lunch menu, were used. (CL)