This is the first half of a compilation of quotation on history. The second half will appear in the November 1974 issue of The History Teacher.

A BEGINNER'S GUIDE HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THE SUBJECT OF JAPANESE BIBLIOGRAPHIES. IT WAS DESIGNED FOR THREE KINDS OF USERS--(1) THE STUDENT IN SOME DISCIPLINE OF THE HUMANITIES WHO WISHES TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON JAPAN AND MAKE USE OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE MATERIALS, (2) THE STUDENT OR LIBRARIAN WHO KNOWS NO JAPANESE BUT WISHES INFORMATION ABOUT JAPAN,…

Part II of an article on DIALOG coverage of the social sciences and humanities; this part deals primarily with search techniques. (Author)

Evaluates WordCruncher, a "text indexing and retrieval" system aimed at manipulating large bodies of text. States that it offers an intriguing method of organizing and analyzing text on a large scale. Concludes that this IBM PC/AT compatible product is, with minor exceptions, well designed. (GEA)

Presents a guide of basic bibliographical sources of English translations in the humanities and the social sciences. The sources fall into the following categories: (1) general bibliographies of translations, (2) humanities, (3) social sciences, (4) national bibliographies, and (5) library catalogs. (SED)

Because many continuing education students are already college-educated and want to take courses for enjoyment or self-improvement rather than credit, continuing education courses in the humanities must be offered. (JOW)

Considered is the question of how the humanities taken seriously might contribute to a better living of the personal life. Specifically, the author took three aspects or dimensions of wisdom and indicated how each might be furthered by a particular masterpiece of literature. (Author/RK)

A technique of using student lecturettes of textbook assignments aids teachers faced with unwieldy large classes. (Editor/PG)

Lotka's Law, originally applicable only in physical science, is shown to apply reasonably well to the humanities. (Author/RS)

Whether mankind will be successful in taming the three apocalyptic horses of the technological age--nuclear war, population explosion and destruction of the human habitat--depends on sufficiently rapid transportation of the body of knowledge and the pattern of attitudes we transmit to coming generations ... widespread transition from qualitative…

Describes the state-based program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities which attempts to bring humanistic knowledge and insight to the broad public. (GB)

The teaching of the humanities in the United States needs to be redirected. The National Endowment for the Humanities, a small Federal agency, is attempting to accomplish this task. (CK)