The purpose of this book is to make student journalists, reporters, and news audiences more sensitive to the complexities of the news gathering and reporting process. The five chapters discuss news gathering and the power of the press; pitfalls and pratfalls awaiting the reporter; interviewing; informing, protecting, and promoting news sources;…

Suggests people in the community who may be sources of information: mailmen, bartenders, policemen, cabdrivers, number runners, and countless others. (LS)

The present installment continues the updating service begun in the October, 1971 issue of Audiovisual Instruction, and supplements coverage contained in MRD-1973-74. (Author)

An annotated listing of 272 sources of data dealing with the quality of life in individual small cities is presented. The quality of life in small cities is difficult to measure because information is scattered, in contrast to the considerable body of centralized information available on large urban centers. To remedy this situation, the U.S.…

These profiles of 28 depositories and government documents libraries in the state of Alabama itemize official depository status, subject concentration, and location of the documents within the library for each institution. The profiles also explain the organization and classification scheme of the document collection, circulation parameters, and…

In a study designed to determine if weekly newspapers are more thoroughly read than daily newspapers, 14 half-page articles on energy were placed in three daily and two weekly newspapers in Wisconsin and Iowa. The selected papers provided a wide range of circulations and citizen interests. Random samples of subscribers to each newspaper were…

A systematic search is necessary in order to pull together a complete bibliography on dyslexia because the literature is divided among several quite different disciplines, notably medicine, education, and psychology. If the results of this search are shared, time will be saved and the general quality of research efforts will improve. The Reading…

As part of a broader effort to increase communication between the social work practitioner and the field of the behavioral sciences, this guide provides a review of the most specialized information resources relevant to wide-ranging interests in the field of social work. The main body of the paper describes primarily institutional resources, with…

The basic characteristics of sixty-nine secondary services in physics were analyzed in terms of sponsorship and distribution by: (1) country of origin, (2) language, (3) age, (4) frequency of publication, (5) subject and geographical coverage and (6) size. The eight major services, in terms of size, are identified. The use of the services by the…

A survey of information gathering and information generating activities of 800 clinical psychologists and 378 persons in related fields was made. Two information needs of clinicians were noted: specific information related to their functioning and an information system suited to them. Of those queried, 59% reported that their meetings had…

Conclusions reached in the WACES study on the adoption of innovations are presented. In general for counselor educators there was a negative correlation between being an innovative adopter and having many administrative responsibilities. The relationship between adoption of innovations and department size and climate is also examined. Twenty-five…

This directory is a selected list of environment-oriented groups, including national organizations, regional and State councils and membership groups (arranged by State). Most of them distribute environmental or conservation information and publish periodical newsletters or magazines, informative pamphlets, and action guidebooks. Also included are…

The project was designed to develop a mechanism for the distribution of free bulletins of abstracts of accepted papers with the full versions available on microfiche or in hard copy from a commercial service bureau. However, the project did not succeed in attracting enough participants to justify its continuation. Because of its experimental…