To prepare for an increased interest in Black Studies, Afro-American Culture, and materials about the disadvantaged, the Institute on the Selection, Organization and Use of Materials By and About the Negro conducted a concentrated six-week program for 26 academic librarians. The main objective was to prepare the participants to select, organize…

The bibliography consists of unpublished manuscripts relating to the Hispano culture from the New Mexico Writer's Project. The nearly 600 different items, written 3 or 4 decades ago as part of a WPA project, present a fresh look at a variety of indigenous New Mexico folklore. Most of the entries are annotated, dated, and sources and contributors…

This in-depth analysis of 415 documents focuses on the concerns of school children from the preschool level through grade 12. Examined are patterns of behaviors, both personal and academic, and ways in which school personnel and parents can improve those behaviors. Also discussed and evaluated are programs designed to help the personal growth of…

This study surveyed equal groups of American, French Canadian, and English-Canadian high school students to learn what sources they used in formulating views on national and international issues. A total of 600 eleventh grade history students was surveyed. Results showed that mass media was the primary source used by all groups: in particular…

A survey of children's television programs in San Francisco showed that the programs do not reflect the needs, problems, and interests of local viewers. One-fourth of the city's population is children. Two thirds of those enrolled in the city's public schools are not Anglo. Despite this, 17 of 27 programs monitored one Saturday morning in 1972…

The purpose of this report is to focus attention on nurse manpower data and the related coordinating activities of the Interagency Conference on Nursing Statistics (ICONS). The report describes ICONS and its objectives and presents a summary of the proceedings of the organization's 1971 conference. The papers which are included provide information…

The theme of this working conference, Libraries Without Walls, was explored by representatives of business, labor, government, education, community organizations and libraries. Recommendations were made for the more effective use of libraries in providing information for the entire community. The problems, proposals and recommendations of thirteen…

Designed to document problems and issues concerning public employee labor relations, this bibliography should identify information useful in the development of equitable labor relations policies. The 550 listings are arranged into sections on: (1) Background References, Current Assessments and Policy Alternatives in Public Sector Labor Relations,…

A total of 24 four-year-old children were posed with the paired-associate task of learning where 9 different animals lived, using apparatus designed for self instruction through picture matching. In Experiment I, children, who were taught to prompt themselves as needed by referring to a picture book, attained almost perfect scores, significantly…

In light of changing trends in education since the 1960s, archives and manuscript collections are becoming more useful as primary educational resources on both secondary and higher education levels. One reason for this is the recent emphasis on inquiry learning with the subsequent development of collections of evidence, data, and documents for…

This project report describes the Utah Natural Resources and Land Use Information System, designed and implemented to establish a systematic process for the collection, organization and subsequent availability of land use planning sources and pertinent materials for use by citizens, planners and elected officials. It presents the general system…

Areas in which business educators can help their students, business community, and themselves are suggested, such as offering management counseling assistance and continuing business education services to the community, providing information about the Small Business Administration programs, surveying community needs for information and…

Describes a course in information research in which students use a package of representative information sources to identify seminal works in a given field of inquiry. The materials contained in the package and specific procedures followed by students are described, and some informal evaluation of the process is provided. (CLB)

Considers who is at risk in a disaster such as Chernobyl. Assesses the difficulty in translating information regarding radiation to the public and in determining the acceptability of technological risks. (NKA)

Outlines three lessons designed to increase students' involvement in social studies classes, excerpted from the author's book, COMPUTERS, CURRICULUM, AND WHOLE-CLASS INSTRUCTION. Student surveys, supported by database and/or graphing software, are used to study immigration, banking and technology, and interpreting graphs and bias in information.…