An annotated time line to help learning disabled high school students and their families plan for and choose an appropriate college was developed. A review of the literature concerning the transition of learning disabled students from high school to college is presented as are results of interviews with college learning disability specialists,…

Like its predecessor, this second edition combines the best of two traditional generic texts: "how to write a term paper" and "how to use the library." Particularly helpful for high school and first year college students, this guide explains how to utilize online library catalogs, the most commonly available indexes and databases (in print,…

Geared to the needs of high school and undergraduate students, this guide presents 500 term paper ideas and print and nonprint sources on 20th-century U.S. history. Entries on 100 of the most important topics, issues, and developments in U.S. history, beginning with the Spanish-American War, are organized in chronological order. Each entry…

This workbook is intended to help high school students achieve information literacy. It goes beyond basic library skills instruction to incorporate 50 different research activities into regular classroom curriculum. The activities provided for resource-based learning help the student to: (1) identify the kind of information needed; (2) locate and…

This book is a comprehensive guide to 100 popular research topics for high school students. Each guide, which can be photocopied, will help the student to locate print and nonprint information about the topic, narrow the scope of the paper, and find related topics. In addition to serving as a map to library resources, each guide acts as an outline…

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) contains information on more than 35,000 occupations in the United States. Volume I of the publication contains the names and definitions of more than 35,000 jobs, including information on what gets done, how it gets done, and why it gets done. The definitions also provide information on aptitudes,…

This booklet, which is intended for high school students, provides basic information about available types of postsecondary education and the kinds of education that will be required for careers of the future. The guide begins with a discussion of the various types of education now available to high school graduates besides a traditional four-year…