The analysis of racial differences has been a popular undertaking for social scientists, perhaps because it seems to be easy to do and it yields interesting differences. This study raises the possibility that the frequent finding of higher self-esteem scores among blacks compared with whites may be attributable, at least in part, to black-white…

This 1974/75 survey with a follow-up study in 1980 assembles data on the management and use of vertical file (VF) collections in the 18 libraries of the City University of New York. Results of questionnaires sent to 188 reference department heads or reference librarians show that the sizes of the VF collections studied range from 1,000 to 79,000…

Societal and educational pressures that are likely to affect postsecondary education personnel during the 1980's are discussed. These pressures include the declining number of 18- to 22-year-old students, changes in mandatory retirement policy, affirmative action, a continuing high rate of inflation, and uncertainty regarding taxpayer and donor…

The three papers in this collection discuss, respectively, the relationship of breastfeeding to human fertility, strategies to improve feeding of infants and young children, and infant feeding options for Thai professional women residing in Bangkok. Specific topics addressed in the first paper include the physiological role of lactation on…

Prepared as part of the College of the Mainland's reaffirmation of accreditation, this report describes international interest in the information society concept, and defines an information society as the evolutionary outcome of the progressive development and decentralization of computing technology and communications technology. The…

Legal questions, raised by recent developments in computerized networks and relating to censorship, liability, responsibility and other topics, were explored by means of a questionnaire sent to a selected group of librarians, network personnel, and others. Designed to collect information about existing laws and current problems, the questionnaire…

A study used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of 5,083 women who were thirty to forty-four years old in 1967 to investigate factors relating to the determination of the asking wage. Among the findings of the study was that unemployed women substantially reduce their reservation wages as the period of unemployment progresses. Findings…

A summary of the information contained in the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' 1978 publication, "The Presidents," is made difficult by the plethora of terms used to identify chief executive officers and by statistical inconsistencies, which included information on only 890 of the 1,200 two-year college heads, presentation of…

An Australian Special Collections Librarian discusses the operations of audiovisual services at academic institutions throughout the United States as he observed them in the course of a 13-week Fulbright study tour. His impressions are based on visits to 22 universities, eight colleges, ten professional associations, and government agencies in 23…

This paper presents the view that information specialists and librarians do little to promote change in the status of the elderly in society, that the profession lacks determination and risk-taking even though it has the expertise to access information for social change. Controversy among information professionals regarding personalized service to…

Identified and discussed in this report are the major obstacles administrators of state environmental programs perceive they face when implementing federal environmental laws. These findings are based upon a survey conducted by the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) in 1978. According to state officials, the greatest barriers to…

The paper examines the controversy over an appropriate philosophical basis for law and assesses attitudes about decriminalization of various behaviors based upon conviction about the function and objectives of the legal system. On one side of the controversy, proponents with a traditional view maintain that there is a strong connection between law…

Describes the partnership between the public and private sectors in developing and marketing the ERIC database in CD-ROM format. Particular emphasis is given to the marketing research and protocols of partnership that were developed. (Author/CLB)

Reports the results of a survey designed to determine how telecommunications information policy questions are resolved on university campuses and to determine the role played by the library and computing center. Four organizational models based on these results are presented and the implications are discussed. (CLB)

This 1982 survey of adult users in small public libraries provides statistical data on current and future user patterns in relation to youth services program. Details on method and library sample, reasons for public library use, children of library users, and the case for youth services are covered. (5 references) (EJS)