Intended as a guide to some of the literature and other teaching aids that may help improve course content; this article covers elementary particle research utilizing accelerators in the 50-1000 MeV range. (MLH)

Designed to help rural development evaluators and other social scientists use their bibliographic search time more efficiently, this information guide presents the following: (1) detailed information on computerized information retrieval systems, including name, location, subject matter, turnaround time, cost, availability, and utility…

A staff improvement course was developed by an intern at the technical information center (TIC) at Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I). First an analysis was made of the information center itself--its goals, services, literature search procedures, information sources, and the function of the information representative-analysts. Next a comparison was made…

Contained in this report are a variety of materials to help teachers and school administrators understand and develop environmental education curricula. Environmental Education: What is it? What should it be? is the introductory unit. Public statements from eight individuals are presented expressing positions taken on basic issues of the present…

The purpose of this publication is to suggest ideas and resources that may help stimulate educational activities focusing on our environment. A cross-section of school programs, educational organizations and institutions, citizen and professional groups, and government agencies located in Massachusetts are described as well as bibliography…

This booklet is a mimeographed listing of information and resources in environmental education. It is intended to be a tool for almost anyone with a general or specific interest in this subject. The foreword contains a rationale for environmental education which includes the U.S. Office of Education's basic characteristics of good environmental…

Analyzes 93 reference works and 23 microform collections concerning the Black American experience in 13 subject areas of the social sciences (anthropology, biography, race relations and civil rights, the Black church, communication studies, economics, education, dance, genealogy, Black history, sports, women's studies, and literature and language)…

This 20-minute videotape looks at techniques for searching the Web and deals with other pertinent issues, such as performing Boolean searches, evaluating the usefulness of search engines and evaluating the resource materials found on the Web. A resource guide accompanies the tape. The guide consists of print training materials written by library…

A citation analysis of three American nursing journals published in the United States was conducted in each of the sample journals for the first 7 months of 1996. Any attempt to cite a reference source was considered a citation. Each citation was coded for type and placement in relation to the text of the sample journals. The content of each…

Article discussed the history of Ireland, its connection with Great Britain, its educational past and present, and the source materials used to describe it. (RK)

Suggests reference tools and resources which can be used by reference librarians to help patrons locate information pertaining to the mass media, including films (cinema), television, radio; and archives of tape, film stock, production documentation; and script materials. (LLS)

Explains in simple terms the nature and function of a number of basic types of business and industrial financial ratios. An annotated list of five basic sources for ratios is included and a reference list and bibliography are attached. (JL)

Describes three projects (a public records directory, an Iowa state reference file, and a reporter's reference guide) that help student journalists to develop respect for public records and to identify the most important and accessible records. (RL)

Discusses use of the World Wide Web as a reference tool, beginning with a list of general reference and homework sites that includes references resources for teachers and parents as well as for library media specialists. Includes a separate listing of electronic resources available on the Internet Public Library. (LRW)

Compares the coverage of women's studies titles contained in "Feminist Periodicals: A Current Listing of Contents" with three general table of contents services (Current Contents, UnCover, Contents First), and evaluates the coverage of these titles within these services. Found that some subject areas, such as women's studies, require the…