This resource guide looks at new classroom-based literacy research that supports "all" learners, including culturally and linguistically diverse students. The authors demonstrate how teachers and researchers develop instructional practices based on multiple languages and the literacy contexts of their schools. They describe classrooms where…

This guide provides brief descriptions of the ever-increasing number of data and information resources available to those who work in the child and youth indicators field. It is a resource useful to the novice and the veteran, to those who work in governance, advocacy, research, and the media. Items covered include: books, journals, and other…

Major databases and data collection efforts related to postsecondary education are described. Database selection was limited to data that was national in scope, of broad interest, and timely (after 1972). Approximately 95 databases are covered, each of a two-page abstract that describes the subject matter and scope of the database, the data…

Major databases and data collection efforts related to postsecondary education are described. Database selection was limited to data that was national in scope, of broad interest, and timely (after 1970). Over 75 databases are covered, each on a two-page abstract that describes subject matter and scope of the database, the data collection method,…

Organizations and individuals who participated in an adult education workshop are listed and described. Publications and information sources in adult education are included. Instruction is given on how to apply for program or project funds. A section on searching skills and sources describes adult education magazines, information sources in state…

This guide to educational information in the United States contains descriptions of more than 700 published and institutional information sources. Information about the location and use of information sources is also included. Four potential sources of information are discussed: printed materials which consolidate, update, or lead to further…

The role of the legal bibliography and the many resources available in contemporary law libraries are discussed and evaluated in 15 articles. The articles have been placed into categories describing efforts of the past, practices of the present, and goals for the future. (CLB)

The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) provides access to the world's English-language literature relevant to educators; generates new information products; and utilizes developmental, research, and program findings in educational planning and operations. The components that comprise the ERIC System are Central ERIC, ERIC…

This handbook describes a set of conventions governing the written presentation of research. The recommendations on the mechanics and format of the research paper are based upon the practices required by college teachers throughout the United States and Canada. Sections 1 through 9 treat the logical steps in research and writing--selecting a…

Analyzes and rates MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching), an Internet repository of learning materials. Reports that MERLOT was begun at California State University-Sonoma and is supported by 23 institutional partners. Adds that the MERLOT site contains 12 discipline communities; others will be added. (NB)

This class manual for "Information Resources in the Social Sciences," a class offered at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science of the University of Texas at Austin introduces the objectives of the course, an exploration of various fields in the social sciences and the English-language reference tools of the social…