Describes a study of 150 university library Web sites in four English speaking countries. Results showed that the visual display of information was similar in all countries, but there were differences in content, including the availability of encyclopedias, request forms, pathfinders, and remote access. (Author/LRW)

Provides description of principal database sources for information on current events--newspaper indexes (e.g., INFORMATION BANK, VU/TEXT, NEWSPAPER INDEX); magazine databases (e.g., NEXIS-MAGS, MAGAZINE ASAP); wire service databases (e.g., NewsNet, WIRES, NEWS); and reference databases (encyclopedias, yearbooks, FACTS ON FILE). A list of the 37…

World Information Synthesis and Encyclopaedia (WISE), is a modernized version of H. G. Wells' World Brain'' concept. The desirability and feasibility of WISE are argued. World mental health through world mental wealth is far too important an idea to be left dormant, undiscussed and unexplored. (48 references) (Author/NH)

Examines the consistency in classifying dictionary entries by subject, both within a dictionary and among several dictionaries. (AM)

Discusses methods for automatically compiling domain-oriented vocabularies in natural language systems and describes techniques for evaluating the quality of the resulting word lists. A study is described that used subject headings from Grolier's Encyclopedia and the United Press International newswire, and filters for removing high frequency…

Provides critical reviews of four online databases: (1) Quotations Database, available through DIALOG and CompuServe; (2) Consumer Reports, through Prodigy, CompuServe, and Nexis; (3) HealthNet, from CompuServe; and (4) encyclopedias through America Online, CompuServe, GEnie, and DELPHI. Special features of access techniques or content of the…

This article reviews the new Grolier Student Encyclopedia, intended for grades three through eight. Good middle-level readers might become frustrated with this source, but primary and intermediate students, middle-level students reading below grade level, and English language learners of any age will find the style of information presentation…

This document provides primary references (mostly in English) on Chicano topics and a basic strategy for researching topics related to Chicanos. The document suggests beginning with dictionaries and encyclopedias as starting points for research. Journals are the best source for current information on a topic. Several indexes list references to…

The section on "organizational structure and governance" in the sixth edition of the Encyclopedia of Educational Research differs from other editions. It is the first that reflects with some breadth and depth alternative, neo-orthodox perspectives that challenge the traditional understandings of organizing and governing. This nonorthodox…

Developed as a guide for persons who intend to prepare a "nomenclator," this manual is a conceptual glossary whose items are classified according to a particular taxonomy and designed primarily to help scholars and authors write more clearly and succinctly. The guidelines that are set forth have developed from the preparation of the…

SOURCES OF PHYSICS INFORMATION ARE INCLUDED IN THIS GUIDE. IT WAS WRITTEN FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF PHYSICS, AT BOTH THE COLLEGE AND SECONDARY LEVELS, PHYSICISTS, LIBRARIANS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. MATERIALS QUOTED WERE PUBLISHED PRIOR TO 1963 AND WERE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF THE AUTHOR'S EXPERIENCE AS AN INFORMATION SCIENTIST. DEWEY DECIMAL…

This bibliography lists contemporary monographs that deal with communication theories and models. The items are grouped according to four categories: those presented in overviews and symposia; those included in encyclopedias of philosophy and social science; essays that represent various paradigm positions in which the discipline of speech…

This bibliography is a major revision of the 1969 edition. Greater emphasis is placed on references pertaining solely to military subjects, particularly those related to the United States armed forces. Recent additions and supplements are included, and addresses of organizations and membership directories have been added to aid researchers who…