rD36b .V.'375 i '], \ EPA Information Dissemination Project 1200 Chambers Road - Thirg^Floor Columbus, Ohio 43212 OOOR84004 Water Quality Instructional Resources Information System WATER QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM (IRIS) A Compilation of Abstracts to Water Quality and Water Resources Materials Supplement XVII (1984) March, 1984 ------- TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page Preface I. General Information about Materials in IRIS 1 A. What Types of Materials are Included in IRIS 1 B. How Are Materials Entered in IRIS 1 C. How Can a User Locate Materials in IRIS 1 1. All Materials Placed in IRIS (Water) Collection .... 1 2. Materials Placed in the Educational Resources Information System (ERIC) 2 II. How to Use the Compilation 4 A. Description of Information in Resumes 4 B. How to Locate Desired Materials 6 1. Subject Index 6 2. Author Index 7 III. Correcting an Existing IRIS Record 7 IV. Requests to Receive Information about IRIS and the IRC Bulletin 8 V. Requests for Assistance in Using IRIS 8 VI. How to Locate Other Relevant Educational Materials . 9 VII. How to Structure a Computer Search of IRIS 15 VIII. How to Order Materials 17 IX. Resume Section . 19 X. Author Index 91 XI. Subject Index 97 i it ------- Preface This publication contains abstracts and indexes to selected materials related to wastewater treatment and water quality education and instruction. In addition, some materials related to pesticides, hazardous wastes, and public participation are included. Also included are procedures to illustrate how instructors and curriculum developers in the water quality control field can locate instructional materials to meet very general or highly specific requirements in their programs. Supplements to this publication will be issued periodically. For further information about these materials contact: EPA Instructional Resources Center 1200 Chambers Road, Room 310 Columbus, Ohio 43212 (614) 422-6717 v ------- I. General Information about Materials in IRIS. A. What types of materials are included in IRIS? The EPA Instructional Resources Center (water) acquires, reviews, indexes, and announces both print (books, modules, units, etc.) and non-print (films, slides, video tapes, etc.) materials related to water quality and water resources education and instruction. Materials selected must be available from some source for announcement. When materials are not readily available we attempt to make the materials available through some national information service for easier acquisition. In a few cases the EPA Instructional Resources Center is the source of the materials. B. How are materials entered into IRIS? We request that people assist us in locating materials for the system. If you have materials you believe to be useful to others, please send two copies if possible to the: EPA Instructional Resources Center 1200 Chambers Road, Room 310 Columbus, Ohio 43212 Materials are reviewed by the project staff. Availability of the materials is checked, and the materials are abstracted and indexed. The abstract -describes the contents of the material. The index terms (descriptors) are concepts or terms used to describe the contents and the form of the document. (See the Subject Index for a listing of those that have been used.) The index terms are useful for locating materials manually, such as with this compilation, and also by computer. When items are processed they are entered on the IRIS (water) computer tape. This tape is maintained by the EPA Instructional Resources Center at The Ohio State University and is used for producing tapes for other information systems, publications, and for computer searches conducted at The Ohio State University. C. How can a user locate materials in IRIS? 1. All materials placed in IRIS (water) collection. Materials entered into the IRIS (water) collection can be located in two ways: (1) by manual search of this compilation and similar ones to follow and (2) by computer. The first compilation contained resumes of selected materials processed for the previous IRIS (water) collection and resumes of selected materials of items added to the IRIS (water) collection. Copies are available for purchase from the EPA Instructional Resources Center for $5.00. ------- Quarterly updates of the compilation are available by subscription on a yearly basis beginning November, 1979. Information regarding an annual subscription to IRIS (water) Quarterly Compilations can be obtained by writing to the EPA Instructional Resources Center. A subscription to the quarterly supplements for 1984 is $12.00 (within the U.S.). Price to Canada and Mexico is $14.00. Prices in other Countries is $18.00. Separate quarterly supplements are $4.00 each. The compilation and the quarterly supplements can be scanned and the subject index can be used for manual searches. Computer tapes of the IRIS (water) collection can also be searched by both batch and on-line computer searches. The IRIS tapes are available for searching through Dialog and will be available through CompuServe. Any search service that currently subscribes to Dialog is able to search the IRIS database by on-line techniques. Individuals or agencies with computer terminals and telephone connection equipment can subscribe to Dialog or CompuServe and do their own searches if they desire. Information regarding Dialog may be obtained by writing or phoning Dialog Information Retrieval Service, 3460 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, (415) 858-3775. Information regarding CompuServe can be obtained from the EPA/IRC. 2. Materials placed in the Educational Resources Information System (ERIC) A number of the materials processed for the IRIS (water) system are entered into the ERIC system and announced in Resources in Education (RIE). Resources in Education (RIE) is published monthly and is available from: Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, DC 20402 (202) 783-3238 The current price is listed in the most recent issue of RIE. Check if a college or university library close to you has a copy. If they do not, contact the EPA Instructional Resources Center for assistance. Many libraries subscribe to RIE. Materials announced in RIE can be searched manually each month by scanning RIE or by checking the index terms in the back of each issue. Materials announced in RIE can be searched by computer also. ERIC computer tapes may be purchased outright, but most users of the tapes gain access to them through two major ------- database vendors: Dialog and Systems Development Corporation (Orbit). For the addresses of search services in your state that can search these databases, contact the: EPA Instructional Resources Center 1200 Chambers Road, Room 310 Columbus, Ohio 43212 (614) 422-6717 Most of the materials announced in RIE are available on microfiche (microfilm) at over 700 sites throughout the United States and the world. Users can view these materials on site at many locations to identify what they believe will be useful to them at no cost. Microfiche copies (or in most cases Xerox copies) can be ordered through tVie ERIC Document Reproduction Service. The address and order information is in the back of each issue of RIE. Xerox copies of many items related to water quality and resource education and training can also be ordered through the EPA Instructional Resources Center for $0.06 per page plus $1.00 per document. For information about locations of ERIC microfiche sites in your state, contact the EPA Instructional Resources Center. A number of journal articles processed for the IRIS (water) system are entered into the ERIC system and announced in Current Index to Journals in Education (CUE) . Current Index to Journals in Education is published monthly and is available from: ORYX Press 2214 North Central at Encanto Phoenix, Arizona 85004 (602) 254-6156 Many libraries subscribe to CIJE. Materials announced in CUE can be searched manually each month by scanning CUE or by checking the index terms in the back of each issue. Materials announced in CIJE can be searched by computer also. Refer to the previous discussion of RIE concerning computer searches. Materials announced in CIJE can be located in journals at many university libraries. Many of the articles can be obtained from University Microfilms. Current prices are $8.00 per article and $10.00 for articles dated prior to January 1981. For further information write to: UMI Article Reprint Department 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 (800) 521-0600 ------- H. How to Use the Compilation A. Description of Information in Resumes Each resume is listed by EW number in numerical order in the resume section. Two samples of resumes are provided to explain the data fields in the resumes. Sample resume #1 is a sample resume of an item not entered into ERIC. Sample resume #2 is a sample resume of an item entered into ERIC; a few additional data elements are in these resumes and are explained. 1. Sample resume of materials not entered in ERIC a. IRIS NUMBER: EW006023 b. PUBLICATION DATE: FEB 81 c. TITLE: PROGRAMMED APPROACH TO WATER/MASS ANALYSES. d. PERSONAL AUTHOR: SPENCE, GEORGE R., JR. e. DESCRIPTOR: *DESIGN; ^ENGINEERING; -'EQUIPMENT; *MASS BALANCE; *PROJECT DESIGN; ^POLLUTION ENGINEERING; *PIPES; *WATER RESOURCES f. DESCRIPTIVE NOTE: 30-33P. g. ABSTRACT: DURING THE ENGINEERING PHASE OF A PROJECT DESIGN, WATER REQUIREMENTS OFTEN CHANGE AS NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THIS ARTICLE DETAILS A PROGRAMMED APPROACH TO CALCULATION OF A WATER/MASS BALANCE WHICH PROVIDES THE USER WITH THE ABILITY TO READILY ASSESS THE IMPACT OF VARYING WATER QUALITIES, FLOW PATTERNS, AND FLOW RATES. THIS INFORMATION IS THEN USED IN DETERMINING PIPE AND EQUIPMENT SIZES. h. AVAILABILITY: POLLUTION ENGINEERING; V13 N2 a. IRIS NUMBER — this is the identification number sequentially assigned to materials as they are processed. Gaps in numbers mean that some items have been deleted, are being processed to add new information, or have been delayed in processing for some reason. b. PUBLICATION DATE — date material was published according to information on the material. c. TITLE d. PERSONAL AUTHOR — person or persons who wrote, compiled, or edited the material. Up to two personal authors can be listed. e. DESCRIPTOR — subject terms which characterize substantive contents and form of the materials. The major terms are preceeded by an asterisk. Terms used to index all resumes in this compilation can be reviewed in the Subject Index. ------- f. DESCRIPTIVE NOTE — various items of information may be contained in this section. For print materials the number of pages is usually listed. The price of the material quoted is the last time information was received from the source. Please note: Prices of nearly all materials are subject to changes and may not be accurate at the time a person orders a specific item. g. ABSTRACT — some early materials entered into IRIS did not have abstract information. All materials currently being entered into IRIS have an informative abstract that describes the contents of the item. h. AVAILABILITY — information in this field indicates where the material can be obtained. 2. Sample resume of material entered into ERIC (Resources in Education) Items entered into ERIC (Resources in Education) will have a few additional data fields. IRIS ACCESSION NUMBER: EW00666A PUBLICATION DATE: 80 TITLE: RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OF WATERSHED LANDS: A SIX WEEK SHORT COURSE. DESCRIPTOR: ADMINISTRATION; ECOLOGICAL FACTORS; ECONOMIC FACTORS; INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS; *LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES; *POST SECONDARY EDUCATION; ^TECHNICAL EDUCATION; *WATER RESOURCES; HYDROLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; --'WATERSHEDS b. DESCRIPTIVE NOTE: EDRS PRICE: MF01 PLUS POSTAGE-NOT AVAILABLE IN HARD COPY DUE TO MARGINAL LEGIBILITY OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENT. ABSTRACT: THIS COURSE WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE WATER RESOURCE TECHNICIAN OR MANAGER WITH INFORMATION WHICH WILL AID IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVEMENTS OF PRESENT LAND USE PRACTICES AND TO ILLUSTRATE ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES IN LAND AND WATER USE FOR INCREASING AND IMPROVING THE MULTIPLE PRODUCTS OF a. WATERSHED LANDS. (ED 197 941) AVAILABILITY: ERIC DOCUMENT REPRODUCTION SERVICE, P. 0. BOX 190, ARLINGTON, VA 22210 a. ERIC NUMBER — the ED number indicates the document has been processed and entered into Resources in Education. This identification number is the number to use when ordering a document or when requesting information about a document. ------- b. EDRS PRICE — if material is available through the ERIC Document Reproduction Service, the price of the material when it was entered into the ERIC system and the form of the material is indicated. "MF" means microfiche; "HC" means Xerox copy. Prices are subject to change. Current prices of microfiche and paper copies are listed in the back of each issue of Resources in Education; consult the latest monthly issue for current prices. Information about ordering items can be obtained by contacting: ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS) P. 0. Box 190 Arlington, Virginia 22210 (703) 823-0500 Items that are available on microfiche (MF) are contained in microfiche collections at over 700 sites where they can be read. For information on the microfiche locations in your state contact the EPA Instructional Resources Center. B. How to Locate Desired Materials Users can identify materials of interest by scanning the resume listings, or using the Subject Index or Author Index. 1. Subject Index The Subject Index is designed to enable the user to search for information on either a broad subject or a narrow information concern. An EW number is included for each item listed under the subject heading. The EW number refers to the abstract entry in the resume section where complete bibliographic information, an abstract of the item, and availability information can be found. A user can also coordinate a search by checking EW numbers that appear under two or more subject headings. For example, you could check all the EW numbers under Water Treatment and all the EW numbers under Films. EW numbers included under both subject headings would include information relevant to Water Treatment that were films. EW numbers under wastewater treatment and laboratory techniques would provide a list of materials related to Laboratory Techniques and to Wastewater Treatment. Similar techniques could be used to identify other information desired. ------- Users with ERIC microfiche should check the resume entry. If the document is available on microfiche from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service, the availability will be indicated by "MF" on the resume by "EDRS Price." This means libraries with ERIC microfiche collections should have the document on microfiche. If you want a document available through the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS) see the section on ordering documents. Author Index If you desire to locate a document by the name of the author, you can use the Author Index. EW numbers are provided under the author in the Author Index as in the Subject Index. Some documents do not have a listed author; hence, they are not listed in this index. III. Correcting an Existing IRIS Record The IRIS data base will be updated on a quarterly basis. Corrections will be made to the data base at those times. You can help improve IRIS by sending corrections for items you find to be in error. We request that you duplicate (copy) the resume from the compilation, mark the information you believe to be wrong (or incomplete), and send the marked resume to: EPA Instructional Resources Center 1200 Chambers Road, Room 310 Columbus, Ohio 43212 (614) 422-6717 Corrections of errors will occur in the IRIS tapes at the next update after comments are received. If you have difficulty obtaining materials from the listed source in the AVAILABILITY section of the resume, please let us know. We will contact the sources to verify whether the materials are available, but your assistance will provide corrections between annual availability checks. If you are the supplier of materials in IRIS, please let us know if you remove a product from your list, modify a product on your list, or change the price of the product. ------- IV. Requests to Receive Information about IRIS and the IRC Bulletin Information regarding IRIS, materials in IRIS, and modifications in the system will be announced in the IRC Bulletin. The Bulletin is issued about six times a year as information is available. If you are not on the mailing list write to the EPA Instructional Resources Center. Limited numbers of some back issues are still available. If you need information about IRIS you can also phone (614) 422-6717 with your questions. Requests for Assistance in Using IRIS A. Assistance in use of IRIS manuals If you need help in using the IRIS manuals, phone (614) 422-6717 or write to the EPA Instructional Resources Center. Staff are normally available from about 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time to answer your questions. B. Assistance in accessing IRIS by computer 1. Conducting searches. See section VIII. 2. Subscribing to Dialog for computer searching of IRIS. Contact: Dialog Information Retrieval Service 3460 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, California 94304 (415) 858-3775 3. Contacting a computer search service (an agency that will conduct a search for you, usually for a fee.) The EPA Instructional Resources Center maintains a list of agencies that can conduct searches. Most charge a fee, though some are free to qualified users in a limited geographical area. Phone or write to obtain information for your area. ------- VI. How to Locate Other Relevant Educational Materials A number of people have requested information related to such areas as management, basic skills (reading, mathematics, writing) human relations, contract negotiations, and other topics. The EPA Instructional Resources Center plans to develop some user service products in selected areas in 1982. Another excellent source of information for many educational concerns is the ERIC System. ERIC is a national information system designed and developed by the U.S. Office of Education, and now supported and operated by the National Institute of Education (NIE), for providing ready access to descriptions of exemplary programs, research and development efforts, and related information that can be used in developing more effective educational programs. There are 16 Clearinghouses in the nationwide ERIC network. Each specializes in a different, multi-discipline, educational area. Each searches out pertinent documents. The ERIC Clearinghouses have responsibility within the network for acquiring the significant educational literature within their particular areas, selecting the highest quality and most relevant material, processing (i.e., cataloging, indexing, abstracting) the selected items for input to the data base, and also for providing information analysis products and various user services based on the data base. The 16 ERIC Clearinghouses are listed on the next few pages, together with addresses, telephone numbers, and brief scope notes describing the areas they cover. You can contact them for assistance in locating information relevant to their scope notes. A. ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education The Ohio State University National Center for Research in Vocational Education 1960 Kenny Road Columbus, Ohio 43210 Telephone: (614) 486-3655 Career education, formal and informal at all levels, encompassing attitudes, self-knowledge, decision-making skills, general and occupational knowledge, and specific vocational and occupational skills; adult and continuing education, formal and informal, relating to occupational, family, leisure, citizen, organizational, and retirement roles; vocational and technical education, including new sub-professional fields, industrial arts, and vocational rehabilitation for the handicapped. ------- 10 ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Personnel Services University of Michigan School of Education, Room 2108 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Telephone: (313) 764-9492 Preparation, practice, and supervision of counselors at all educational levels and in all settings, theoretical development of counseling and guidance, use and results of personnel procedures such as testing, interviewing, disseminating, and analyzing such information, group work and case work; nature of pupil, student, and adult characteristics; personnel workers and their relation to career planning, family consultations, and student orientation activities. ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education University of Illinois College of Education 805 West Pennsylvania Avenue Urbana, Illinois 61801 Telephone: (217) 333-1386 Prenatal factors, parental behavior; the physical, psychological, social, educational, and cultural development of children from birth through the primary grades; educational theory, research and practice related to the development of young children. ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management University of Oregon Library, Room 108 Eugene, Oregon 97403 Telephone: (503) 686-5043 Leadership, management, and structure of public and private educational organizations; practice and theory of administration; preservice and inservice preparation of administrators, tasks and processes of administration, methods and varieties of organization, organizational change, and social context of the organization. Sites, buildings, and equipment for education; planning, financing, constructing, renovating, equipping, maintaining, operating, insuring, utilizing, and evaluating educational facilities. ------- 11 E. ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children Council for Exceptional Children 1920 Association Drive Reston, Virginia 22091 Telephone: (703) 620-3660 Aurally handicapped, visually handicapped, mentally handicapped, physically handicapped, emotionally disturbed, speech handicapped, learning disabilities, and the gifted; behavioral, psychomotor, and communication disorders, administration of special education services; preparation and continuing education of professional and paraprofessional personnel; preschool learning and development of the exceptional; general studies on creativi ty. F. ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education George Washington University One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 630 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 296-2597 Various subjects relating to college and university students, college and university conditions and problems, college and university programs; curricular and instructional problems and programs, faculty, institutional research; federal programs, professional education (medical, law, etc.), graduate education, university extension programs, teaching-learning, planning, governance, finance, evaluation, interinstitutional arrangements, and management of higher educational institutions. G. ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources Syracuse University School of Education Huntington Hall 150 Marshall Street Syracuse, New York 13210 Telephone: (315) 423-3640 Management, operation, and use of libraries; the technology to improve their operation and the education, training, and professional activities of librarians and information specialists. Educational techniques involved in microteaching, systems analysis, and programmed instruction employing audiovisual teaching aids and technology, such as television, radio, computers, and cable television, communication satellites, microforms, and public television. ------- 12 H. ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Mathematical Sciences Building, Room 8118 405 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles, California 90024 Telephone: (213) 825-3931 Development, administration, and evaluation of public and private community junior colleges. Junior college students, staff, curricula, programs, libraries, and community services. I. ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics Center for Applied Linguistics 3520 Prospect Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 Telephone: (202) 298-9292 Languages and linguistics. Instructional methodology, psychology of language learning, cultural and intercultural content, application of linguistics, curricular problems and developments, teacher training and qualifications, language sciences, psycholinguistics, theoretical and applied linguistics, language pedagogy, bilingualism, and commonly taught languages including English and speakers of other languages. J. ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills National Council of Teacher of English 1111 Kenyon Road Urbana, Illinois 61801 Telephone: (217) 328-3870 Reading, English, and communication skills, preschool through college. Educational research and development in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Identification, diagnosis, and remediation of reading problems. Speech communication—forensics, mass communication, interpersonal and small group interaction, interpretation, rhetorical and communication theory, instruction development, speech sciences, and theater. Preparation of instructional staff and related personnel in these areas. All aspects of reading behavior with emphasis on physiology, psychology, sociology, and teaching. Instructional materials, curricula, tests and measurement, preparation of reading teachers and specialists, and methodology at all levels. Role of libraries and other agencies in fostering and guiding reading. Diagnostic and remedial services in school and clinical settings. ------- 13 K. ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools New Mexico State University Box 3AP Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003 Telephone: (505) 646-2623 Education of Indian Americans, Mexican Americans, Spanish Americans, and migratory farm workers and their children; outdoor education; economic, cultural, social, or other factors related to educational programs in rural areas and small schools; disadvantaged of rural and small school populations. L. ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education The Ohio State University 1200 Chambers Road - Room 310 Columbus, Ohio 43212 Telephone: (614) 422-6717 All levels of science, mathematics, and environmental education; development of curriculum and instructional materials; media applications; impact of interest, intelligence, values, and concept development upon learning; preservice and inservice teacher education and supervision. M. ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education Social Science Education Consortium, Inc. 855 Broadway Boulder, Colorado 80302 Telephone: (303) 492-8434 All levels of social studies and social science; all activities relating to teachers; content of disciplines; applications of learning theory, curriculum theory, child development theory, and instructional theory; research and development programs; special needs of student groups; education as a social science; social studies/social science and the community. N. ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 610 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 293-2450 School personnel at all levels, all issues from selection through preservice and inservice preparation and training to retirement; curricula, educational theory and philosophy; general education not specifically covered by Educational Management Clearinghouse; Title XI NDEA Institutes not covered by subject speciality in other ERIC Clearinghouses; all aspects of physical education. ------- 14 0. ERIC Clearinghouse on Tests, Measurement, and Evaluation Educational Testing Service (ETS) Rosedale Road Princeton, New Jersey 08541 Telephone: (609) 734-5176 Tests and other measurement devices; evaluation procedures and techniques; application of tests, measurement, or evaluation in educational projects of programs. P. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education Teachers College, Columbia University Institute for Urban and Minority Education Box 40 525 West 120th Street New York, New York 10027 Telephone: (212) 678-3433 The relationship between urban life and schooling; the effect of urban experiences and environments from birth onward; the academic, intellectual, and social performance of urban children and youth from grade three through college entrance (including the effect of self concept, motivation, and other affective influences), education of urban, Puerto Rican and Asian American populations, and rural and urban black populations; programs and practices which provide learning experiences designed to meet the special needs of diverse populations served by urban schools and which build upon their unique as well as their common characteristics, structural changes in the classroom, school, school system, and community and innovative instructional practices which directly affect urban children and youth; programs, practices, and materials related to economic and ethnic discrimination, segregation, desegregation, and integration in education; issues, programs, practices, and materials related to redressing the curriculum imbalance in the treatment of ethnic minority groups. Q. Educational Resources Information Center Central ERIC National Institute of Education (NIE) Information Resources Division 1200 - 19th Street, NW Washington, DC 20208 Telephone: (202) 254-5500 There are other sources of educational information in many states. Included are information dissemination units in the state departments of education, intermediate education units, and local education units. In many cases, a local school administrator or school librarian can help you locate assistance. ------- 15 VII. How to Structure a Computer Search of IRIS This explanation relates to the IRIS data base that can be searched on-line through Bibliographic Retrieval Services, Inc. or Dialog. As IRIS becomes available through other sources, information relevant to those services will be provided. A few notes about the service are important. The following fields are searchable by computer: (1) IRIS Accession Number (EW Number), (2) ERIC Accession Number (ED Number), (3) Authors, (4) Institution, (5) Title, (6) Subject index terms, and (7) Abstracts. If you submit a search of IRIS through Dialog, the program will search for the words you select in three fields unless the searcher requests to limit the search. These fields are: (1) title field, (2) subject index field, and (3) abstract. We recommend you use this feature especially for searches on specific terms. If you find more material than you want by this techniqu, you can narrow the search to items that may have the most information on the topic by limiting the search to the subject index field. Several sample searches are listed below and on the following pages. A. Sample 1 If you want to locate audiovisual aids that relate to safety you would submit a search with audiovisual aids and safety. Materials that included the terms both audiovisual aids and safety in the title field, the abstract and the subject index field would be identified by computer. Items Identified ------- 16 The computer program can tell you the number of items, the title of the items, or print the entire resume of each item. If you were primarily interested in audiovisual aids, safety, and chlorine you would submit a search of these three terms. You might want to include chlorides and chlorination as well as chlorine in the search. This search would identify materials that contained audiovisual aids, safety, and one or more of the words, chlorine and chlorination. Chlorine Chlorination Items Identified B. Sample 2 If you want to identify materials related to monitoring, you should include several related terms and the chemical, material, or situation that is being monitored. See the example below. Monitoring Chemical Analysis Water Analysis Laboratory Procedures This search would identify all the items that included any of the terms on the left and pH. ------- 17 C. Sample 3 If you are interested in materials related to inspection and construction you could conduct a search of these two terms. The search would identify all materials that included both terms. If you were interested in only wastewater treatment facilities you could construct a search as diagrammed. Id«nci£i«a This search would yield specific materials and demonstrates how a computer search can help you locate materials you want. The subject index can also be used to help you select words to include in a search. Words listed in the subject index are certain to be in the searchable fields. Therefore, selecting these terms to use in structuring a search will increase the probability of locating materials. Some words will appear in the title or abstract that are not included in the subject term field. Such words can be used to check if any materials are in the data base. If, however, you conduct a search with such a word it is usually best to include a synonym that is in the subject index. VIII. How to Order Materials The AVAILABILITY field in the resume indicates where materials can be obtained. A few of the sources are explained. A. A number of audiovisual materials can be obtained on loan or purchased from the EPA Instructional Resources Center. Most items previously available from the NTOTC office are available from the EPA Instructional Resources Center at The Ohio State University. For further information write or call. ------- 18 B. Some of the materials are available through the ERIC Document Reproduction Service. MF (microfiche) are 4" x 6" sheets of microfilm; up to 96 pages of text can be reproduced on one sheet. HC (paper copy) is a reproduction of the document in paper form at the original size. Order forms for these materials can be obtained from: ERIC Document Reproduction Service P. 0. Box 190 Arlington, Virginia 22210 (703) 823-0500 C. The EPA Instructional Resources Center will provide Xerox copies of materials that are not copyrighted for $1.00 per document plus $0.06 per page. If you can not obtain materials that are listed or have difficulty obtaining materials, please contact the EPA Instructional Resources Center. We can provide assistance in obtaining materials from some sources. 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