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WATER QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL
RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM (IRIS)
A Compilation of Abstracts
to Water Quality and Water
Resources Materials
Supplement XVII (1984)
March, 1984
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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. If materials become unavailable, we will remove them from
the IRIS data base.
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