United States Information Resources 220-N-92-003 Environmental Protection Management August 1992 Agency (PM-211A) v>EPA The Catalyst Information for Environmental Action An Information Service for EPA HQ Staff from the Headquarters Library Enviro/Energyline CD-ROM Training Session The next CO-ROM training session, focusing on Enviro/Energyline jjHgp7C|jj^L Abstracts Plus, will take place on Tuesday, September 22, from 1<,:00 " 11:00 AM In the Headquarters Library. Enviro/Energyline includes Environment Abstracts (1971-present), Energy Information Abstracts (1971-present), and Acid Bain Abstracts (1984-present). This CD-ROM database Indexes reports, proceedings, and journal articles on research and development, resources,-consumption, conservation, economics and industrial application of energy sources and technologies, as well as on how humans and technology have affected our environment. Enviro/Energyline is menu-driven; major searchable fields include author, title and keyword. Most citations include abstracts. Search results can be printed or downloaded to a 5 1/4" floppy disk. Remember to bring your own floppy If you want to download information. Class size will be limited, so call us at 202-260-5921 to reserve your spot! ~ Environment in Peril Update! Do You Publish? Our June Catalyst stated that Environment in Peril, edited by Anthony B. Wolbarst [Office of Radiation, US EPA), would soon be available at a significant EPA discount. Well, soon is now! The book, selling for $17.50, is offered to EPA offices at a cost of $10.00 per book under the following terms: Orders for a minimum of 10 copies of the book, placed on EPA letterhead and with a single shipment address, will receive the special price. Orders must include prepayment/purchase order and $6.00 for shipping/handling (UPS) for each set of 10 books. Send orders to: Smithsonian Institution Press, Dept. 900, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294. This offer expires November 30,1992. ~ The Information Access Branch (IAB), Information Management and Services Division (IMSD) of the Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM) sponsored "Lifecycle of an EPA Publication: Planning is the Key" on June 30th. This seminar covered the various aspects of publishing a document from concept to records management. Publication planning, numbering and development were discussed. Representatives from the Office of Communication, Education and Public Affairs (OCEPA), EPA Publications and Information Center (EPIC, OARM-Cincinnati), the Printshop and Records Management spoke about the expertise available to you. If you would like a copy of the handouts from this seminar please contact Ann Dugan (contractor), at 202-260-2049. ~ four tie# great u(ea is in the headquarters LiBrary EPA Headquarters Library (PM-211 A) WSM2904 202-260-5922 Printed on Recycled Paper ------- & C° & Once your report has been published, the next task facing you is distribution. One of the distribution mechanisms available to you is the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). NTIS, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce is a central source for the public sale of U.S. Government- sponsored research and development, engineering and business reports. NTIS handles all formats of information, including printed materials, disks, tapes, CD-ROMs and audiovisuals. Their services include everything from permanent archival storage to promotion and sale of your product. A working partnership with NTIS can help you organize and keep track of your scientific, technical and business-related documents, and can help you reach the U.S. business and industry leaders that need your information. NTIS also provides services to save you time and expand your audience. These include: Reducing your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) workload. Leases of bibliographic databases. Electronic media replication and distribution, including CD-ROMs. Handling administrative and accounting details for the sale of your products. For more information on getting your report to NTIS, contact the Public Information Center at 202-260-2080 or 202-260-7751. ~ Human Resources Development The Management Collection houses seven volumes of the annual publication Developing Human Resources. This series contains practical material written by and for human resource development (HRD) professionals. Each annual volume is divided into three sections: Structured Experiences, Instrumentation, and Professional Development. Structured Experiences includes work sheets, exercises, discussion suggestions and other "hands on" activities. These activities are useful for HRD professionals who work with groups to promote experimental learning goals such as coping strategies, leadership skills, and using feedback for group development. The second section, Instrumentation, consists of materials to be used in training groups. For example, the 1992 annual instruments could be used to determine burnout potential and to assess an organization's emphasis on Total Quality Management. Professional Development, the final section, provides articles and other resources of information that are useful in training sessions or other career development opportunities. These volumes may be found in the Management Collection at the call number HM 134 A55... Proof that browsing the Management Collection can lead to good ideas I ~ THE CATALYST AUGUST 1992 PAGE 2 ------- What Would He Do, Anyway? The place: the organized chaos of your office. The events: just another day-in-the-life. Your devoted, loyal assistant of 12 years announces that he just can't work another day with that so-and-so down the hall, while you realize that the carefully crafted consensus on your reorganization plan has fallen apart. The question that immediately pops into your mind: What would Attiia the Hun do now? We can help you answer that question with a tape in our video collection. Leadership Secrets of Attiia the Hun, based on the very successful book of the same name, answers the question, "How prepared are you for the battles you fight every day?" We actually have two versions of this tape. In the first, approximately 50 minutes in length, the famous Hun tells you his secrets in a series of monologues, and Wess Roberts (the author of the original book), provides analysis and appraisal of Attila's techniques. The second tape, subtitled "The Monologues", is 18 minutes in length and features Mr. Hun's monologues alone, without Mr. Roberts' commentary. This choice of presentations gives you the ability to tailor your training sessions as you like; though, if you don't use the longer tape, it probably is important to provide some sort of discussion/interpretation of the Hun monologues. Call us, or come to the Library to make arrangements to watch any of our videos. While you're here, pick up a copy of our video catalog. And don't forget — Attiia the Hun is waiting to talk to you. ~ Journal Kernels Are you having trouble obtaining just the right figure for an important report? Then some of the statistical journals housed in the EPA Headquarters Library may be able to help. American Demographics. Need to know the percentage of American adults who return used bottles and cans? (41 %) Or how about the percentage of Americans who contribute money to environmental groups? (7%) These facts and many others are contained in this magazine that publishes articles, graphs, and surveys on a variety of topics on Americana, (monthly; Holdings: Vol. 12, No. 5, May 1990 — present) Monthly Labor Review. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics at the Department of Labor, you'll find statistical data on labor and productivity in the United States. Also included are monthly features on labor news, developments in industrial relations and book reviews, (monthly; Holdings: Vol. 91, No. 1, 1968 — present) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The Department of Health and Human Services prints this newsletter of statistics detailing causes of death in the United States. Reports include statistics taken during the outbreak of diseases and also non-disease related statistics such as death by firearms, (weekly; Holdings: current year only) If you would like more information about these or any other journals in the EPA Headquarters Library collection, please give us a call at 202-260-5922 or visit the Circulation Desk of the Library. ~ THE CATALYST AUGUST 1992 PAGE 3 ------- Legislative Library The House Energy and nfnJlf^u Commerce Committee ordered [JUiJulJUU H.R. 3865, National Waste ^ ^ Reduction, Recycling, and Management Act, reported as amended on July 2. After five days of markup they voted 28-15 in favor of the bill. This is a controversial bill that pleases neither environmentalist nor industry. The following comments were made by some congressmen: Rep. Hall (D-TX), thanked Dingell for"holding the line"against"anti-jobs, anti-business...and anti- American" bill. Rep. Waxman (D-CA) said many environmental groups were urging the committee to reject the bill and he would oppose the bill, stating, "This committee doesn't reflect the votes on the House floor." He feels the full House will be more sympathetic to environmental provisions. Rep. Sfkorski (D-MN) said Americans want "fundamental change" in the way waste is handled, and he feels the bill doesn't do that. Rep. Eckart (D-OH) called the bill a "significant step forward"and said "I choose to see this glass as half full." Rep. Dannemeyer (R-CA) said he opposed the bill because it would result in additional federal government regulation. Rep. Swift (D-WA) said the bill doesn't weaken existing law but strengthens it in a number of ways, including provisions concerning scrap tire recovery, movement of interstate waste, and packaging recycling. He said it doesn't address the way hazardous waste is handled but it is a good municipal waste bill. At this time it appears this bill has a good chance of passing. —Joan Platten EPA Legislative Librarian (202) 260-5425 (A-102)* Second International Conference on Environmental Enforcement. September 22-25,1992, Budapest Hungary. Sponsored by the Office of Enforcement, USEPA. International participation by invitation only. For more information contact: Cheryl Wasserman, Office of Enforcement, USEPA, 401 M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460 or call (202) 260-7550 or Fax 202-260-7553. Emission Inventory Issues and Progress. October 19-23,1992. Raleigh, NC. Sponsored by AEERL, USEPA. For more information, contact: Larry G. Jones, AEERL (919) 541-7716. Beyond Compliance: Advance Concepts In Environmental, Health and Safety Management. November 3-5, 1992, Cambridge, MA Sponsored by Arthur D. Little, Inc. For more information contact: Arthur D. Little, Inc., Acorn Park, Cambridge, MA 02140-2390 or call (617) 864-5770 or Fax (617) 661 -5830. Fundamentals of Ambient Air Monitoring. November 4-6,1992, Dallas, TX. Developed by Shell Engineering and Associates, Inc. For more information contact: Shell Engineering and Associates, Inc., 2403 West Ash, Columbia, MO 65203 or call (314) 445-0106. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overview. November 9-10, 1992, Vienna, VA. Sponsored by Management Concepts Incorporated. For more information contact: Management Concepts Incorporated, Att: Registration, 1964 Gallows Road, Vienna, VA 22182 or call (703) 790-9595 or FAX (703) 790-1371. Essentials of Program/Project Management. November 16-20, 1992, Vienna, Va. Sponsored by Management Concepts Incorporated. For more information contact: Management Concepts Incorporated, Att: Registration, 1964 Gallows Road, Vienna, VA 22182 or call (703) 790-9595 or FAX (703) 790-1371. Joint Conference on Pollution Prevention. November 18-20, 1992, Dallas, TX. Sponsored by the Water Environment Federation. For more information contact: Water Environment Federation, 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1994 or call (703)684-2400 or Fax (703) 684-2492. ~ Conferences, Meetings, Symposiums, Workshops This is a selected list of meetings and conferences chosen for their potential interest to EPA staff. If EPA staff wish to have an EPA-sponsored event listed here, please forward the information to The Catalyst, HQ Library, 401 M St., SW - PM-211 A, Washington, DC 20460. Reference Inquiries 202-260-5921 Circulation Inquiries 202-260-5922 Interlibrary Loan 202-260-5060 Hazardous Waste-Reference 202-260-5934 INFOTERRA-Reference 202-260-5917 Email Library.HQ The Headquarters Library is contractor operated and managed by the office of Information Resources Management (OIRM) Information Access Branch. THE CATALYST AUGUST 1992 PAGE 4 ------- United States EPA/IMSD Environmental Protection August 1992 $ jnt \ s a Agency *5322, Info Page: Environmental Education Act to promote environmental education, and for other purposes. Washington, DC: Superintendent of Documents, 1990. QH541.2.U6U54 Bolotin, Fredric N., ed. International public policy sourcebook, vol. II education and environment. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1989. Bouchard, Michael C. Environmental education: August 1982 - January 1985: a bibliography. Washington, DC: Environmental Protection Agency, Information Management and Services Division, Headquarters Library, 1985. EPAX 8607-0157 Briceno, Salvano, David Pitt, eds. New ideas in environmental education. New York: Routtledge Chapman & Hall, 1988. Engleson, David C. Guide to curriculum planning in environmental education. Madison, Wl: Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, 1985. LB1570.W68 Environmental Protection Agency. Proceedings building a shared vision for environmental education. Washington, DC: USEPA, 1992. EPAX 9205-0053 Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Education 1991 progress report. Washington, DC: USEPA, 1991. EPAX 9103-0063 Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Essential learnings in environmental education: a database for building activities and programs. Troy, OH: North American Association for Environmental Education, 1990. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Administrator. Urban environmental education report. Washington, DC: USEPA, 1990. EPAX 9103-0005 Environmental Protection Agency, Region III Center for Environmental Learning. You can help teach your friends and family about preventing pollution -• by your example. Philadelphia, PA: USEPA, 1989. Gates, Julie M. Consider the earth environmental activities for grades 4-8. Englewood, CO: Teacher Ideas Press, 1989. Hungerford, Harold R. Prototype \ environmental education \ I ["I curriculum for the middle )y I school a discussion guide for UNESCO training seminars on environmental education. Paris: UNESCO, Division of Science, Technical and Environment Education, 1989. INTL GF26.H8651989 ------- Ideas that work for outdoor teachers and leaders: papers, activities, and resources from the 1985 National Outdoor Education Conference. Las Cruces, NM: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, 1985. LB1047.I34 International strategy for action in 1990: the field of environmental eduation and training for the 1990s. Nairobi, Paris: UNESCO, 1988. INTL QH541.2.157 1988 Living in the environment: a sourcebook for environmental education. Paris: UNESCO/ UNEP , 1985. INTL S936.L575 1985 Mclnnis, Noel, & Don Albrrecht, eds. What makes education environmental? Medford, NJ: Plexus Publishing,1984. (available from the publisher 609-654-6500) McRae, Keith, ed. Outdoor and environmental education. Portland, OR: International Specialized Book Services, 1990. Meadows, Donella H. Harvesting one hundredfold: key concepts and case studies in environmental education. Nairobi, Kenya : United Nations Environment Programme, 1989. INTL GF26.M425 1989 Meyerson, Martin; Amadou-Mathar, M'Bow, eds. Universities and environmental education. Lanham: UNIPUB, 1986. Racle, Fred A., Harry K. Stevens Environmental and ecological studies. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 1986. QH541.2.R32 Smith, Gregory A. Education and the environment: learning to live with limits. New York, NY: State University of New York Press, 1992. (available from the publisher in October, 1-800-666-2211) Sullivan, Timothy. Environmental activities at the Smithsonian Institution 1988-1989. Washington, DC: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research, Smithsonian Institution, 1990. QH541.2.S962 1990 Tilsworth, Debbie J. Raising an earth friendly child: the keys to your child's happy, health future. Fairbanks, AK: Raven Press, 1991. Trends and issues in environmental education: EE in school curricula. Columbus, OH : North American Association for Environmental Education by ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1987. GF26.T72 1987 UNESCO. International directory of institutions active in the field of environmental education. Paris: UNESCO, International Programme in Environmental Education UNESCO-UNEP, 1989. QH541.2.U6U54 Van Matre, Steve. Earth education a new beginning. Warrenville, IL: Institute for Earth Education, 1990. Wright, Emmett. Decision making, the Chesapeake Bay: an interdisciplinary environmental education curriculum unit. College Park, MD: Maryland Sea Grant College, 1985. Zoller, Uri; Shoshana, K. Conceptual issues in environmental education. New York ; Baltimore : Lang, Peter, Publishing, subdivision of Verlage Peter Lang AG (SZ), 1991. The preceding list of documents may help provide answers to some questions on environmental education. EPA Headquarters staff can borrow these items through the Headquarters Library. ~ ------- |