WHAT ARE SOME SELECTED REFERENCES TO REVIEWS AND OTHER SOURCES OF AUDIOVISUAL AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE MATERIALS?
“The AudioVideo Review Digest: A Guide to Reviews of Audio and Video Materials Appearing in General and Specialized Periodicals” indexes and abstracts reviews from about 600 periodicals. It is published three times a year with an annual cumulation. The Education Products Information Exchange (EPIE) publishes “T.E.S.S.: The Educational Software Selector.” This guide provides a comprehensive listing of courseware with evaluations obtained from a variety of review sources. The Northwest Regional Education Laboratory produces a computer software database entitled “Resources in Computer Education” (RICE). RICE is available on floppy disc or in print form and includes descriptions and evaluations of materials. Bowker has produced “Only the Best, The Annual Guide to Highest Rated Educational Software Preschool – Grade 12” (1990) and “Only the Best, The Cumulative Guide to Highest-Rated Educational Software, 1985-1989 Preschool – Grade 12.” Bowker also publishes “Software for Schools” and “The
