Letter from the Editor

H&H Publishing continues to be professionally proud of its association with Claire Ellen Weinstein. Through LASSI and other products Weinstein has authored, this company is providing quality materials needed to implement the types of study strategy programs needed by many, maybe most, college students. The purpose of LASSI in Action is to spread the word of the successes we hear about every day in our conversations with users across the country -- in some cases across the world.

Our services and products have widened and broadened as needs have grown and been identified. The new Web version of the LASSI is an excellent example of a new platform that increases the LASSI effectiveness. Users of the Web version experience some features they consider far superior to the self-scored/paper LASSI. With the Web version, each LASSI is scored accurately, all data is stored safely, campus data is available to the administrator, and orders can be filled within minutes rather than days or weeks. Users in Hong Kong, to state an extreme instance, begin taking the LASSI minutes after the Web order is received at a price that doesn't increase because of the great distance from H&H's headquarters.

LASSI has always been highly praised for diagnosing weaknesses, but for years we heard pleas from users for some instruction source that could be used to strengthen those areas of need. With our new Becoming a Strategic Learner there is now available high quality instruction that directly addresses any weaknesses found by LASSI testing.

Another benefit that modern technology is bringing to LASSI users is a variety of means for paying for it. Bookstore purchases, online credit cards, and inclusion with books are some of the options that are now available. A call to H&H describing your needs may disclose other ways of shifting costs away from strained institutional budgets.

With any call to H&H, you will also experience the world's finest customer service team. Priscilla, Mike, and Beth give personal service (almost unique in today's publishing business) and also know how to solve the many problems associated with people interfacing technology. Try them. Our callers are always impressed with the personal help they receive.

Users of LASSI are encouraged to write about their programs. We want to tell the rest of the world about you and your work. With this new online version of LASSI in Action, we hope that frequent editions will be our new norm. We need your articles to make that possible.

Thanks. Let us hear from you.