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Mersky, Roy M.; Koneski-White, Bonnie L. – Library Journal, 1991
Reports on the 1991 annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). Topics discussed include the level of legal research skills needed by law students; computer-assisted legal research; education for law librarianship; the need for international and foreign law specialists; and recruitment, especially of qualified minorities.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conferences, International Law, Law Libraries
Dutile, Fernand N., Ed. – 1981
Resulting from a conference co-sponsored by the Notre Dame Law School and the American Bar Association (ABA), this book explores recent innovations in legal education, specifically those "apprenticeship" programs in clinical and client counseling. Papers include: "The Problem of Teaching Lawyer Competency" (Fernand N. Dutile); "Opening Remarks"…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Competence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Counselor Client Relationship
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Durfee, David, Ed. – Social Science Record, 1983
Papers presented by panelists at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for the Social Studies are reprinted. Titles are: "Why the Focus on Immigration,""The Historical Process of Immigration,""Major Areas of Immigration Concern,""Human Implications of Immigration Law and Policies,""Refugee vs. Immigrant," and "How Educational Agencies Serve…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, History, Immigrants, Laws
Jones, Alan H., Ed. – 1985
This seminar discussed the civic preparation that educators themselves need to enable them to better prepare elementary and secondary students to become more effective and responsible citizens. The proceedings began with a paper on "Civil Learning for Teachers: Capstone for Educational Reform," by R. Freeman Butts. Following this, the five general…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility
American Federation of Information Processing Societies, Montvale, NJ. – 1982
A national symposium was held October 4-7, 1981, to explore the relationships among law, ethics, and informational technology as they relate to the individual's informational privacy. The introduction to this report describes the conference format; discusses the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Freedom of Information Act; and offers definitions of…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Data Collection, Ethics, Information Processing
International Inst. of Communications, London (England). – 1978
This book, the second of a series published annually by the International Institute of Communications (IIC), is based on the papers and discussions of the IIC's Annual Conference and provides a survey of major issues in communication. The five subject headings are: Global Communications: Orders and Patterns, Space Communications, Information and…
Descriptors: Communications, Communications Satellites, Community, Data Processing
Granheim, Else; And Others – 1981
This group of papers from the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) comprises six papers presented at the plenary session and two papers from the Bibliographic Control Division of IFLA. Presented at the plenary session were (1) the opening address by the President of IFLA; (2) brief reports from sections and round tables of the…
Descriptors: Activities, Annual Reports, Conference Papers, Fees
Haggerty, Maxine R., Ed.; Frear, Ruth A., Ed. – 1986
This symposium for the general public was designed to foster citizen awareness and evaluation of and response to changes in the traditional availability of federal government information that limit public access. Following a list of acknowledgements and the program schedule, welcoming remarks by Maxine R. Haggerty, chair of the Utah Library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Constitutional Law, Federal Government
Trakman, Leon E., Ed.; Watters, Douglas, Ed. – 1981
Proceedings of a 1981 conference on professional competence and the law are presented. The perspectives of educators Leon Trakman, Murray Fraser, and Stewart Macaulay concerning the educational needs of the legal profession and the role of the law school are presented. The Canadian justices McIntyre and Cowan comment on the quality of lawyers'…
Descriptors: Accountability, Codes of Ethics, College Faculty, College Role
Patton, Ruth Volz, Ed.; Lawrence, Marianne, Ed. – 1985
These 10 papers focus on the key to excellence in vocational education in light of teacher assessment and effective assessment systems, challenges to testing students and teachers and the legal implications, basic and employability skills, and the need for vocational teacher technological update strategies. "Introduction and Colloquium…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competence, Employment Potential, Faculty Development
Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Community Relations Service. – 1979
This report presents the proceedings of a conference held to examine the relationship between the police and minority groups with a focus on the problem of police use of excessive force. Successful community-police efforts to increase safety and reduce the use of force are described in case studies from four cities. Also presented are the texts of…
Descriptors: Black Community, Hispanic Americans, Law Enforcement, Minority Groups
Pozo, Susan, Ed. – 1986
Major issues of the debate that led to the passage of an immigration reform bill are discussed and analyzed in this collection of six papers that were delivered as public lectures at Western Michigan University during the 1984-85 academic year. The essays reflect a broad range of views on the effects of immigration on the United States economy and…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Employment Practices, Foreign Workers
Kleiner, Jane P., Ed. – 1982
Included in this collection of papers from the Louisiana Library Association's Academic Section 1982 Micro Symposium are (1) an overview of the history and changing role of academic libraries by Jane P. Kleiner; (2) "Afro-American Literature and the Contemporary Publishing Industry," a paper by Dorothy Davis which discusses the present state of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Authors, Black Literature, College Libraries
Sprudzs, Adolf; And Others – 1981
This set of eight papers includes papers presented by participants from the United States, France, East Germany, the United Kingdom, West Germany, and the USSR: "Problems with Sources of Information in International Law and Relations: The Case of the World-Wide Treaty Jungle," by Adolf Sprudzs; "French Map Libraries and National and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Foreign Countries, Information Sources, International Law
1980
This report describes the process designed in Illinois to respond to President Carter's initiative for a White House Conference on Families. It also describes the product of that process: recommendations in ten topic areas of importance to the American family. Extensive discussions of such topics as children and parents, education, marriage,…
Descriptors: Day Care, Employment, Family (Sociological Unit), Financial Policy
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