Three separate articles present advantages and disadvantages of microcomputer use in libraries and some guidelines for determining whether their use is appropriate. Highlights include potential of microcomputers for improving existing situations; merits of automation; health hazards posed by microcomputers; man-machine interface difficulties;…

The purpose of this paper is to help prepare the teacher of technical writing who is thinking of becoming an industrial consultant. The paper surveys five areas that frequently pose problems for consultants: establishing goals, extracting information from technologists and from source materials, assimilating the information, translating the…

Visual learning has long been recognized as an integral process in educating biology undergraduates, who must develop specific visual skills and knowledge in order to communicate and work in the extensive visual culture shared by practicing biologists. Student experiences with field observations and the development and application of verbal/visual…