Adjunct faculty hired to teach at a community college lack onboarding (Danaei, 2019). At the time of this study, Montgomery County Community College (Montco) did not offer an onboarding program to adjunct faculty. Previously collected data indicated that during the hiring process, adjunct faculty did not receive knowledge about college culture,…

The "Forum Guide to Data Governance" highlights how data governance programs benefit education agencies and provide timely and useful best practices, examples, and resources for agencies implementing or updating their data governance programs. This resource is intended to address the needs of federal, state, and local agencies related…

Discusses the accessibility of networked information services, i.e., NREN (National Research and Education Network), and suggests a focus on research in two particular areas to identify and meet the information needs of network users: (1) a conceptual description of the academic networked environment, particularly from a user perspective; and (2)…

This final report provides a summary of the proceedings of a conference designed to discuss and decide on means to improve information exchange among archivists and records administrators, based on the recommendations contained in a study of information exchange needs entitled, "Information Resources for Archivists and Records…

The Ohio Valley Community Health Information Network (OVCHIN) works to determine the efficacy of delivering health information to residents of rural southern Ohio and the urban and suburban Cincinnati area. OVCHIN is a community-based, consumer-defined demonstration grant program funded by the National Telecommunications and Information…

This report provides a step-by-step look at defining, planning, implementing, operating, and supporting Internet services for library patrons. Experts from the Cambridge (Massachusetts) Public Library share their experiences pioneering a high-speed, graphical Internet service that supports the full range of multimedia materials available across…

Museums for America (MFA) is the largest IMLS grant program for museums; it supports institutions by investing in high-priority, high-value activities that are clearly linked to the institution's strategic plan and enhance its value to its community. MFA grants situate projects within a framework of meeting three strategic goals: engaging…

Because many schools face the difficult task of training teachers to use the Internet, this paper provides guidelines for planning and implementing an Internet training program for teachers. The first issue that must be addressed is defining goals and objectives by assessing the needs of the network users. Next, the various methods of Internet…

This paper describes the Maine Consumer Information and Technology Training Exchange (Maine CITE) project designed to increase the availability and use of assistive-technology to Maine people with disabilities. Maine CITE is a 3-year project supported by the Maine Department of Education, Division of Special Education, with a grant from the…

Reference service technology has passed its first stage of insuring more accurate, rapid delivery of information. The second revolution underway will improve on both acquisition and retrieval of data. New technologies must fit into traditional reference service goals. The human should be given first priority. (Contains 46 references.) (Author/AEF)

The "Mapping the Human Genome" project demonstrated that librarians can help whomever they serve in accessing information resources in the areas of biological and health information, whether it is the scientists who are developing the information or a member of the public who is using the information. Public libraries can guide library…

Prepared as an outline of the long-range Michigan Library development program as required by the Library Services Construction Act (LSCA), this report presents goals, objectives, and procedures for strengthening and improving library services to Michigan Library's users over a 3-year period. The Library of Michigan's Long-Range Plan makes up the…

The National Library Service (NLS) is developing a digital talking book and Braille book system for use by the blind and physically handicapped community. The following elements drive the design of the program: NLS offers a free library service; NLS is consumer-driven; NLS pays no royalties to copyright holders; the program is accessible to a wide…

The complexity of the information environment, and more uncontrolled distribution and access, lead to new issues for users. Reference services, with a stronger instructional role, must become more proactive in providing a fully developed repertoire of services responsive to the multifaceted queries facing librarians today. (Contains 31…

This report describes a prototype current awareness service that was conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Stout from fall 1984 through 1985 and involved the selective dissemination of information through the use of online bibliographic databases and the routing of tables of contents from selected periodical holdings. A discussion of the…