Discusses current copyright issues, including the Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for Electronic Learners; Fair Use Guidelines for Electronic Reserve Systems; additions to the "United States Code" regarding copyright; copyright ownership for freelance writers; online material, including e-mail; and public performance versus…

Discusses use of the MARC format for cataloging Internet resources. The benefits of MARC, importance of integrated information resources, and the guarantee of public access are cited as major reasons for using traditional cataloging and library OPACs. Suggests Internet resource collection criteria and the roles of various groups of people needed…

Lists Internet resources for teachers and school library media specialists. Resources are divided into three sections: one describes and evaluates listservs for elementary and secondary educators; one includes text files of lesson plans and technology plans; and one includes gophers and World Wide Web sites. (Author/LRW)

Features library-based activities that complement various aspects of curriculum focus. Features a game of geographic location mysteries that integrates students' use of atlases, gazetteers, and fiction. Provides clues and map segments for getting started. (ET)

Presents a bibliography of the best children's and young adult books that was compiled by various divisions of the ALA (American Library Association). Highlights include books for reluctant young adult readers, Newbery and Caldecott Award winners, computer software, films and videos, and children's and young adult's own choices. (LRW)

One of several papers on educational philanthropist George Peabody summarizes his gifts to and support of higher education. After a history of his life and business career, the paper discusses his influence on other philanthropists, examines his support of schools, museums, housing projects, and details his lifetime honors. (SM)

Suggests that incentive programs need to be set up with the students' interests first. Discusses planning and implementing, concerns, and schoolwide participation in incentive programs. (RS)

Reviews technological advances of computer and noncomputer services for the deaf community, describes World Wide Web sites and library services that provide information paths for the deaf, and reviews the progress of institutions devoted to deaf education. An appendix lists World Wide Web addresses discussed in the article. (JMV)

Identifies characteristics of three editions of "Books for College Libraries" (BCL) in relation to literature by women. Fifty authors selected from "The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women: The Tradition in English" are compared to the holdings of BCL, a core bibliography for undergraduate libraries. Five tables provide results. (Author/AEF)

Suggests strategies for finding information in gophers that will increase access to Internet information resources for library users. Highlights include search strategies; veronica searches; jughead searches; keyword lists; Boolean operations; gophers with subject menus; subject guides; listservs; and World-Wide Web. (eight references) (LRW)

Discusses the future of libraries in rural areas, the role of the community, and possible effects of changing technology in telecommunications. Topics include a historical background, including the Rural Electrification Administration; networking technology; an example of a Rural Area Network in Colorado; and new roles for libraries and…

Presents an overview of the 1990 census and its many components, including sources of census data, format availability such as CD-ROM and databases, and ways in which census data are used. The effect of new technology, especially CD-ROM, on users and reference librarians is considered. (Author/LRW)

Analyzes student dissertations at the School of Information Studies for Africa (SISA) at Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) in order to present an overview of the library and information systems and services available in seven eastern and southern African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. (Author/LRW)

Presents results of a study which interviewed sixth graders from three North Carolina schools to determine what they think of their school librarians. Results indicated that children's perceptions are affected by personalities and behavior of individual librarians. Sidebars focus on how the study was conducted and what students noticed most about…

Discusses the concept of a mentor and addresses the need for women to develop and use mentor relationships to succeed within the library environment. Topics addressed include myths and female career development; the importance of the informal organization; female socialization and achievement-directed behavior; and how women view power. (19…