Discusses activities related to the initiation and operation of a telephone job listing service by two Special Libraries Association chapters in San Francisco Bay Area. Ordering of telephone lines, selecting recording equipment, job listing forms, probable costs, efficient tape formats, and responsibilities of individual who must operate system…

Presents results of a statistical analysis of information on the approximately 1,500 software packages currently contained in MicroUse, a database directory for software with library applications. These results include information on software types and their availability, costs, vendors/producers of microcomputer-based software, and…

Describes the Bachelor of Science in Nursing completion program in rural North Carolina. Discusses the original concept, funding (and funding difficulties), types of courses offered, methods of earning credit hours, qualifications of faculty, aspects of the clinical component, student placement, library facilities, student characteristics, and…

Describes development and production of a college-level telecourse containing video programs and a comprehensive print package designed to assist professionals and nonprofessionals in selecting books for young children from birth to age nine. Selection of course title and guiding theme, finding an on-camera host, and writing lectures are…

This analysis of the literature on user studies, interpersonal information needs, and communication seeks to identify parameters of value that the patron associates with the reference transaction and final product of an information search. Twenty-one references are cited. (EJS)

Describes the introduction of microcomputers into a junior high school and the responses of students and teachers. (FL)

Describes the development and success of a program that allows children to care for animals in the classroom and at home. Weekend leanding of animals to children is presented as a way of increasing a child's experience and sense of responsibility. (SB)

Title VI provides federal funds to states under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. This document describes Title VI programs and the use of funds in the Austin Independent School District (AISD), Texas for 2000-2001. The AISD allocation of $481,559 was based on the May 2000 projected school enrollment, including projected…

International governmental organizations (IGOs) are constantly expanding their work and influence, yet their publications are among the most difficult documents for libraries to acquire, organize, and use. This authoritative reference work examines the documentation, publications, and computerized information services of such major IGOs as the…

This paper provides an Australian perspective on the question of the name that should be given to people who work as information specialists in schools. The paper reviews metaphorical analysis as a research tool and outlines a qualitative research project employing the metaphor technique in an attempt to discover the conceptions that stakeholders…

This paper addresses online classroom and electronic library issues which include the myriad of technical difficulties encountered, along with physical and intellectual property rights. It also makes a statistical comparison of two proportions of Internet access between city and rural schools. An inescapable time lag between the introduction of…

The following four papers focus on the topic of evaluating Internet information services: "Some Evaluation Criteria To Assess Internet Information Services" (Carmel Galvin); "The Teacher Librarian's Role as Evaluator of Internet Information Services" (Pru Mitchell); "How Students Evaluate Internet Information…

This paper examines how the nature of the World Wide Web and characteristics of networked resources affect subject access and analyzes the requirements of effective indexing and retrieval tools. The current and potential uses of existing tools and possible courses of future development are explored in the context of recent research. The first…

This paper discusses how the authority control performed by libraries can help the World Wide Web and suggests some next steps in making this resource of authority records available and used internationally. Topics addressed include: (1) characteristics of the Web; (2) precision and recall; (3) connecting international authority files, including a…

The creation and application of a multimedia digital library to support learning and teaching in the performing arts is described. PATRON (Performing Arts Teaching Resources Online) delivers audio, video, music scores, dance notation, and theater scripts to the desktop via an innovative Web-based interface. Digital objects are linked subjectively…