The influence of analytical science in the formulation of public policy is described. This includes the ability to resolve atomic composition in two and three dimensions on the micrometer scale altering the means for defining intellectual property, medical diagnostics built on analytical measurements repeatedly raising international alarm over…

Is it possible to teach someone to be an entrepreneur? Is innovation something that can be assessed and taught in a classroom? Teaching Innovation and Entrepreneurship answers these and other questions by focusing on a teaching experiment in Singapore at Nanyang Technological University, wherein classes of English-speaking Singaporeans and…

The library, as we once knew it, may no longer be relevant. And, yet, this is undoubtedly the most exciting time in history to be a librarian. The future of the school library as a relevant and viable institution is largely dependent on librarians and how quickly they respond to change. They worry about their field and their practice. They worry…

In this qualitative study of mathematical discourse between elementary teachers, we examined linguistic invention and semantic warrant production as participants made successive attempts to communicate mathematical ideas. Linguistic invention is a creative practice of describing mathematics in terms of personal experience. We introduce semantic…

American universities are purported to excel at technology transfer. This assumption, however, masks important features of American innovation. Attempts to emulate the US example must recognize the heterogeneity of its industries and institutions of higher education. Stanford University and the biomedical cluster in Boston, Massachusetts,…

The Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) was conceived by ministers at their triennial Conference of Commonwealth Ministers of Education in 2000. The Commonwealth of Learning was asked to investigate possible models, and presented a proposal to ministers at their next conference in 2003. The concept of a virtual…

This background paper reviews copyright, patent, and trade secret protections as these issues are related to computer software. Topics discussed include current issues regarding legal protection for computer software including the necessity for defining intellectual property, determining what should or should not be protected, commerical piracy,…

Growing computer software sales are forcing universities to rethink their "intellectual-property" policies, covering everything from copyrighted textbooks to patented inventions, to see where computer software fits in. Issues and factors considered in determining who owns and profits from software developed at a university are discussed. (JN)

Surveys court rulings on "piracy," or misappropriation, of advertising; concludes that the courts have refused to give advertising the same protection from piracy that they have afforded news material. (GT)

Reviews a selection of recent studies from various disciplines on information and social equity and on the digital divide in order to outline a basic conceptual framework for considering information equity. Highlights include equity versus equality; vertical and horizontal perspectives; social capital and public goods; and intellectual property.…

Many colleges are resuming their Webcasting operations after a settlement with the recording industry lowered fees to the point that college stations can afford to play the music they used to play for free. Confusion remains about rights to music online. (SLD)

These four articles discuss the role of metadata registries for the Semantic Web; the development of a community digital library called the Digital Library for Earth System Education using meta-design; digital preservation and levels of service for digital repositories; and digitizing cultural materials and indigenous cultural and intellectual…

Looks at the legalities of copyright and offers a primer of copyright law for training professionals. Addresses such issues as fair use and public domain. (JOW)

Issues in the debate over intellectual property are discussed by a former pharmacy professor who entered the pharmacy industry. Issues include patents and patent barriers, patent coverage, the academic misconception that industry has unlimited resources, and attitudes that defeat collaboration between industry and academe. (MSE)

Applies economic analysis to several issues related to the protection of intellectual property in an international context. The discussion covers insights into the rationales for using property rights laws gained by examining trade agreements within the context of various economic models. (25 references) (CLB)