Discusses the increase in the quantity and diversity of information available for searching via the Internet and provides a logic-based framework for information discovery that is related to the traditional field of information retrieval. Considers information routing, infomantics, information carriers, information filters, and users' information…

Intends to increase dialog about new communication and information technologies and explore what these media mean for literacy and literacy educators. Discusses whether the information age will transform literacy, and offers brief "boxes" containing data (regarding a literacy/technology topic), interpretations (quotes), a literacy Web…

Describes how St. Louis-based Webster University is integrating its 80 campuses in the United States and abroad through intensive use of technology to create an extensive virtual library, develop a course authoring system with a university-wide standard software program, reduce costs (exclusive of hardware), and allow system-wide online…

Considers characteristics of open and distance learning for higher education that pose new challenges and that require research and investigation. Topics include flexible learning; teaching on the Internet; the increasing use of information technology; and external quality assurance. (LRW)

Discussion of competitive intelligence (CI) focuses on recent Web sties and several search techniques that provide valuable CI information. Highlights include links that display business relationships; information from vendors; general business sites; search engine strategies; local business newspapers; job postings; patent and trademark…

Studied current policies and practices of scholarly journals on evaluating manuscripts for publication that had been previously published electronically. Discusses differences in practices among scholarly disciplines, and how the Internet and World Wide Web are affecting manuscript consideration policies of scholarly journals. (Contains 26…

Using trial searches for three best-selling books, this study examined the search facilities offered by shopping bots, which support consumers with the product search and identification stage in e-shopping. Findings indicate that effectiveness of bots not only depends upon search facilities but also upon product coverage, and other added value…

Calls for the transformation of black studies that moves from ideology to information. Argues that eBlack, the virtualization of the black experience, is the basis for the next stage of this academic discipline. Presents three theoretical principles of eBlack studies (cyberdemocracy, collective intelligence, and information freedom); describes…

Engineering students accessed assignments during cooperative education work placements via a website and interacted with faculty and students via e-mail or conferencing software. A virtual reflection seminar was conducted throughout the work term rather than afterward, resulting in greater integration of co-op and academic experiences. (SK)

Reflects on the author's own personal background as a reader, including how television led her to more books and sparked her interest in a literary career. Discusses why, in a technological society, people care about literature. Argues that the Internet has its valuable uses, and that literature and technology can be good friends. (SR)

Suggests that in the coming years more students than ever will want access to higher education, and others will want more access to international education. Advocates the use of technology, specifically the Internet, as a means for accommodating the new educational century. (Author/VWL)

Describes the increasing trend of incorporating electronic commerce methods to purchasing systems at colleges and universities. Provides examples from the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University (Massachusetts), California State University at Fullerton, and the University of California at Los Angeles. (DB)

Presents an experimental approach for devising training measures to help small and medium enterprises in Italy effectively use teleconferencing tools. Highlights include interviews and surveys that determined training needs; computer tools used, including networks, the Internet, and the World Wide Web; and guidelines to make training more…

Discusses progress on connecting schools and classrooms to the Internet and explores relationships between school characteristics and Internet access. Public schools have nearly reached the goal of connecting every school to the Internet, but differences by school characteristics remain regarding access in instructional rooms. (SLD)

Focuses on trends in the availability of and access to technology in private schools. There has been a marked increase in access to computers and the Internet in private schools from 1995 to 1998, with 67% of private schools having Internet access in 1998. (SLD)