Briefly discusses Web mining and image retrieval techniques, and then presents a summary of articles in this special issue. Articles focus on Web content mining, artificial neural networks as tools for image retrieval, content-based image retrieval systems, and personalizing the Web browsing experience using media agents. (AEF)

Attempts to persuade friends and colleagues in the computers and writing community to do more to ensure that the Web pages (especially for classes) are accessible to people with disabilities. Raises this issue as a matter of some urgency in light of the surging interest in multimedia and visual rhetoric represented by this special issue. (SG)

Our increasingly uniform schooling system needlessly brands many youngsters as failures. We are embracing standardized tests just when the new economy is eliminating standardized jobs. Computers, the Internet, and digital commerce have exploded the old job categories into various new niches, creating multitudinous employment opportunities. (MLH)

Introduces an activity in which students analyze satellite imagery to investigate the effects of large-scale phenomena related to oceans. Includes activity worksheets. (YDS)

Reviews the topical content and structure of undergraduate community psychology courses, identified via university websites, by examining 24 syllabi. Reveals that prevention is the most frequent topic, "Community Psychology" was the most used text, and research review projects were required in 83% of the courses. (CMK)

Describes the development of an online segment for Pepperdine University's course, Philosophy and Effects of Mass Communication. Presents a snapshot of a pilot test instrument, the process used to test the online segment of the course, and a summary of results from the online segment. Notes several benefits associated with the online learning…

The technology revolution may accomplish what 10 years of education reform could not. Traditional preparation programs no longer allow teachers to maintain "sage" status since they cannot know as much as the Internet can make available to students. Teachers in cyberspace know computers are about relationships and independent learning.…

Discusses the growing problem of plagiarism in academia, particularly with Internet-based resources. Topics include factors influencing student behaviors and attitudes toward plagiarism; faculty attitudes; and the role of librarians in helping to prevent and detect plagiarism, including student instruction and forming partnerships with faculty.…

Describes the many causes of pressure to change large-scale assessment in the United States and suggests that the largest factor facilitating change will be technological, especially the use of the Internet. The Internet will help revolutionize the business and substance of large-scale assessment. (SLD)

Discusses interface issues related to challenges of instruction facilitation and student participation and performance in an Internet-accessible online course. Topics include creating a learning metaphor, including the course syllabus; navigation processes, including interaction style; and usability evaluation by students. (Author/LRW)

A planning committee needed to create a plan for the infusion of technology in all areas of a school district. Decisions included standardization of hardware, network, and wiring. Four figures and text illustrate a network computer and printer in each classroom, a wide area network, and a voice and video network. Offers key suggestions for…

Discusses the creation of guides to resources on the Internet, focusing on the Internet environment, including its culture and etiquette, authority, publication, standards, and searching tools and processes; and the process of guide construction, including the human element, the nature of resources, intellectual property, and time. (Author/LRW)

Explores the impact of PRForum, an Internet newsgroup, on the public relations community by examining the nature, function, and content of online exchanges. Finds that PRForum is used for three functions: to facilitate the exchange of information; to create a forum for debate on issues; and to cultivate a sense of self-validation on personal and…

Introductory exploration of two usenet newsgroups focused on political discussions. The goal is to answer questions regarding issues such as who is participating in these online discussions and whether the online groups resemble more traditional discussion networks. (Author)

Describes the introduction of the World Wide Web into an advanced course in social psychology using activities that entail collaboration and knowledge sharing, direct experience with information in various formats, and manipulation of information into new formats. Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of using the Web in this context. (DSK)