Observes two writing teachers, enthusiastic about computers, teaching for the first time in networked computer classrooms. Finds resistance to change attributable to unfamiliarity with hardware and software, the need to cope with print text and electronic text, and conflict between models of writing instruction brought to the facility and that…

Reviews the literature on cataloging expertise and expert systems and describes a case study of cataloging staff at the National Agricultural Library. Results are reported in the areas of networking patterns of expertise, including levels of expertise; and transformation of expertise from private to public knowledge and between individuals. (24…

Case Western Reserve University (Ohio) is hoping a high-powered campus information system will help diversify its student body and provide innovative education. A new optical-fiber network will connect computers in dormitory rooms, faculty and staff offices, classrooms, libraries, and laboratories and be linked with local, national, and…

Describes the Wide Area Information Servers (WAIS) system, an integrated information retrieval system for corporate end users. Discussion covers general characteristics of the system, search techniques, protocol development, user interfaces, servers, selective dissemination of information, nontextual data, access to other servers, and description…

Discusses the possibilities of linking elementary and secondary schools to the INTERNET. The use of technology to improve education by gaining access to greater amounts of information is described; costs associated with joining INTERNET are considered; and possible sources of funding for joining are suggested. (LRW)

Whether organized around subject matter, teaching methods, school improvement, or restructuring efforts, successful networks share common features, such as focus, variety, and opportunities for discourse and leadership. Networks can also present nagging problems concerned with quality, application, stability, overextension, ownership, expanding…

Although educators have received the brunt of accountability criticisms (based on increasing property taxes amid decreasing student achievement scores), the responsibility for educational success or failure depends on community involvement, political and administrative leadership, university-based standards, teacher competency, and student…

Discusses three approaches to building intelligent systems: artificial intelligence, neural networks, and behavior analysis. BANKET, an object-oriented software system, is explained; a commercial application of BANKET is described; and a collaborative effort between the academic and business communities for the use of BANKET is discussed.…

Explored effects of perceived social support from friends, family, and spouses on psychological adjustment of 135 newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Initial data analyses revealed moderate correlations between greater psychological distress and lower levels of social support. When personality variable of social desirability was controlled…

This paper organizes concepts used to describe and measure social life of individuals with mental retardation. Social life involves the people (social network) with whom an individual experiences social interactions and the impact (social support) that network members have on the individual, in the context of social interactions, particularly…

Provides a framework encompassing components of the migration experience to aid research on human adaptation. The framework is a response to the argument that social networks, socioeconomic status, and culture should be treated as intertwining transitional experiences and therefore juxtaposed in research to examine their effects. (GLR)

Describes the creation of subject-oriented Internet resource guides and a clearinghouse for such guides, two examples of how librarians can add value to Internet information by repackaging its resources. Problems users face in finding information on the Internet, current solutions and their shortcomings, and the concept of value-added repackaging…

Presents a summary of guidelines for the use of electronic mail (e-mail) and examines legal issues and existing law governing electronic communication. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 is discussed, lawsuits involving e-mail are described, and the future of e-mail privacy is considered. (11 references) (LRW)

Project Columbus, a program linking European and Latin American universities for technology-based economic development, has involved 90 institutions in 29 countries in a range of activities since 1987. It illustrates effective networking based on common concerns especially in the management of scarce resources and communication across cultural…

Approximately 230 Louisiana principals and assistant principals were surveyed about social networking behaviors and topics discussed with other administrators. There were no differences by location, except that rural administrators discussed student discipline less often than other administrators. Among rural administrators, there were no…