This selected bibliography contains 63 publications and 21 Web sites that can help librarians learn more about how they can use the metaphor of the information commons to advocate for the public's information assets. (MES)

Discusses technology integration in teacher education and suggests that technorealism is needed, which offers a balanced and rational approach to the latest technologies and the resulting changes. Topics include the role of the Internet; government's role; information versus knowledge; technology's role in schools; and the role of technology in…

Presents a selective review of research based on the Internet, using bibliometric and informetric methods and tools. Highlights include data collection methods on the Internet, including surveys, logging, and search engines; and informetric analysis, including citation analysis and content analysis. (Contains 78 references.) (Author/LRW)

Discusses mobile access via wireless application protocol (WAP) to online services that is offered in Sweden through InfoTorg. Topics include the Swedish online market; filtering HTML data from an Internet/Web server into WML (wireless markup language); mobile phone technology; microbrowsers; WAP protocol; and future possibilities. (LRW)

Presents general statistical findings of Internet use by children, discusses the recent Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and summarizes online child safety considerations. Considers filtering and includes current resources for parents and children. (Author/LRW)

Provides a guide to web resources on cleaning and hygiene. Answers the questions, What do you want to clean--your hair? your carpet? your rusty lawn furniture? Develops special products for different tasks. Focuses on products to use and the environmental impact of our choices. (MM)

Considers how too often theories about how to write and read images are limited to a functional view, which stresses objectivity, ignores interpretation, and sees design as preset layout formulae. Argues for a configural view of images that stresses their artificiality and cultural significance and articulates design in strategic terms by…

Provides a simplified overview of the glands and hormones involved in menses and highlights the consequences of energy deficiency related to abnormal menstrual cycling. Discusses the promotion of energy deficiency on the Web. Concludes that the prevention framework must incorporate the home, school, and larger community in partnership to promote…

Studied perceptions and recommendations from 62 survey researchers about the use of electronic surveys. Reduction of costs, usefulness for prenotification and followup, and comparability with existing software were the most positive aspects cited. Limitations identified included sampling problems and confidentiality and privacy problems. (SLD)

Addresses internet training by having graduate counseling students use a structured interview with undergraduate volunteer clients to assess which needs could be met using the Internet. Graduate students then identified relevant Web sites and explored these in a meeting with the volunteer clients. Results indicated that participants encountered…

Notes that book talks can be used to introduce students to books in the classroom library, books for literature circles, a text set of books for a unit, or books written by a particular author. Outlines the steps in a book talk. Provides annotations of and links to 15 resources--online articles about book talks; guidelines, tips, and ready-to-use…

Suggests that poetry can convey a maximum amount of thought and feeling in the fewest and most carefully chosen words. Discusses the importance of teaching poetry to young students. Annotates 17 Internet websites which provide teachers with valuable resources for finding great poetry, information on poets, Internet projects involving poetry, and…

Explains the prevalence and rationale of ubiquitous computing on college campuses--teaching with the assumption or expectation that all faculty and students have access to the Internet--and offers lessons learned by pioneering institutions. Lessons learned involve planning, technology, implementation and management, adoption of computer-enhanced…

Analysis of 300 information technology job postings in two Internet databases identified the following skill categories: programming languages (Java, C/C++, and Visual Basic were most frequent); website development (57% sought SQL and HTML skills); databases (nearly 50% required Oracle); networks (only Windows NT or wide-area/local-area networks);…

Notes that according to a position statement from the International Reading Association, technology needs to be an integral part of literacy instruction. Describes how one professor integrated technology into her literacy curriculum for pre-service teachers. Explains that the goal was not to add new pieces to the curriculum, but to integrate the…