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Powell, Margaret S. – 1999
Since 1895, the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), administered by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), has provided no-fee public access to information generated by the U.S. government through a network of libraries. For 200 years, print-on-paper remained the dominant format. By 1978, publications were also distributed in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Depository Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing
Hughes, Carol Ann – 1998
This paper reports the results of a study that used Confirmatory Factor Analysis techniques to analyze data collected using the "Faculty at Work" (Robert T. Blackburn and Janet H. Lawrence) survey instrument in an effort to untangle effects and confirm the factor composition of theoretical constructs used as the basis for this…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Environment, Faculty Publishing, Higher Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 1999
This hearing before the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families of the Committee on Education and the Workforce on Educational Technology and the Elementary Secondary Education Act contains statements by: Michael Castle, Subcommittee Chairman; Dale Kildee, Subcommittee member; Thomas Carper, Governor of Delaware, accompanied by…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. – 1999
This hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on examining legislation authorizing funds for the Elementary Secondary Education Act, focusing on educational technology programs, contains statements by: James M Jeffords, Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Barbara Means, Assistant…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 2001
This document contains the proceedings of the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) 2001 conference, including the conference program and papers, and a list of participants. The theme of the conference was "Libraries and Librarians: Making a Difference in the Knowledge Age." Subthemes included: (1)…
Descriptors: Conferences, Foreign Countries, Information Management, Information Policy
Boxall, James – 2001
This paper discusses the concept of geolibraries and reviews related literature. Highlights include: the opportunity of geolibraries to elevate the work of both GI (Geographical Information) scientists and librarians; geolibraries' focus on digital information and metadata, as well as the distributed nature of the libraries and collections; the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Geography, Global Approach
Benson, Gregory M., Ed. – Open Forum, 2001
This article, the second in a continuing series highlighting exemplary information technology (IT) practices, recounts an interview with the project manager of New York State's Child Nutrition Management System (CNMS). CNMS is a Web-based system for claim processing and program management for the Child Nutrition Program administered by the New…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Information Technology, Interviews, Nutrition
Dowdy, Jackie; Parente, Sharon; Vesper, Virginia – 2001
This paper on electronic books (e-books) in the academic library begins by defining the e-book and presenting general information on developments in the e-book industry, including collections of e-books that are accessed through the Internet and electronic editions of print books that can be downloaded to a proprietary reading device. A list of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Evaluation, Higher Education
Rafaill, William S.; Peach, Andrea C. – 2001
In 1999, Georgetown College (Kentucky) established the Information Technology Literacy Program that requires new students to demonstrate basic proficiencies in the use of information-technology resources in several proficiency areas (i.e., Internet, library Web-based databases and online catalogs, e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets, databases,…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Information Technology
Connolly, Andrew – 1999
This report summarizes the activities, outcomes, and recommendations of a small Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA)-funded teacher professional development project "Teachers First." Noting that the project delivered a program of professional development informed by the recommendations of the DETYA…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Faculty Development
Castle, David; Joseph, Gillian M. – 2000
This paper integrates the results of a comprehensive literature search on the topic of the knowledge based economy with a preliminary analysis of responses about the knowledge based economy from a Canada-wide survey of members of the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE). A knowledge based economy survey was developed…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Faculty, Continuing Education, Economic Factors
Jantz, Ronald C. – 2000
This paper suggests that libraries are losing market share and can address external threats from competition through unique partnerships and technological innovation. The concepts of competition, technological discontinuities, and innovation are discussed. The following four projects at the Scholarly Communication Center (SCC) of the Rutgers…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Competition, Electronic Libraries
Poland, Jean – 2000
In a university environment, the library can benefit from interest in the digital future on the part of other concerned groups. Computer science departments are natural partners in the development of digital libraries. Professional societies, for-profit companies, and foundations are also potential sources of support. Cornell University Library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
Shanhong, Tang – 2000
This paper begins with a section that describes characteristics of knowledge management in libraries, including: human resource management is the core of knowledge management in libraries; the objective of knowledge management in libraries is to promote knowledge innovation; and information technology is a tool for knowledge management in…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Information Management, Information Technology, Library Administration
Kallick, Bena, Ed.; Wilson, James M., III, Ed. – 2001
This book chronicles practitioners' struggles in implementing information technology, identifies the existing barriers to implementation, and provides a set of frameworks from the current understanding of this process to support learning through information creation. The chapters are: chapter 1, "A Model for Organizational Learning: The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Educational Technology, Information Technology
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