This digest discusses the role of the library media specialist. The first section notes the lessons and legacy of "Information Power," the American Library Association's standards for school library media specialists. Technology and opportunity for library media specialists are discussed in the second section, and the third section…

This fifth edition continues to provide an exposition of the Library of Congress Classification and to act as a tool for studying and for staff training in the use of the scheme. It reflects significant electronic developments that have taken place with regard to the Library of Congress Classification since the last edition. Chapter 1 contains an…

This paper outlines progress of the European Commission (EC) supported Telematics for Teacher Training (T3) project in the development and dissemination of a European Core Curriculum for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Teacher Training. National and European governments have recognized the importance of training teachers in the…

This paper reviews the traditional instructional media and technologies offered in teacher training programs in the past and in some of the programs today--primarily presentation media and technologies, such as audio/video systems, overhead, slide, filmstrip, and opaque projections, and multimedia kits. New technologies in digital information…

No other group is as disengaged from elections as youth. Voter turnout in the United States trails that of other industrialized societies, and is particularly anemic among youth between the ages of 18 and 24. The purpose of this study was to assess whether young people's expertise with information technology could be harnessed to stimulate a…

The National Council on Disability (NCD) undertook this research to understand the market for universally designed mainstream consumer products and services, document successful universal design (UD) development processes, understand consumer needs, understand facilitators and barriers, and identify and address current issues in universal design.…

The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) organized an invitational conference in May 2003 to examine the key factors shaping the information environment in which libraries operate and how these factors will affect stewardship of the cultural and intellectual resources vital to education and research. Scholars, library directors,…

Discusses the evaluation of classroom technology and suggests a method for evaluating a Web site by determining its incorporation of communication, information, timeliness, and interactivity. Highlights Ed's Oasis, a Web site funded by the AT&T Foundation, contains teacher evaluation guidelines and checklist of online resources and provides…

Examines the impact of technology on educational effectiveness in the United States as measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Presents five items from NAEP and TIMSS tests that may favor students with technology experience. Concludes that further…

Discusses the fundamental learning principles that student affairs professionals should use to guide their applications of information technology. Looks at components of student-learning-centered information technology programs that use the World Wide Web; examines the use of information technology in student advising, instruction, and community…

Explores several salient technological trends with implications for student affairs practitioners. Claims that student affairs personnel must become experts at understanding how rapid changes in technology affect human development, relationships, and learning. Concludes with principles that might be used to guide the choices and decisions to be…

Examines the changes surrounding information technology as it relates to staffing issues at Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, North Carolina). Highlights include: revision of organizational structure; decentralization of human resources processes; a survey of personnel attitudes; and trends for the human resources department. (AEF)

Describes the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). Identifies the reasons consortia and vendors might want to engage in collaborative licensing ventures; describes the process used in the CIC for coordinating the acquisitions and licensing of these resources; and discusses problems encountered. Includes guidelines for collaborative…

Discussion of electronic news delivery systems and the automatic generation of electronic editions focuses on the association of related items of different media type, specifically photos and stories. The goal is to be able to determine to what degree any two news items refer to the same news event. (Author/LRW)

Explores an approach to analysis and modeling of computer-supported collaborative writing, which captures the structure of user behavior as they interact with a computer system. Shows that patterns of interactive behaviors of the users were influenced by the system design. Suggests that this approach is worth pursuing and may be integrated with…