A plan to improve individualized instruction at the elementary and secondary level is presented. (CK)

This article reports on the development of a teaching-learning package about information technology for teachers by the North-East London Polytechnic (Great Britain) and the University of Gronigen (Netherlands). Modules included in the package are described. (PP)

Profiles the library and information landscape in the Federal Republic of Germany and presents an overview of primary, secondary, and higher education as well as of the various educational "tracks" leading to professional library careers in West Germany. Three figures and a 45-item reference list accompany the text. (Author/JL)

This overview of potential for utilizing database management systems (DBMS) within numeric database environments highlights: (1) major features, functions, and characteristics of DBMS; (2) applicability to numeric database environment needs and user needs; (3) current applications of DBMS technology; and (4) research-oriented and…

Undergraduate female volunteers (N=32) were randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups in which occupational information was presented in these ways: glamorous-reinforced, glamorous-nonreinforced, objective-reinforced, and objective-nonreinforced. Results suggest that the glamorous groups rated the occupation as more professional and more…

Describes E. Frank Harrison's model of decision making and discusses its implications for decision making by librarians and information managers. Questions relating to decision quality, group size, reward and penalty mechanisms, group norms, and the place of information science in the study of decision making are addressed. Nine references are…

The university librarian at Columbia University discusses the need for a national cooperative strategy for research libraries in the network environment. The advent of widespread computer technology and the impact on research libraries is described. (MP)

Argues that the educational problems of librarianship cannot be examined realistically without a concern for knowledge about the social conditions within which libraries exist. The nature of these social realities is discussed, as well as their influence on library education. Extensive references are provided. (Author/BK)

Examines patterns of uncertainty, complexity, and process in the perceptions of information users from different work environments. Zone intervention based on Vygotsky's concept of the zone of proximal development is presented. A study with two early career professionals showed need for a more interactive, collaborative role for the library…

Examines the call for change in academic libraries and the role of team decision making in planning. Discusses necessary components of a team decision-making model and authority boundaries in team management. Describes team management in Information Sciences at Oregon State University. (AEF)

Discusses proceedings of the 1996 ASIS (American Society for Information Science) annual meeting in Baltimore (Maryland), including chaos theory; electronic universities; distance education; intellectual property, including information privacy on the Internet; the need for leadership in libraries and information centers; information warfare and…

Presents a literature review that covers the following topics related to the Internet and unrefereed scholarly publishing: conceptions of scholarly publishing and scholarly communication; research manuscripts and preprints; the growth of unrefereed e-script publishing; a hybrid publishing model; controversies about communication via unrefereed…

Discusses the graduate route to professional qualification in library and information science in North America. Examines the 70-year shift from bachelor's to master's programs; existing undergraduate library science programs, the debate over undergraduate programs, and the establishment of new undergraduate programs in specialized areas like…

Reviews literature related to health informatics and health information management. Provides examples covering types of information, library and information services outcomes, training of informatics professionals, areas of application, the impact of evidence based medicine, professional issues, integrated information systems, and the needs of the…

Includes four articles that address issues related to digital libraries. Highlights include a framework for evaluating digital library services, particularly academic research libraries; interdisciplinary approaches to education about digital libraries that includes library and information science and computing; digital rights management; and the…