This classroom activity introduces the concept of sustainable development by illustrating how cooperative behavior between people competing for limited resources can benefit all involved. Students thumb-wrestle for candies and cooperating students can get more candy by taking turns as partners rather than competing as opponents. Offers extension…

This study maps the intellectual structure of the field of Information Retrieval (IR) during the period of 1987-1997. Co-word analysis was employed to reveal patterns and trends in the IR field by measuring the association strengths of terms representative of relevant publications or other texts produced in IR. Results show that the IR field has…

Examines the use of the Performance Analysis for Training (PAT) model to assess performance needs in an organization that implements integrated manufacturing processes. Results showed that the PAT model was a useful guide for assessing performance needs and that the process and product of the performance analysis was influenced by the…

Reports on a case study of editorial ethics involving newspapers and the Michigan telecommunications bill. Finds that the press had a vested interest and that its coverage was biased against the telephone industry. (TB)

Discusses scholarly publishing, comparing traditional, 80s, and present models of scholarly publishing; outlines economic factors characterizing the models: costs of production, subscription decline, numbers of articles published, editorial expenses and fees, office expenses, pressure for profit, start-up costs of new journals; and describes how…

Discusses the lack of appropriate textbooks for African library and information professional training and suggests the need for team authorship, publishing incentives, support by professional associations, the involvement of retired professionals in marketing and distribution, and the involvement of the governments. (Contains 16 references.) (LRW)

Analyzes the form and function of colleges in terms of organizational theory. Argues that while the purpose of colleges and industries may differ in their results, they are fundamentally similar in structure; in order to improve, both must become more open to communication, action, change and learning. Contains 1 figure and 29 references. (JDI)

Presents a framework for enhancing trust in Internet commerce. Shows how trust can be provided through a network of Trust Service Providers (TSp). Identifies a set of services that should be offered by a TSp. Presents a distributed object-oriented implementation of trust services using CORBA, JAVA and XML. (Author/AEF)

Discusses librarians' use of electronic resource (e-resource) statistics. Topics include the historical context of computerized monitoring of human-computer interaction; where e-resource usage statistics originate; organizational efforts to gain value from e-resource usage statistics; practical aspects, including funding decisions, measuring…

Presents an analysis of information industry alliance formation using environmental scanning methods. Highlights include why libraries and academic institutions should be interested; a literature review; historical context; industry and market structures; commercial and academic models; trends; and implications for information providers,…

Analysis of 469 articles on university-industry relationships published in the last decade in "Industry & Higher Education" revealed that case study was the most common method; the focus was on the United Kingdom, other European countries, and the United States, Frequent subjects included successful interactions, ways to improve partnerships, and…

Describes a way to incorporate practical content into the construction engineering and management curricula: the Internet-based Interactive Construction Management Learning System, which uses interactive and adaptive learning environments to train students in the areas of construction methods, equipment and processes using multimedia, databases,…

A study of 223 environmental control systems students in summer 1997 and 1998, fall 1997, and spring 1998 indicated that student performance was not correlated with class size. The most statistically significant predictor was academic ability measured by overall grade point average. Gender and academic classification were inversely related to…

As for every aspect of Canadian life, duality of origins has defined and shaped education. French Catholic religious personnel created an elementary education system for fur traders, farmers, and native peoples; elites had a privately funded system. English Protestants oriented their systems toward extraction industries and trade. (Contains 41…

Explores ways in which working identities are discursively constructed in contemporary workplaces, arguing that the construction of new kinds of working identities is a primary function of the contemporary workplace, a function mandated by global discourses of quality management and mediated by workplace educators at local sites. (Author/VWL)