Reviews developments in the database industry for 1993. Topics addressed include scientific and technical information; environmental issues; social sciences; legal information; business and marketing; news services; documentation; databases and document delivery; electronic bulletin boards and the Internet; and information industry organizational…

In Los Angeles, a secondary regional occupational program, a community college, and a university department developed an articulated 2+2+2 program in fashion merchandising that opens doors to college degrees for students who would otherwise not participate in college prep. The complexities of negotiating agreements are outweighed by the benefits…

Interviews with 12 workers and with management representatives in a manufacturing plant found that the total-quality-management process and workplace literacy program were implemented under the guise of worker development, but were actually driven by policy to reduce labor costs. Adult education was complicit in the strategy of using learning to…

Although the incidence of contingent work--jobs that are structured to be short term or temporary--declined between 1995 and 1997, it continues to be more common among women, youth, students, part-time workers, and in the construction and services industries. Contingent workers are also found in both high- and low-skilled occupations. (Author/JOW)

Examines the effective use of computers in an undergraduate classroom based on the needs and desires of multiple-interest groups: students, instructors, support staff, administrators, software developers, publishers, and faculty colleagues. Suggests that the successful integration of technology will meet the needs of each group. (Author/LRW)

Discusses the technological advances attained by the International Consortium for Alternative Academic Publication (ACAAP) aimed at reforming the scholarly communication system and providing an alternative to high-priced commercial publishing. Describes the eXtended markup language, based on SGML and HTML, that provides indexing and…

Examines a recent trend in which Catholic colleges and universities distance themselves from their founding religious communities by incorporating under boards of trustees on which laypersons play a substantial role. Argues that contemporary analysis of this movement is inaccurate, and that "Ex Corde Ecclesiae," the Papal constitution on…

Reviews library news for 1997. Highlights public library budgets, examined by number of patrons served; Internet filters and censorship; librarians and the media; private and government funding sources; outsourcing; expectations for growth in the publishing industry, emphasizing the Asian economic crisis; and new ideas from the next generation of…

Reports on an investigation into the workplace English needs of textile and clothing merchandisers who communicate in the international marketplace. Through questionnaire surveys, telephone interviews, analysis of authentic correspondence, and visits to the workplace, a detailed understanding has been obtained of the communication demands placed…

Examines the existence of an anti-industry culture within the British government by looking at the debate over youth employment and post-school education from 1921-45 and discussing the interactions between the Board of Education and the Ministry of Labor. Reveals that civil servants themselves took control of defining education in relation to…

Presents guidelines for aspiring authors in the field of educational technology, concentrating on journal articles. Considers reasons for publishing, and discusses some of the most popular types of articles appearing in educational technology journals. Provides hints for creating publishable articles. Information on leading educational technology…

Reviews the emergence of employment opportunities for women outside the home. Focuses specifically on the Dover Cotton Factory in Dover, New Hampshire. Provides a reproduction of the page from the 1820 Census of Manufactures that contains information about the Dover Cotton Factory. (Contains document based teaching activities.) (CMK)

Presents annotated bibliographies of a selection of recent scholarly and general reference works under the subject headings of publishing, periodical indexes, philosophy and religion, literature, music, art, photography, social sciences, business, history, and new editions. (LRW)

If colleges and universities are to compete effectively for the burgeoning adult and continuing education market, they must understand (1) both the urgency and the different individual paces of adult learners seeking education, (2) that the learner is at the center of the learning age, and (3) the varied choices learners now have when making…

As businesses reduce unrestricted giving to colleges and universities, competition for dollars has increased dramatically. Companies see giving as a way to address critical social, educational, and economic issues and also as part of their marketing strategy. To gain funding in this environment, the institution must maintain its uniqueness while…