Describes successful university-corporate partnerships for economic development and outlines characteristics of such efforts: mutual understanding of capabilities, expectations, and interests; value-added incentives and outcomes; single point of contact between partners; investment in learning about the participants' organizational cultures;…

Provides an overview of companies offering Web accessible subscriptions to full text electronic versions of scientific, technical, and medical journals (Academic Press, Blackwell, EBSCO, Elsevier, Highwire Press, Information Quest, Institute of Physics, Johns Hopkins University Press, OCLC, OVID, Springer, and SWETS). Also lists guidelines for…

Refereeing has been one means of ensuring the quality of publications in conventional scholarly publishing. However, conventional refereeing, with its reliance on traditional mail communication cannot meet the needs of electronic journal publishing. Examines the traditional refereeing system, describes a World Wide Web-based electronic form of…

Proposes a framework for authentic leadership based on authenticity in leadership actions and interactions; visions derived from committed people's good intentions; spirituality stemming from engaging in meaningful relationships and connections with something larger than self; and sensibility to others' feelings, needs, and aspirations.…

Presents lists of networks, consortia, and other cooperative library organizations; national library and information-industry associations in the U.S. and Canada; state, provincial, and regional library associations; state and provincial library agencies; state school library media associations; international library associations; and foreign…

After a sharp increase in fatal accidents among Hispanic construction workers in Dallas, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began aggressive outreach to the Mexican American community. Efforts included training bilingual safety trainers, offering workers' safety training in Spanish, and developing Spanish-language materials.…

Describes the migration of African Americans in the United States and the reasons why African Americans migrated from the south. Focuses on issues, such as the effect of World War I, the opportunities offered in the north, and the emergence of a black industrial working class. (CMK)

Described is a team assignment where groups of students work on stoichiometry problems that apply to the real world. Teams of students act as chemical companies that have orders to fill for a customer. Included are the details of the customer order, student participation, and the evaluation procedure. (KR)

History illustrates how support for technological advancement has been essential. Congress and the administration must take the initiative together to foster a climate for alliances between government, industry, and higher education. New mechanisms permitting joint efforts to compete effectively in the world economy while protecting domestic…

A survey of 1,000 college home economics students (718 responses) found that perceptions of courses, satisfaction with the university, attitude toward major, and occupational orientation were significant predictors of satisfaction with majors/departments. Significant differences in satisfaction, attitude, career and academic influences, and…

The convergence of education and the economy is dramatically illustrated by the emergence of the global marketplace and the changing nature of work in the U.S. The problem is not jobs, but finding qualified, skilled workers. Project Literacy U.S. (PLUS) is using broadcast communications to address the nation's functional illiteracy problem. (MLH)

Provides guidelines for instructors who teach entire courses on (or who include) films from Japan and China. Considers issues of concern in contemporary Asian cinema such as conflicts between tradition and modernity, indigenous definitions of cultural identity and artistic form, and internationalization. (KEH)

Reviews recent technological advances and developments relating to input devices, storage devices, output/display devices, and multimedia systems. Actual and possible applications of these technologies in the library, publishing, and information environments are discussed. (24 references) (CLB)

Presents a review of research focusing on scattering, elution techniques, electrozone sensing, filtration, centrifugation, comparison of techniques, data analysis, and particle size standards. The review covers the period 1986-1988. (MVL)

A study of research faculty in Texas employed the theoretical framework proposed by Alvin Gouldner, who theorized that the most privileged academics hold the most conservative social and academic views. These "gatekeepers" control professional dogma, and by means of editorships and board memberships establish normative behavior for the…