In February 2001, the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and the National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH) convened a meeting to discuss how museums and libraries are building digital collections and what business models are available to sustain them. A group of museum and library senior executives met with…

This paper reviews the Development of Howard University (District of Columbia) during the period 1967-1997 as the institution adapted to broad social, cultural, and intellectual changes shaping the country during this period. The study's conceptual framework followed Mysers' theory of the six stages of the education of Blacks, especially the…

This paper offers suggestions for ways in which private higher education institutions can work together toward common goals. The first part, "Common Framework," outlines a shared reform agenda. It identifies common commitments of independent institutions and stresses three shared goals: enhanced learning; a meaningful worklife for faculty,…

The author highlights the enormity of waste due to ineffective business meetings, and describes techniques behavioral scientists have developed to cope with this perennial problem. A case study dramatizes how the techniques are applied. (Author)

Describes ideas and activities to facilitate group self-relevant data sharing presented at a Colorado community education conference of community school leaders and administrators. (Author/DN)

a look at computer simulation, which belies a methodological distinction and is a relatively new approach to the study and further understanding of complex entities and situations. (Author)

Examines changes in school administration that have led to the establishment of administrative unions. Suggests that the only viable alternative to the administrative union is the administrative team. (Author/DN)

A study of 80 university graduate departments explores how the structure of knowledge in scientific fields might affect the functioning of university departments and the activities of individual scientists. (Author)

A force field model application for improved effectiveness." (Editor)

Addresses the question of training transfer; i.e., transferring knowledge gained in training courses back into work situations. States that training staff should systematically analyze course content and identify recipients of proposed changes in order to help course members apply new knowledge. Lists four main practical implications to help…

Contends that organizational development theorists have been unable to produce a satisfying ethical framework for guiding consulting behavior. Advances guidelines for an alternative ethical framework based upon a rhetorical view of communication consulting. (PD)

Attitudes, leadership skills, technical skills, and organizational support make the crucial difference between the reactive and proactive person or organization. These factors create the unique cluster of skills that set the effective continuing educator apart from others. (LRA)

Describes a study in which selected employers and personnel directors were interviewed concerning the effects of employees' home lives on work. Areas explored included employee behaviors affected by their home lives; company policies created because of employees' home lives; and the effects of different family life stages on work. (CT)

Described in this paper are techniques that should be employed by human rights agencies as a way to achieve greater productivity with existing resources. (EB)

In planning for University Associates' organization development conference, OD '80, a Delphi study was conducted to predict trends and problems in this field for the coming decade. Included are preliminary results as well as comparative data from a group of OD practitioners. (Author)