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Peer reviewedDalto, Gian Carlo – Electronic Library, 1989
Describes the development of a union catalog system on optical data disks for scientific libraries in Milan. The characteristics of the system and the reasons for its creation are discussed, and a normal work session is illustrated. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Library Cooperation, Optical Data Disks
Peer reviewedGiaccai, Susanna – Electronic Library, 1989
Describes an automation project in Italy in which public libraries share functions such as cataloging and interlibrary loans by setting up a virtual network of microcomputers using TINlib software and exchange data using floppy disks. The operation of the system is described, problems encountered are identified, and future projects are discussed.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Floppy Disks, Foreign Countries, Interlibrary Loans
Peer reviewedMerrifield, Juliet; Lippin, Tobi – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1989
An occupational health survey conducted by union members in collaboration with an epidemiologist found that stress is a major occupational hazard. Conflict over dissemination of the results raised issues about who controls the research process and its outcomes, to whom are researchers accountable, and whether the scientific method can be used to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperation, Employed Women, Labor Relations
Peer reviewedHovekamp, Tina Maragou – College & Research Libraries, 1995
Examines unionization and job satisfaction among professional librarians in academic research institutions. A comparison of survey results of union and nonunion participants revealed the presence of unions has a negative relationship with job satisfaction; salaries and part-time status are also considered as predictors of job satisfaction.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Job Satisfaction
Peer reviewedHaar, Charlene K. – Policy Review, 1995
Argues that the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is no longer useful to parents who want to play a meaningful role in educational reform. It discusses six areas of PTA ineffectiveness in supporting parental participation and the parental backlash from those who feel the need to challenge the status quo, including the PTA's deference to the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Organizational Communication, Organizational Effectiveness
Peer reviewedGill, Alice J. – Educational Leadership, 1993
In the American Federation of Teachers' Thinking Mathematics collaboration, teachers have become equal partners with researchers to create staff development aimed at mathematics instruction. Researchers and 5 visiting practitioners have cooperated to create mathematics foundations materials conceptualized in 10 guiding principles for mathematics…
Descriptors: Action Research, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction
Meckler, John – Book Report, 1992
Examines issues for school libraries related to increasing resource sharing among libraries. The importance of development of a school district curriculum guide and curriculum development policy and the purchase of library materials to support the curriculum is emphasized. Fair use procedures, cost considerations, timeliness, and system…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewedCobble, Dorothy Sue – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1991
Occupational unionism as practiced by waitresses in the Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Union was characterized by emphasis on occupational identity, control over labor supply, portable rights and benefits, and peer determination of standards and discipline. Aspects of this form of unionism may hold promise for revitalizing the labor…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Employed Women, Fringe Benefits, History
Lifton, Fred B. – School Administrator, 1992
The entire concept of shared decision making can be accommodated into collective bargaining if the parties involved begin by building trust and deal with matters outside of the contract. Community Consolidated School District No. 34 in Glenview, Illinois, has had apparent positive results in shared decision making. (MLF)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education, Participative Decision Making
Singer, Nancy; Singer, Rich – Campus Activities Programming, 1991
A discussion of comprehensive advance planning for college performing arts programs outlines specific planning needs and looks at six myths about the audience for arts programs, particularly among the college student population but also including the surrounding community and other age groups. (MSE)
Descriptors: Audiences, Extracurricular Activities, Fine Arts, Higher Education
Bowman, J. C. – Crisis in Education, 1998
To move education forward, the United States needs teachers willing to challenge traditional teachers' associations. Independent teachers' associations, most of which began in the 1950s, were started primarily in response to compulsory union dues, monopoly bargaining, strikes, and the union's overtly political agenda. They support local control,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Politics of Education
Peer reviewedBendixon-Noe, Mary K. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1999
During a meeting of the Ohio Education Association, teachers raised concerns about a pending state mandate requiring school districts to provide mentoring programs for beginning teachers. Concerns relevant to teacher unions/organizations included funding for adequate teacher release time, the mentor role, mentor selection, training, scheduling of…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Beginning Teacher Induction, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Problems
Paepcke, Andreas; Brandriff, Robert; Janee, Greg; Larson, Ray; Ludaescher, Bertram; Melnik, Sergey; Raghavan, Sriram; [and] Owen, Catherine; Pearson, Tony; Arnold, Stephen; [and] Moore, Reagan; Baru, Chaitan; Rajasekar, Arcot; Ludaescher, Bertram; Marciano, Richard; Wan, Michael; Schroeder, Wayne; Gupta, Amarnath; [and] Coyle, Karen – D-Lib Magazine, 2000
Includes four articles that discuss: (1) search middleware, or software packages that allow access to information sources for digital libraries; (2) film archives and building online collections of data for use in film research and teaching; (3) digital archives; and (4) a virtual union catalog for the University of California. (LRW)
Descriptors: Archives, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedMattson, Kevin – Social Policy, 2000
Discusses the emergence of today's academic labor movement in higher education, noting problems of pay and working conditions among adjunct faculty and graduate students. Explains the historical context, why the movement is important, where the academic leftists are in this movement, what can be done about the situation, and what follows.…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Graduate Students
Peer reviewedWong, Kenneth K.; Moulton, Mark H. – Education and Urban Society, 1998
A survey of the broad policy community rates the governor, Democratic and Republican lawmakers, mayor, Chicago Board of Education, district central office, and the Chicago Teachers union in their work of Chicago school governance before and after the July 1995 restructuring. Preliminary results suggest improvement in school governance following…
Descriptors: Accountability, Boards of Education, City Officials, Educational Administration
