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Angus, John C.; Schultz, Brian D.; Edwards, Robert V. – Chemical Engineering Education (CEE), 1999
Cites reasons for concern about the standard measures of program quality in graduate study. Focuses on a report from the National Research Council (NRC) and proposes some alternative evaluation standards. (DDR)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Chemical Industry, College Curriculum, Educational Change
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Winter, Robert – Educational Media International, 1998
Describes the commercial pressures faced by public service educational television and results of poor public sector funding for core educational establishments. Discusses new technologies and financial deprivation; new partnerships and players; and the role for public broadcasters. (AEF)
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Commercial Television, Educational Change, Educational Resources
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Lenox, Mary F. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1998
An understanding of the following interrelated key issues that affect intellectual participation in today's information environment is essential for academic librarians: social pluralism, information-seeking behavior, content, context, stakeholders, and societal expectations. Strategies of the National Information Infrastructure and the Global…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Industry
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Hacken, Richard – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1998
Relates how scholarly publishing in Western Europe feeds into North America. Discusses globalization, regionalism, and particularism; new models and research methodology; Biblio-Darwinism (survival of the fittest publishing languages) and the language of the imprint; differing academic infrastructures of Europe; booming scholarly-title production;…
Descriptors: Costs, Electronic Publishing, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Atkins, Helen; Lyons, Catherine; Ratner, Howard; Risher, Carol; Shillum, Chris; Sidman, David; Stevens, Andrew; Van de Sompel, Herbert; Lagoze, Carl; Van de Sompel, Herbert; Krichel, Thomas; Nelson, Michael L.; Hochstenbach, Patrick; Lyapunov, Victor M.; Maly, Kurt; Zubair, Mohammad; Kholief, Mohamed; Liu, Xiaoming; O'Connell, Heath; Kingma, Bruce R.; Pritcher, Lynn – D-Lib Magazine, 2000
Includes five articles that discuss publishers' metadata hyperlinks with Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) on the Internet; the Santa Fe Convention of the Open Archives initiative (Oai) that promotes author self-archiving; the Universal Preprint Service; costs of digital, microfiche, and print access; and an online database of old print…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Authors, Comparative Analysis
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Information Services & Use, 1999
Includes 11 papers that summarize the National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS) conference. Highlights include publishers and digital object identifiers; metadata; digital libraries; strategic implications for scholarly publishing; users and information use; federal and international programs; Dialog services; European…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Conferences, Document Delivery, Electronic Libraries
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Peek, Robin P.; Pomerantz, Jeffrey P. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1998
Reviews the literature that has led to the possible transformation of scholarly publishing through electronic distribution of journals. Discusses the concepts of scholarly communication and computer mediated communication; network delivery experiments; CD-ROM delivery projects; acceptance by the scholarly community; and research and development.…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Document Delivery, Electronic Journals
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Richardson, John V., Jr.; Audunson, Ragnar; Lynch, Beverly; Marcum, Deanna; Moran, Barbara B.; Walter, Virginia A.; Weingand, Darlene – Library Quarterly, 2000
This column presents views of professionals in the library and information studies (LIS) field and assess the state of LIS research. Questions are posed to researchers and practitioners in various LIS fields, asking them to address where they think the research front is. Six respondents focus their discussions on library and information center…
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Industry, Information Science, Library Administration
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O'Connor, Steve – Library Hi Tech, 2000
Examines both the current state of scholarly communication and its future prospects. Topics include the relationship between author, publisher, and librarian; ownership of published material; traditional role of the library in scholarly communication; fair use; new paradigms with electronic publishing; and libraries as scholarly communication…
Descriptors: Authors, Electronic Journals, Electronic Publishing, Fair Use (Copyrights)
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Ruokamo, Heli; Pohjolainen, Seppo – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2000
Discusses a goal-oriented project, focused on open learning environments using computer networks, called Distance Learning in Multimedia Networks that was part of the Finnish Multimedia Program. Describes the combined efforts of Finnish telecommunications companies, content providers, publishing houses, hardware companies, and educational…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Distance Education, Educational Environment
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Kleijnen, Jack P. C.; Van Groenendaal, Willem – Information Processing & Management, 2000
Proposes a methodology using citations to measure the quality of journals, proceedings, and book publishers. Explains the use of statistical sampling, bootstrapping, and classification that results in ranked lists of journals, proceedings, and publishers, as evidenced in a case study of the information systems field. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citations (References), Classification, Conference Proceedings
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Eilks, Ingo – Science Education International, 2000
Describes a unit on biodiesel from a socio-critical chemistry teaching approach aimed at improving student participation and decision making. Explores the use of biodiesel (chemically changed vegetable oils), especially in Europe. The unit proved to be successful as students participated enthusiastically and social and scientific goals were…
Descriptors: Chemical Industry, Chemistry, Diesel Engines, Fuels
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Hazen, Dan – Library Trends, 2000
Examines bibliographers and collection development in terms of seven sometimes overlapping contexts in order to gauge how and why their roles have changed in the past and to speculate about the future. Dimensions examined include the system of scholarly communication; information marketplace; library and university as organization; technological…
Descriptors: Change, Futures (of Society), Information Industry, Information Technology
Weatherall, Robert K. – Engineers, 1999
Discusses recruiting and placement statistics for engineering program graduates for the 1998-1999 academic year. (WRM)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
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Oehme, Friedrich; Seitzer, Dieter – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2000
Cooperation between university and industry for technology transfer is not only useful for industry but also for students. Describes ways in which students at the Fraunhofer Institute are involved in industrial partnerships and the benefits they gain from their experiences. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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