Describes the State University of New York at Albany law Web page that was designed to help teach students and others, as well as to provide access to selected law resources. Benefits of this instructional subject-specific Web page are its user-friendliness, its flexibility, its ability to provide a cognitive structure and to promote critical…

Describes the security issues Bluestem, a Web authentication and access control system under development at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is designed to resolve. Provides an overview of how Bluestem works and details how Bluestem is currently being used to control end-user access to bibliographic resources licensed by the…

College applicants' increasing use of consultant services to help ensure admission to elite colleges is criticized by college admissions officers, concerned that the services assist only the wealthy, and by high school counselors who feel consultants may be dispensing bad advice or may not be committed to student needs. Some feel college…

Describes the 1996 Internet World conference (New York, NY), and lists--alphabetically by company--products and services for professional online searchers offered by the selected top 40 (out of 550) exhibitors. Includes a product matrix chart for finding products that match needed applications. (AEF)

Discusses the current situation in North Carolina depository libraries' providing access to government information on the Internet. Focuses on Documents home page development and notes the importance of identifying an audience and what the organization has to offer; the next step is to look for and evaluate links. Discusses design issues and…

Explores ways in which Internet technology and the World Wide Web challenge student affairs administrators to contemplate and implement alternative forms of service. Examines factors influencing student affairs and technology--such as economic forces--and how service delivery will be increasingly in the form of distant and virtual contacts. (RJM)

Discusses some of the theory underlying visual access tools for special collections, introduces a specific World Wide Web application using the technology, and indicates some of the potential of the tool for visual access to images as well as text documents. Appendices include texts of courses used for proximity calculations as well as NASA…

Discusses detailed classification systems, sophisticated alphabetical indexing systems and reasons for the abandonment of complex indexing systems. The suggested structure for indexing the Internet or other large electronic collections of documents is based on that of book indexes: specific headings with coined modifications. (Author/AEF)

Findings from three separate studies of relevance judgments by 44 initial online search users were examined. Results show that, for users conducting their initial search on a particular information problem, the number of items judged "partially" relevant, not item judged "highly" relevant, were positively correlated with important changes in…

Describes several omnibus social work/human services Web sites with "social problems" links. Strategies are also suggested, and examples provided, for identifying additional Internet resources by framing the search in the context of lifespan development and in terms of institutional stakeholders. (Author)

Outlines a few of the thousands of Internet sites that are helpful in obtaining general business information and company-specific information, including company directories and homepages, telephone directories, Chambers of Commerce, marketing and advertising, agribusiness, government, cost of living, business schools, and nonprofit business.…

Provides a list of political Internet resources that have proved to be valuable for reference in academic and public libraries. Highlights include political parties; campaigns, candidates, and election results; campaign finance; political news; incumbent voting; and interest groups and issues. (AEF)

Provides a guide to selective Economics reference Internet sites. Included are sections on statistical resources, international data, working papers and other sites of interest to economists. (Author)

Discusses the difficulties in knowing what Web or Internet material is worth archiving. Highlights some existing archives and preservation projects; points out the technical barriers to Internet preservation; discusses the human questions of psychological, social, and legal issues needing resolve; gives examples of standards; and presents the…

Examines the impact of international librarianship on the library profession. Discusses language and the national embedment of certain information sources, especially education as part of the social sciences in general; cooperation (international, national, regional) for gathering and evaluating Internet resources; and the German Education…