Despite numerous counselor training programs that espouse a scientist-practitioner orientation, rivalry, rather than collegiality, is often present between researchers and counselors. This article presents a teaching template intended to decrease this tension by highlighting similarities between the two professional specializations. Implications…

Discusses results of a survey of professional leadership of library and information organizations in Malaysia that was conducted to gather perceptions about the trends in the field during the next 10 years, the extent of preparedness of entry-level professionals, and strategies for improving education and development programs. (Author/LRW)

Liberal theologians and some scientists subscribe to integrationist theories of science and religion. Late 20th-century developments in quantum mechanics, cosmology, chaos theory, and ecology have rendered nature more mysterious and open to religious interpretation than to deterministic approaches. Students should learn how science connects to…

Discusses the findings of a recently completed British Library project which sought to enable information professionals to develop and enhance their careers by identifying a framework of transferable skills. Highlights include professional isolation; the Library Association Framework for Continuing Professional Development; mentors and learning…

Describes the history and uses of the coulometer, a device for measuring quantities of electricity. (Contains 27 references.) (Author/WRM)

Draws on an array of historical documents to delve into the history of genetics and the lives and scientific accomplishments of female geneticists that include Nettie Stevens, Rosalind Franklin, and Barbara McClintock. (Contains 20 references.) (Author/WRM)

Addresses ways to reexamine the world of information from small world perspectives and suggests implications for public libraries. Highlights include a conceptual scheme to examine small world lives, including social norms, world views, social types, and information behavior; and ethnographic inquiries to illustrate how qualitative methodology can…

Discussion of change and its influence on information professionals focuses on curriculum changes needed and implemented in library and information science education at Emporia State University. Topics include social context and shifts in perspective; postmodernism; dynamics of information technology and the global information economy; and a…

Uses historical and contemporary examples to prove that many feminist analyses fit together into a compelling perspective on the ideology of science. Addresses how this ideology affects those who pursue careers in science. Contains 31 references. (DDR)

Outlines an industrial chemistry course aimed at bridging the academe-industry gap by identifying two major threads: the way industry functions and the way industrial chemists should act in order to be most effective. Contains 39 references. (DDR)

Investigates whether students' perceptions of scientists as being white, male, and dressed in laboratory coats is changing. Results from picture drawings made by 132 secondary school students indicate that the image pupils have of scientists is changing to show less gender bias and to be more realistic. (GR)

Develops and tests a new behavioral model of information seeking on the Web by combining theoretical elements from information science and organization science. Results suggest that a behavioral framework which relates search motivations and moves may be helpful in analyzing Web-based information seeking. (Author/AEF)

Examines constructivism in online learning, suggesting that part of the cause of the gap that exists between educational theorists and science instructors about how subjects can be taught appears to be due to different beliefs about what it is possible to learn. Illustrates a scientist's approach through examples of an online course designed by…

Examines the influence of the family on women's achievement in scientific careers in the sub-Saharan African and Caribbean regions. Concludes that when compared with their North American and European counterparts, there are significant differences in the family experiences of African and Caribbean women scientists. (Author/SAH)

An interdisciplinary project was designed to maintain middle school students' interest in math and science education by their investigating a famous male or female scientist or mathematician. The project involved group work with a final written, oral, and graphic presentation, and allowed for use of multiple intelligences. (LBT)