School boards should try to anticipate issues before they arise by reviewing the issues other boards are dealing with and tapping many sources of information. Offers 12 recommendations. (MLF)

Identifies gopher and World Wide Web sites containing resources business educators can use on the topic of workforce diversity. (SK)

In a survey of 1,164 British nurses (87% responded), written information, discussions with educators, and personal or family member involvement in health care were positive influences on the decision to become a nurse. Family members, especially mothers, were supportive; secondary school teachers and fathers of male nurses were less encouraging.…

This brief article defines portfolio assessment; explains its use with students having disabilities; and provides 60 references to journal articles, monographs, reports, and conference papers, chosen to represent a cross-section of research-based, practitioner-oriented, and theoretical positions. (DB)

Proposes a conceptual framework for studying the information-seeking behavior of executives when they scan the business environment. Research in management theory and information science is reviewed, and the principal elements of the framework are discussed, including the environment, acquisition of information, environmental information use,…

Provides an annotated list of 13 sources of information on the Internet, including 5 books, 4 online resources, and a novel. Works include introductory materials, technical manuals, and a guide especially for elementary and secondary school teachers. Three new services on the Internet are also described. (LRW)

Discusses techniques to aid library supervisors in planning and conducting a positive performance evaluation conference. Topics addressed include time and place, gathering relevant data, active listening, effective questioning, praise and criticism, and future plans. An annotated bibliography of 48 sources of information on performance appraisal…

Fifteen deaf and 11 hearing children (ages 8-10) witnessed slides depicting a wallet theft and were interviewed using a free recall approach followed by increasingly directive questions. Although accuracy of the two groups did not differ in free recall, deaf children provided less accurate responses to directive questions, whereas accuracy of the…

Discussion of copyright issues with multimedia materials focuses on elementary and secondary education multimedia uses. Fair use questions are considered; audiovisual clearinghouses are discussed; and sources of uncopyrighted images and music and information on copyright regulations are included. (24 references) (LRW)

This study of the reporting practices of 91 Guardians Ad Litem to Florida judges in child abuse and neglect cases found that information reported most often concerned the child's physical safety, interaction between parent and child, and parents' personality characteristics. Less frequently reported was information regarding conflict in the home…

Presents sources of United Nations information that may serve as a collection development guide for librarians. The distinction between United Nations publications and documents is discussed, and publications are listed in the categories of basic information sources, indexes, treaty sources, and statistical sources. (LRW)

The discovery of the Nazi origins of the classic Pernkopf anatomy atlas is one example of scientific information obtained by doctors who violated the Hippocratic Oath. The ethical dilemmas that doctors and medical centers face as a result of this and other potentially tainted data is reviewed. (Author/AEF)

Lists and describes the 10 best sources for answering statistical questions that are available for free or at a low cost on the World Wide Web. Statistics search tips, government publishers, almanacs, and newspapers are discussed. (LRW)

Presents an alphabetical compilation of suppliers and products for business and educational facility's needs, and listings of educational architects and education associations. Also provided are a 1999 American School & University article index, a calendar of major education trade shows, the 2000 editorial calendar, and free information cards…

Examines various kinds of uncertainty in information science. The notion of ambiguity is defined and contrasted with the more familiar notions of randomness and vagueness. Functional forms resistant to ambiguity are defined, and it is shown how to incorporate a random component, that is itself also resistant to ambiguity, into a resilient, but…