Presents suggestions from 4 teachers on (1) the benefits accrued over 9 years of a visiting authors program at a middle school; (2) using 60-second synopses for better concentration; (3) structured overviews for teaching science concepts and terms; and (4) how musicians see writing differently. (SR)

Discoursal construction is illustrated with 1 case (a 26-year old's academic essay) and then discussed in terms of Goffman's framework of self-representation through any form of social action. It is suggested that Critical Language Awareness, unlike other teaching/writing approaches, focuses explicitly on the discoursal construction of writer…

The challenges to academic decision makers resulting from the growing practice of faculty collaboration on publications are discussed. A 25-year publication history of authorship placement (first-named, second-named of 2, or latter-named of several) by 150 university chemists is analyzed to derive a typology for evaluation of faculty performance,…

Great writers can help students find their own stories and style. The article includes one activity that can teach younger students to incorporate their own experiences into their writing and another activity to help seventh- and eighth-grade students recognize the elements that contribute to an author's style. (SM)

Explores important themes in Armenian-American poetry, fiction, and drama; and reviews a number of contemporary authors writing in English and Armenian. The Armenian identity forged in America is best expressed in the literature of Armenian Americans. Recent political events may enlarge the audience for these works. (SLD)

Uses ethnographic field methods to investigate the ways that scientific authors develop an understanding of their audiences. Finds that, rather than writing a text for an abstract audience, these scientists engaged their readers in direct interactions to obtain a clearer sense of their concerns. (RS)

Reviews entrepreneurial librarian leadership in the past and describes entrepreneurial opportunities in the foreseeable future involving the transfer from bibliographically based librarianship to user-based systems. A model of a user-oriented library information system is described, including users, libraries, publishers, and authors; and…

Introduces three Chinese-American writers who live in Hawaii: Wing Tek Lum, Darrell H. Y. Lum, and Eric Chock. Discussion and excerpts illustrate island influence on central Chinese-American themes--kinship relations, the struggle against racism, and the legacy of traditional Chinese culture in both its positive and oppressive aspects. (DM)

Recounts an interview with the Kansas author of children's books, Bill Martin, Jr. Reveals details of his childhood in Hiawatha, Kansas, his family, his early difficulties reading and writing, his writing processes, and his collaboration with other writers. (PRA)

Presents an overview of current data gathering and analytical techniques for author cocitation analysis (ACA). Highlights include selection of the author set; retrieval of cocited author counts; multivariate analyses, including multidimensional scaling; data display techniques; an example for macroeconomics; interpretation and validation of…

Ten years after a first survey of journalists covering higher education, a follow-up survey found substantial changes in personnel and more coverage of higher education in larger newspapers. Journalists prefer that campus public relations officials distribute less self-promoting mail and fewer nonnews stories, provide expertise and access, and be…

Describes a study that investigated the relationship between article citedness and journal impact based on publication lists of 16 Norwegian scientists. Highlights include cohortization; correlation between article citedness and journal impact for uncohortized material; effect of article sample size; and differences in journal choice between…

Explores the author's writing experience in bringing "Night Is Coming" to publication. Addresses the parallelism between the author/editor relationship and the student/teacher relationship. (RS)

Describes a project that immerses students in the world of Nazi-occupied Europe. Students study the works of Holocaust victims and survivors, examining influences on style, content, and themes as a writer. (AEF)

Applies 51 stylometric computer tests of Shakespeare play authorship and 14 of play authorship, developed by the Shakespeare Clinic, to 37 "true Shakespeares," 27 plays of the Shakespeare Apocrypha, and to several poems of unknown authorship. Finds that no claimant, and none of the apocryphal plays or poems, matched Shakespeare. (DSK)