A questionnaire completed by 48 beef producers and 40 county government personnel in North Carolina found that beef producers depended significantly more on extension education and information. Preferred delivery methods and information sources were also different for the two groups.(JOW)

States that understanding media acquisition behavior is becoming increasingly important because the amount of and access to information is growing at a staggering pace. Hypothesizes that both task routineness and source accessibility influence media selection. Tests hypotheses by having subjects select among media. Shows an interaction effect of…

Sternberg's Thinking Style Inventory and the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire were completed by 261 of 552 teleworkers in virtual teams. Cognitive styles and types of media (rich/lean) were associated with commitment to telework and to the team. Results have implications for staff development and the design of telework. (Contains 74…

How should scarce resources available to produce metadata be deployed to support discovery in different contexts? How might metadata harvesting be exploited to support new interfaces and enhanced navigation among related resources in digital libraries? This article starts a conversation between metadata providers and service builders by describing…

This column reviews two "Information Standards Quarterly" articles, one on emerging standards on the citation of electronic documents and one on the development of a national standard for holdings statements for bibliographic items. The articles also describe efforts and activities of the International Standards Organization and the…

Self-directed learning experiences of 13 women with breast cancer were explored. Learning motivations included overcoming fear, needing to understand, and being able to make informed choices. They used print, Internet, networks, and support groups. They had difficulties locating resources and dealing with emotions. Learning outcomes included…

Provides some sources of corporate financial information on the Internet and illustrates how to use these resources in teaching international business and, more specifically, financial reporting and analysis of multinational enterprises. Points out some of the advantages and limitations of these resources. (EV)

Examines the relationship between police reporters and law enforcement officials in Tennessee. Finds that reporters are far younger than their source counterparts and less likely to have much experience or come from the local community. Finds that law enforcement officials rated reporters slightly higher than the reverse evaluation in such areas…

AgriData is an agricultural information and communications network designed for use by anyone with an interest in agriculture. It includes a business information service, statistics service, used equipment information, product information, an electronic mail service, and an online file service. (JOW)

The mission of prison libraries is to provide the means by which a change in inmate thinking can occur, a change that can affect the way problems are approached and solved by inmates themselves. Prison libraries must reach out to inmates with a message about the value of using information sources. (JOW)

A federal grant has been awarded to develop and test a prototype device to make closed-captioned television available to deaf-blind people. The Braille TeleCaption System, with output available in braille and large print, is currently being tested. Such new technology makes real-time viewing of news, weather, and entertainment accessible to…

The article presents a directory of assistive devices for persons with hearing impairments in a grid format by distributor and type of device (alerting devices, telephone, TV/radio/stereo, personal communication, group communication, and other). The product locator is also available in spreadsheet form for either the Macintosh or IBM-PC computers.…

A study was conducted to determine the relationship between prepurchase search behavior and postpurchase satisfaction with carpeting. It was found that respondents who purchased carpets with greater store search were more satisfied than those who relied upon magazine and newspaper advertisements. (JOW)

Describes reference materials that may be useful in finding legal cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Case citations and case names are explained, finding a case on a particular topic is addressed, and sources for finding a major Surpeme Court case by case name or topic are given. (LRW)

Explains available electronic communication and research tools and provides suggestions for using the Internet to enhance technology education. (SK)